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APES ~ A.P. Environmental Science
"To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival."
-- Wendell Berry
APES (A.P. Environmental Science)
Notes & Handouts
Second semester
TEXTBOOK: Friedland and Relyea. Environmental Science for AP. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 2015.
SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCE: Williams, Linda. 5 Steps to a 5: AP Environmental Science.. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. (updated yearly)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| General |
| Free Response Questions - IMPORTANT |
| SEMESTER 2, TEST 1: Ch. 4, 15, 19 |
| Ch. 4 - Global Climates and Biomes |
| Ch. 15 - Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion |
| Ch. 19 - Global Change |
| SEMESTER 2, TEST 2: Ch. 12-13 |
| Ch. 12 - Nonrenewable Energy Resources |
| Ch. 13 - Achieving Energy Sustainability |
| SEMESTER 2, TEST 3: Ch. 17 |
| Ch. 17 - Human Health and Environmental Risks |
| SEMESTER 2, TEST 4: Ch. 16 |
| Ch. 16 - Waste Generation and Waste Disposal |
| SEMESTER 2, TEST 5: Ch. 10, 5, 18 |
| Ch. 10 - Land, Public and Private |
| Ch. 5 - Evolution of Biodiversity |
| Ch. 18 - Conservation of Biodiversity |
| Earth Day |
| Legislation Summary |
| For the AP Exam: How to Write Essays |
| Immediately Before or After the AP Exam |
| Final Exam Review |
GENERAL
- B.E.N. Letter - second semester
- Pinellas County Schools AP Exam Acknowledgement Form
- Welcome To APES
- Class Procedures - print page 1 to be signed for binder
- WORD ROOT, PREFIX, & SUFFIX LIST
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- Graphing with Microsoft Excel
- Science Article guidelines for article assignments
- "The Many Ways To Go APE(S)" - resource for study/flash cards
- Formal Lab Report Format - must be kept in binder
- APES Math Tips for the AP Exam - must be kept in binder
- APES Required Environmental Legislation
- *** APES Unit Correlation with our textbook ***
FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS
GLOBAL CLIMATES AND BIOMES (Ch. 4)
- Ch. 4 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 4 Chapter Work
- p. 109: #1-5
- p. 116-117: #1-7
- p. 121: #1-5
- p. 132: #1-5
- p. 139: #1-5
- p. 143-144: #1-13
- p. 145: 2 FRQs
- Genetics Review - optional
- Ecological Thoughts - optional
- Most Recent Biological Classification - optional
AIR POLLUTION AND STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION (Ch. 15)
- Ch. 15 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 15 Chapter Work
- p. 527: #1-5
- p. 532: #1-5
- p. 537: #1-4
- p. 541: #1-5
- p. 545-546: #1-5
- p. 549-550: #1-19
- p. 551: 2 FRQs
- Specific Heat practice problems
- Acid Rain Seed Lab
- Acid Rain Plant Lab
- Documentary: Six Degrees - related links
- Tropospheric Ozone (O3) Lab with Ozone Color Scale (posted for reference - does not work well in our humid climate
GLOBAL CHANGE (Ch. 19)
- Ch. 19 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 19 Chapter Work
- p. 673: #1-5
- p. 675: "Do The Math" problem
- p. 685: #1-5
- p. 694: #1-5
- p. 698-699: #1-11
- p. 699: 2 FRQs
- APES Ch. 4-15-19 MC Test Hints
NONRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES (Ch. 12)
- Ch. 12 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 12 Chapter Work
- p. 404: "Do The Math" Problem
- p. 407: "Do The Math" Problem
- p. 408: #1-5
- p. 417: #1-5
- p. 422: "Do The Math" Problem
- p. 425: #1-5
- p. 428-429: #1-11
- p. 429: 2 FRQs
- Cookie Mining Lab - formal lab
- CO2 Audit: your contribution to global warming and what you can do about it
- CO2 Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning activity with data table - adapted from Molnar
ACHIEVING ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY (Ch. 13)
- Ch. 13 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 13 Chapter Work
- p. 436: "Do The Math" Problem
- p. p. 439-440: #1-5
- p. 449: #1-5
- p. 460: #1-5
- p. 465: #1-5
- p. 469-470: #1-13
- p. 471: 2 FRQs
- PHUHS Atom Review Notes - on your own
- Radioactivity and Half-Life (Coin-Flip) Mini-Lab - on your own
- APES Ch. 12-13 MC Test Hints
HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS (Ch. 17)
- Ch. 17 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 17 Chapter Work
- p. 600: #1-5
- p. 607: "Do The Math" Problem
- p. 611: #1-5
- p. 617-618: #1-5
- p. 622-623: #1-11
- p. 623: 2 FRQs
- Risk Perception and Risk Reality Mini-Lab with expert rankings
- Air Pollution and Combustion of Materials
- Toxicology Lab (LD-50) with serial dilution directions and semi-log graph paper - formal lab
- APES Ch. 17 MC Test Hints
WASTE GENERATION AND WASTE DISPOSAL (Ch. 16)
- Ch. 16 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 16 Chapter Work
- p. 560: #1-5
- p. 567: #1-5
- p. 572: "Do The Math" Problem
- p. 574: #1-5
- p. 578-579: #1-4
- p. 582: #1-3
- p. 586: #1-13
- p. 587: 2 FRQs
- Recycling Notes - class notes
- Pinellas County Utilities Solid Waste Info Sheet - class notes extension
- Energy and Recycling - class activity, adapted from Molnar
- Minamata Disaster - supplement
- The Love Canal Tragedy - supplement
- Categories of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) - supplement
- Scorecard.org graphing activity
- APES Ch. 16 MC Test Hints
LAND, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE (Ch. 10)
- Ch. 10 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 10 Chapter Work
- p. 337: #1-5
- p. 349-350: #1-5
- p. 353-354: #1-12
- p. 355: 2 FRQs
EVOLUTION OF BIODIVERSITY (Ch. 5)
- Ch. 5 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 5 Chapter Work
- p. 152 "Do The Math Problem"
- p. 153-154: #1-4
- p. 163: #1-7
- p. 167: #1-4
- p. 173-174: #1-5
- p. 177-178: #1-12
- p. 179: 2 FRQs
- Biodiversity Activity
CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY (Ch. 18)
- Ch. 18 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 18 Chapter Work
- p. 640-641: #1-5
- p. 649: #1-5
- p. 656: #1-5
- p. 660-661: #1-11
- p. 661: 2 FRQs
- APES Ch. 10-5-18 MC Test Hints
EARTH DAY
LEGISLATION SUMMARY
FOR THE AP EXAM
- "The Many Ways To Go APE(S)" - resource for study/flash cards
IMMEDIATELY BEFORE OR AFTER THE AP EXAM
- Testing Plastics - formal lab
- Environmental "Who's Who"
- King Corn
- Hydrocarbon Structure: Molecular Model Lab
FINAL EXAM
- APES Final Exam Review
- The exam is optional, as the AP exam is mandatory.