Environmental Field Studies

Description

Environmental Field Studies is a semester elective that takes science outdoors in a lakeside setting. Students learn field methods for observing plants, animals, soil, and water, and explore how natural systems respond to change. By collecting and analyzing their own data, students practice thinking like environmental scientists.

What students learn

• Use field methods to observe and record environmental data
• Identify common plants, animals, and habitats in a region
• Explain how natural cycles connect air, water, soil, and life
• Analyze how human choices affect local environments
• Propose evidence-based ways to care for natural resources

Signature project

Students conduct a season-long field study of a outdoor site and report on what they observed.