Pat Dillard Special Achievement CenterAstronomy

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

In Environmental Systems, students conduct laboratory and field investigations, use scientific methods during investigations, and make informed decisions using critical thinking and scientific problem solving. Students study a variety of topics that include: biotic and abiotic factors in habitats, ecosystems andbiomes, interrelationships among resources and an environmental system, sources and flow of energy through an environmental system, relationship between carrying capacity and changes in populations and ecosystems, and changes in environments.

Prerequisites: Biology and Integrated Physics and Chemistry, Chemistry, or Physics

Grades: 11-12

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