- Go outside as much as possible to conduct labs and field studies.
- Maintain the focus on using those labs and field studies to focus our analysis and conversations in the classroom.
That said we will do our best to maintain the spirit of the course whether we are online,
Natural Resources will focus on the study of the environment and our interaction with it. Units will focus on:
Science Basics - Reviewing the underlying scientific principles of Biology, Chemistry and Physics that affect all areas of study.
- Measurement
- Problem Solving
- Graphic Analysis
- Understanding Significance
- Basic Mechanics -Describing Motion
- Physical and Chemical Properties
- Thermal Energy
The Land
- Soil Formation and Properties
- Soil Maps and Surveys
- Map Reading and Land Navigation
- Mining and Resource Extraction
- Land Management and Use
The Water
- Properties of Water
- Water Cycles
- Water quality
- Water management and use
The Air
- Climate and Weather
- Air Quality
Ecology
- Plant life and Function
- Animal life and Function
- Forest Management
Human Influence on the Environment
- Conserve, Preserve and Exploit - The fate of all resources
- Energy Production
- Oil economy and the Future of energy production
- Fisheries Management
- Policing the Environment
- Collapse - nine environmental pressures beyond simple climate change
High School Space Science
- Space Weather - protecting our modern civilization
- Exploring other worlds - Resources beyond our earth.
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