Environmental Sustainability (PLTW)
Environmental Sustainability (ES) is a high school-level specialization course in PLTW Engineering. In ES, students investigate and design solutions to solve real-world challenges related to clean drinking water, a stable food supply, and renewable energy. Students are introduced to environmental issues and use the engineering design process to research and design potential solutions.
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Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36 week courses)
Career Clusters
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| Environmental Service Systems |
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| Food Products and Processing Systems |
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| Natural Resources Systems |
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| Plant Systems |
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| Power, Structural, and Technical Systems |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Design/Pre-Construction |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Energy Efficiency |
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| Fuels Production |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Governance |
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| Planning |
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| Regulation |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Engineering and Technology |
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| Science and Mathematics |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Health, Safety and Environmental Management |
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