Why does climate change happen and what is our role in it? What does pollution really mean and why is it bad? Are we heading into an ecological disaster? What can we do to reverse or slow down trends? If you catch yourself pondering these questions while daydreaming, this course is for you.
In this interdisciplinary course, students will tackle ecological, environmental, biological, and chemical questions to understand what climate change is, what has caused climate change in the past and what causes it now.
Before coming up with solutions on how to save the environment, we want our students to gain an understanding of how things work and why. Students will gain deeper knowledge of what exactly we mean by pollution: what biological and life cycles are affected, what chemical processes at work, and what main pollutants are.
In this interdisciplinary course, students will tackle ecological, environmental, biological, and chemical questions to understand what climate change is, what has caused climate change in the past and what causes it now.
Before coming up with solutions on how to save the environment, we want our students to gain an understanding of how things work and why. Students will gain deeper knowledge of what exactly we mean by pollution: what biological and life cycles are affected, what chemical processes at work, and what main pollutants are.
ECOLOGY LEVEL 2
SUMMER CAMP
Prerequisite: Ecology Level 1
$365, incl. headset rental
1 week
12-15 years
4-7 students
5 classes, 2 hours each
Students will understand the difference between climate change and global warming.
Students will learn about different causes of climate change in the past and at present
Students will understand what pollution is and how it impacts main life cycles: Carbon Cycle, Phosphates and Nitrates Cycles.
Students will review main pollutants (cyanide, mercury, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide) and will analyze its impacts on both human life and the environment.
Students will learn about different causes of climate change in the past and at present
Students will understand what pollution is and how it impacts main life cycles: Carbon Cycle, Phosphates and Nitrates Cycles.
Students will review main pollutants (cyanide, mercury, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide) and will analyze its impacts on both human life and the environment.
COURSE TAKEAWAYS
Atmospheric conditions
Pollution
Carbon Cycle
Ground water
Phosphates and Nitrates Cycles
Pollution
Carbon Cycle
Ground water
Phosphates and Nitrates Cycles
VOCABULARY
SUMMER CAMPS FAQs
- Real-time learning with an experienced certified VR instructor.
- Average of 5 students per class, allowing for both individual attention and social time with new friends.
- A balanced schedule including 2 hours of live instruction and peer collaboration per day, for 10 hours a week.
- Access to classes in our virtual classroom using Oculus Quest 2 headset.
- Each week-long camp is $365, including the cost of equipment rental.
- Learn more and save more - additional weeks cost only $300/ week.
- Have your own Oculus Quest 2 headset? Save $65 on the first camp. Select Use your own headset option during check out.
- Students will use Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset.
- If you don’t own it, we will send it to you. Rental is free with your summer camp tuition. You only pay for the cost of shipping.
- Want to keep your equipment after the camp program is over? Buy it at cost for only $299 + taxes.
- Ecology summer camp is offered starting July 5, 2021, and will continue through August 27, 2021.
- Daily, Monday-Friday.
- We offer four convenient time slots each day to accommodate your schedule:
—— 10am-12pm EST
—— 1pm-3pm EST (10am-12pm PST)
—— 4pm-6pm EST (1pm-3pm PST)
—— 7pm-9pm EST (4pm-6pm PST)
1) Enroll in one weekly camp at $480
2) Enroll in your first camp and you will receive a discount coupon for the next camp - save $100 on your second camp
2) Enroll in your first camp and you will receive a discount coupon for the next camp - save $100 on your second camp