COURSE ID: SC010SYNA01

Environmental Science

Upcoming 2025-26
Start Date: August 18, 2025
End Date: May 21, 2026
District: Niobrara County School District #1
Grade Levels: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Provider: WYVA

This course surveys key topic areas, including the application of scientific process to environmental analysis; ecology; energy flow; ecological structures; earth systems; and atmospheric, land, and water science. Topics also include the management of natural resources and analysis of private and governmental decisions involving the environment. Students explore actual case studies and conduct five hands-on, unit-long research activities, learning that political and private decisions about the environment and the use of resources require accurate application of scientific processes, including proper data collection and responsible conclusions.