Somewhere
…and
AP Environmental
between sophomore
Science you’ll
Inquiry…
find…
A two-semester (1.0 Credit)
(lab) science elective
for Tahoma Juniors and/or Seniors
taught by Mrs. Nance
Environmental Biology covers the usual topics found in a Biology course but
through the lens of global issues.
Units include;
SUSTAINABILITY
CELL BIOLOGY
ECOLOGY
GENETICS
EVOLUTION
In the Sustainability
unit we attempt to
grasp regional…
…using indicators
such as…
HIV deaths
GDP
CO2 emissions
Students use water quality tests
…using
to examine
role play
theto
issues
understand
facing athe
hypothetical
view of the
city
various
whenstakeholders
their favoritein
lake
solving
becomes
theireutrophic…
problem
In the Ecology unit students attempt to understand
how change impacts ecosystems by examining case
studies like…
The Cane Toads
As part of the Ecology unit students
will also learn about invasive species,
biomes, the tragedy of the commons,
as well as, plankton, food webs,
symbiosis, the carbon cycle.,
photosynthesis, &
respiration.
covers cell anatomy/function
as well as stem cells
But the cell biology unit will also
look at diseases…
HIV, rotavirus , & malaria
like cancer
LOTS of labs in this
unit!!
In addition to “the basics”
and
will also look at…
How human activity
impacts biodiversity
And the final unit…
…affects…
…will examine how…
In addition to vertebrate
phylogeny…
the evolution unit
will also address
Hominid evolution,
natural selection and
the genetic basis for
adaptation…like in the case
of the rock pocket mouse…
…wrapping up the course
students will explore…