The course utilizes traditional classroom instruction and physical fitness appraisal. This course is recommended for students interested in physical fitness, training, sports nutrition, and sports medicine. This course exposes students to the undersea realm of marine biology. It includes lectures, labs, and field work. Students do estuarine, riverine, and ocean sampling of living creatures that inhabit our coastline.
Students also have an opportunity to participate in the aquaculture program.
This course furthers students understanding of environmental problems, ecological interactions, and ecosystem structure. Through a series of outdoor investigations, students become familiar with the flora and fauna of New England. In the laboratory, students collect and analyze information about local ecosystems. A variety of ecological topics are examined including energy systems, world biomes, air, water and land pollution, natural resource management, pest control, and land use. Also considered are the economic, political, and sociological factors influencing resource management and environmental policy.