Environmental Science
WHY STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE?
S4 Option:
Environmental Science: Sustainability (L5) and Leadership (L5)
Building upon skills and knowledge developed in Geography, Biology and/ or Biodiversity in Action, this course will allow learners to develop skills and knowledge including enquiry, investigation, analytical thinking and understanding sustainability. Skills learnt can be applied in sectors such as environmental science, waste management and resource management.
The units covered key areas such as sustainability, food, water, energy and waste management and learners will research issues, apply scientific skills and communicate findings.
The Level 5 Leadership allows learners to take on leadership of an activity of their choosing allowing for flexibility and personalisation. You will develop confidence, self-esteem and respect others while evidencing leadership and management of a task. This course also develops and fosters improved relations with the community allowing learning to happen in a range of locations.
S5/6 Higher
We work alongside the Biology department to deliver Environmental Science, which can be chosen in addition or discrete from Geography and Biology. While there is no discrete Environmental Science course covered in S1-S3, environmental themes are covered in Geography and Science. The National and Higher courses help give you a scientific understanding of important and topical environmental issues that affect us all in the modern world. You will investigate key areas of the living environment such as biodiversity and the relationships between plants and animals and their non-living surroundings. You will also find out about how we as humans use a wide variety of resources from the Earth, be they plant, animal or mineral, and you will explore ways in which we can utilise those resources sustainably.
This courses will allow you to use knowledge and skills from many other subjects including Biology and Geography, Chemistry and Physics You will be encouraged to take a problem solving approach to attempt to develop solutions that prevent or reverse environmental deterioration and aim for sustainable practices.
S4 Option:
Environmental Science: Sustainability (L5) and Leadership (L5)
Building upon skills and knowledge developed in Geography, Biology and/ or Biodiversity in Action, this course will allow learners to develop skills and knowledge including enquiry, investigation, analytical thinking and understanding sustainability. Skills learnt can be applied in sectors such as environmental science, waste management and resource management.
The units covered key areas such as sustainability, food, water, energy and waste management and learners will research issues, apply scientific skills and communicate findings.
The Level 5 Leadership allows learners to take on leadership of an activity of their choosing allowing for flexibility and personalisation. You will develop confidence, self-esteem and respect others while evidencing leadership and management of a task. This course also develops and fosters improved relations with the community allowing learning to happen in a range of locations.
S5/6 Higher
We work alongside the Biology department to deliver Environmental Science, which can be chosen in addition or discrete from Geography and Biology. While there is no discrete Environmental Science course covered in S1-S3, environmental themes are covered in Geography and Science. The National and Higher courses help give you a scientific understanding of important and topical environmental issues that affect us all in the modern world. You will investigate key areas of the living environment such as biodiversity and the relationships between plants and animals and their non-living surroundings. You will also find out about how we as humans use a wide variety of resources from the Earth, be they plant, animal or mineral, and you will explore ways in which we can utilise those resources sustainably.
This courses will allow you to use knowledge and skills from many other subjects including Biology and Geography, Chemistry and Physics You will be encouraged to take a problem solving approach to attempt to develop solutions that prevent or reverse environmental deterioration and aim for sustainable practices.
- Find out more at https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45726.html
- Find out more at https://www.planitplus.net/Nationals/View/80
- More detail on our courses can be found on our Department website: http://www.marr.sayr.sch.uk/geography.html
