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APES ~ A.P. Environmental Science
"The Earth does not belong to us-- we belong to the Earth."
-- Chief Seattle, 1854
APES (A.P. Environmental Science)
Notes & Handouts
First semester
TEXTBOOK: Wright, Richard T. Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.
RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCE: Morrow, Angela and T. Ligget. Cracking the AP Environmental Science Exam. New York, NY: The Princeton Review. (updated yearly)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
GENERAL
- WORD ROOT, PREFIX, & SUFFIX LIST
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- Graphing with Microsoft Excel
- Science Article guidelines for article assignments
FIRST WEEK(S) OF SCHOOL
- Welcome Letter (two copies)
- B.E.N. Letter - parent letter; must be signed and turned in
- Laboratory Safety Contract - must be signed and turned in
- PHUHS Science Department Donation Request Letter
- Welcome To APES
- Class Procedures - need to be signed for portfolio
- Formal Lab Report Format - must be kept in notebook portfolio
- "Find Someone Who... Environmental Edition" ice breaker
- "The Many Ways To Go APE(S)" - resource for study/flash cards
- APES Math Tips for the AP Exam - must be kept in notebook portfolio
- SI and Metrics Practice - on your own
IMPORTANT COURSE INFORMATION: an overview for reference
- American Environmental Movement Timeline from ecotopia.org
- Inductive vs. Deductive Reasoning
- Tragedy of the Commons
- Principles of Ecosystem Sustainability
FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS
- Index of topics
- APES FRQs - questions, scoring rubrics, and student reponses 1999-2011
- FRQ Guide from CVHS Oregon
- APES: How to Write Essays
TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE (Ch. 1)
- Ch. 1 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 1 Homework:
p. 22 Review Questions #1-16
Thinking Environmentally #2-4 - Supplementary Info - Resistance is Fertile: The Commodification of Life and Environmental Protest in the 21st Century
- Supplementary Notes: Sustainability (PJ Shlachtman)
- The Scientific Method - on your own
- Supplementary Notes: Critical Thinking (PJ Shlachtman)
ECOSYSTEMS: WHAT THEY ARE (Ch. 2)
- Ch. 2 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 2 Homework:
p. 53 Review Questions #4-18
Thinking Environmentally #1-4 - Environmental Lab Skills and class data table - first formal lab
- Food Chain / Food Web Activity
- Predation Lab and Predation Lab Data Table
- Supplementary Notes: Ecosystems (PJ Shlachtman)
ECOSYSTEMS: HOW THEY WORK (Ch. 3)
- Ch. 3 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 3 Homework:
p. 83 Review Questions # 1-15
Thinking Environmentally # 1, 4, 5 - Summary of Biogeochemical Cycles - class notes
- Supplementary Notes: Matter and Energy; Experiment Design (PJ Shlachtman)
- APES Chemistry Review Notes: Matter and Energy - on your own
- APES Chemistry Review Notes: Names and Formulas - on your own
- APES Chemistry Review Notes: Thermochemistry - on your own
- Carbon Cycle Game instructions and game board
- APES Chemistry Review worksheet - on your own
- Ch. 2-3 Test Hints for Multiple Choice (two copies)
ECOSYSTEMS: HOW THEY CHANGE (Ch. 4)
- Cats Of Borneo Activity
- Moose and Wolves of Isle Royale Activity
- Ch. 4 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 4 Homework:
p. 117-118 Review Questions # 4-18
Thinking Environmentally # 1-5 - Geologic Time Scale from DePaul University
- Genetics Review - on your own
- Carrying Capacity Mini-Lab
- Estimating Population Size Mini-Lab
- Ecological Thoughts - on your own
- Most Recent Biological Classification - on your own
- Supplementary Notes: Population Dynamics (PJ Shlachtman)
- Supplementary Notes: Communities and Succession (PJ Shlachtman)
- Supplementary Notes: Evolution and Change (PJ Shlachtman)
- Ch. 4 Test Hints for Multiple Choice (two copies)
- Tragedy of the Commons Mini-Lab
PROJECTS
- Biome Project and Biome scoring rubric
- Biogeochemical Cycles Project, Cycles scoring rubric, 10% Rule scoring rubric
THE HUMAN POPULATION: DIMENSIONS (Ch. 5)
- Ch. 5 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 5 Homework:
p. 148-149 Review Questions # 1-12
Thinking Environmentally # 2, 4 - Sustainable Island Lab - formal lab
- Sustainable Island Lab (with colored beads) - document highlighted in color for color printing
- Sustainable Island Lab (with colored beads) - document not highlighted, for black-and-white printing
- Supplementatry Notes: Human Population (PJ Shlachtman)
- Population Profile (Age Pyramid) Mini-Lab
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Ch. 6)
- Ch. 6 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 6 Homework:
p. 175 Review Questions # 1-12
Thinking Environmentally # 1-5 - Ch. 5-6 Test Hints for Multiple Choice (two copies)
- Doubling Time and Exponential Growth, from Molnar
- Population Analysis - not done this year
- Bacteria Bottles Acticity
- The Lily Pond Parable
THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD (Ch. 9)
- APES Ch. 9 Homework:
p. 258-259 Review Questions # 1-13
Thinking Environmentally # 1, 3 - Bioengineered and Irradiated Foods
- Famine Activity
- Supplementatry Notes: Food Resources (PJ Shlachtman)
SOIL: FOUNDATION FOR LAND ECOSYSTEMS (Ch. 8)
- Ch. 8 Book Notes - class notes
- Photos of rocks - supplement to class notes
- APES Ch. 8 Homework:
p. 230-231 Review Questions # 1-12
Thinking Environmentally # 1-4 - Supplementary Notes: Soil (PJ Shlachtman)
- Soil Texture Triangle Activity
- Salinization Lab (p. 3-4 are data tables)
- Physical Characteristics of Soil Lab - formal lab
- In The Time It Took To Form One Inch of Soil...
- Ch. 8 Test Hints for multiple choice (two copies)
WATER TOPICS (Ch. 7 & 17)
- Ch. 7 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 7 Homework:
p. 205 Review Questions # 3-5, 7-15
Thinking Environmentally # 3-6 - Water Treatment Grid - extension of class notes
- Chemistry Water Review
- 50 Ways to Save Water
- Estuaries: article and questions
- Home Water Use Survey
- Water Diversions, adapted from Molnar
- Tampa Bay Desalination Plant Article - older info
- General Information - Desalination Article
- Supplementary Notes: Water (PJ Shlachtman)
- Ch. 17 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 17 Homework:
p. 489 Review Questions # 3-16
Thinking Environmentally # 1, 2 - Notes on Domestic Wastewater Definitions - on your own
- Supplementary Notes: Water Pollution (PJ Shlachtman)
- More Water Pollution Notes (PJ Shlachtman)
- Water Loss Drop by Drop, adapted from Molnar
- Water Testing Lab #1
- Water Testing Lab #2 student guide and data sheet, water lab formula questions
- Ch. 7 & 17 Test Hints for multiple choice
SEMESTER EXAM
FOR THE AP EXAM
- FRQ Guide from CVHS Oregon
- APES: How to Write Essays
- "The Many Ways To Go APE(S)" - resource for study/flash cards
- Mr.Burkett's AP information