Environmental Courses Learning Targets
Science, Environmental Courses
(EI) ALT 1 - Solutions
Designs, evaluates, and refines a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.
(EI) ALT 2 - Human Activity on Biodiversity
Creates or revises a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity.
(ES) ALT 1 - Complex System Interaction
Demonstrates an understanding of how the components and processes of complex systems interact and influence each other
(ES) ALT 2 - Ecological Concepts
Demonstrates an understanding of how ecological concepts apply to specific environmental systems
(ES) ALT 3 - Atmospheric Concepts
Demonstrates an understanding of how earth and atmospheric science concepts apply to specific environmental systems
(ES) ALT 4 - Technology
Evaluates the positive and negative role of specific types of technology as they relate to environmental issues
(ES) ALT 5 - Conservation Strategies
Evaluates the positive and negative aspects of conservation strategies as they relate to environmental issues
(ES) ALT 6 - Summarizing
Demonstrates the ability to carry out and summarize in writing a formal scientific investigation
(ES) ALT 7 - Discussion
Demonstrates the ability to discuss environmental issues using accurate and appropriate background information