High School Science Department

GEOSYSTEMS

• For students interested in learning about the uniqueness of planet earth using a multidisciplinary and technological approach
• Geosystems is an SOL course which integrates content from geology, astronomy, oceanography, and meteorology with various forms of technology, social and environmental issues, and hands-on experiments. Students will explore concepts using computers, telecommunications equipment, graphing calculators, probeware, CD-ROMS, and GIS and image processing software
• Grades 11 & 12 (no HONORS or AP sections available)
• Prerequisite - Two years of lab science (1 is chemistry)
• Fairfax County POS

 

SOFTWARE USED:

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Netscape Communicator & Composer, Internet Explorer
• ArcView 3.0 (GIS software)
• LView Pro (Imaging Software)
• Imdisp (Imaging Software)
• Hands on Universe (Astronomical Image Processing Software and Images)
• Vernier with probeware