PREREQUISITES: Must have successfully completed Biology.

Environmental Field Studies introduces students to field based learning within Newburyport’s environment. The course will focus on environmental concerns surrounding the Merrimack River, Great Salt Marsh, and the cultural challenges encountered when assessing environmental issues. Students within the class will work collaboratively to investigate pressing environmental issues in a rigorous and responsible manner. The data collected will then be used by students to develop an Independent Study Project designed to foster independent work habitats. Hands on learning activities, field research, literature research, data analysis, and community engagement will be at the center of the curriculum. By the end of the course, students will have developed hypotheses, methods, and analytical approaches to field based investigations in the natural and social sciences. Students will then communicate their research findings in a public forum.
(Course qualifies for the G.L.O.B.A.L Citizenship Program)

Optional SNHU Dual Enrollment (3 credits): ENV 250 – Environmental Science Research Methods

0532 Environmental Field Studies (Honors) Grades 10-12 Full Year 2.5 Credits/semester