This course is structured around student centered hands on learning modules and extensive field research. Students need access to a portable digital camera or regular camera and scanner to prepare and share results of field experiences.

Topics covered in this course include:

• Habitats
  Bioremediation techniques (e.g., using oil-eating microbes to remove hazardous oil spills from the environment).Students then design an experiment to observe the effect of oil-degrading microbes.
• Determine the best plan of action for an environmental cleanup case study.
• Ecosystems
• Environmental Impacts
• Pollution
• Water Contaminates
• Scientists in the real world
• Food Chains
• Energy
• Waste Disposal

• Teacher: Michelle Kamen