Description
Course Description: Ecology is the study of the relationships between living things and the environment around them. Basic principles of an ecosystem, population dynamics, biomes, climate, the flow of energy through the biosphere, and sustainability will be discussed.
Weekly case studies will reinforce the topics discussed for the week and usually are accompanied by a lab. The labs will use things found around the house and occasionally will require the use of a bag of candy, popcorn, or other dry goods. This course is a full high school science credit with a lab.
Goals/Objectives: To develop a better understanding of interactions between species and with the Earth.
Required Materials: This course will reference the Tyler Miller‘s Essentials of Ecology but is not required.
Instructor: Heather Fulghum – heather@fundafunda.com
For: Grades 8 -12
Hours: +- 5 hours each week
Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit on completion of both semesters
Syllabus: Available here
Fall Dates: August 19 – Dec 13 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)
Spring Dates: January 10 – May 2 (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)
Nova Beaver –
I absolutely loved this class, I learned so much from it! I 100% recommend it to anyone who wants to look into ecology and its details. Thank you so much to Mrs. Heather, the awesome teacher running this class!
Marshall lee –
Great class, well run. Would recommend!
Elizabeth M. –
I really enjoyed Ecology! I believe it is an important science to learn because it teaches the concepts of the environment we live in. I think we should know more about the environment we’re living in in order to know how to best care for it and leave it in good hands for our future generations. I highly recommend this class!!! (It’s so far the only science I have enjoyed.)
Thank you so much Mrs. Heather!!!
Robert Burns –
This class is truly amazing! It focuses on the broad picture of things as well as looking into some finer details. I recommend this class to anyone even remotely interested in science.