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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: 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
| Legislation Summary |
| For the AP Exam: How to Write Essays |
| After the AP Exam |
| Final Exam Review |
GENERAL
- B.E.N. Letter - second semester
- Class Procedures - need to be signed for portfolio
- 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
FIRST SEMESTER REVIEW
- Concept Map - first semester review (on your own)
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
THE ATMOSPHERE: CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, & OZONE DEPLETION (Ch. 20)
- Ch. 20 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 20 Homework:
p. 571 Review Questions #4-17
Thinking Environmentally #2, 4 - Specific Heat practice problems - on your own
- Supplementary Notes: Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming #1 (PJ Shlachtman)
- Supplementary Notes: Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming #2 (PJ Shlachtman)
- Acid Rain Seed Lab
- Acid Rain Plant Lab
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION (Ch. 21)
- Ch. 21 Book Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 21 Homework:
p. 602 Review Questions #1-15
Thinking Environmentally #1, 3 - LD 50 Notes
- Ch. 20-21 Multiple Choice Test Hints
- Tropospheric Ozone (O3) Lab with Ozone Color Scale (posted for reference - does not work well in our humid climate)
ENERGY: FOSSIL FUELS (Ch. 12)
- Ch. 12 Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 12 Homework:
p. 346-347 Review Questions #3-16
Thinking Environmentally #1, 3, 4 - Supplementary Notes: Nonrenewable Energy Resources (PJ Shlachtman)
- Cookie Mining Lab - formal lab
- CO2 Audit Mini-Lab: 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
ENERGY: NUCLEAR POWER (Ch. 13)
- PHUHS Atom Review Notes - on your own
- Ch. 13 Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 13 Homework:
p. 373 Review Questions #2-14
Thinking Environmentally #1-3 - Radioactivity and Half-Life (Coin-Flip) Mini-Lab - optional homework
ENERGY: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES (Ch. 14)
- Ch. 14 Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 14 Homework:
p. 402 Review Questions #1-14
Thinking Environmentally #1, 3 - Supplementary Notes: Alternative Energy Resources (PJ Shlachtman)
- Supplementary Notes: Renewable Resources (PJ Shlachtman)
- Ch. 12-14 Multiple Choice Test Hints
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND HUMAN HEALTH (Ch. 15)
- Ch. 15 Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 15 Homework:
p. 432-433 Review Questions #1, 3, 4, 6-12
Thinking Environmentally #1-2 - Risk Perception and Risk Reality Mini-Lab with expert rankings
- Air Pollution and Combustion of Materials
PESTS AND PEST CONTROL (Ch. 16)
- Ch. 16 Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 16 Homework:
p. 460-461 Review Questions #2-4, 6-12
Thinking Environmentally #1-3 - Supplementary Notes: Pesticides and Pest Control (PJ Shlachtman)
- More Supplementary Notes on pesticides (PJ Shlachtman)
- Toxicology Lab (LD-50) - formal lab
- Ch. 15-16 Multiple Choice Test Hints
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE: DISPOSAL & RECOVERY (Ch. 18)
- Ch. 18 Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 18 Homework:
p. 510-511 Review Questions #1-12
Thinking Environmentally #1-4 - Recycling Notes - class notes
- Pinellas County Utilities Solid Waste Info Sheet - class notes extension
- Testing Plastics - formal lab
- Energy and Recycling - class activity, adapted from Molnar
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: POLLUTION & PREVENTION (Ch. 19)
- Ch. 19 Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 19 Homework:
p. 536-537 Review Questions #1-15
Thinking Environmentally #2, 4, 5 - Minamata Disaster - supplement
- The Love Canal Tragedy - supplement
- Categories of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) - supplement
- Total Environmental Releases of Chemicals: U.S.(from scorecard.org)
- Total Environmental Releases of Chemicals: Florida (from scorecard.org)
- Major Pollutants: Pinellas County (from scorecard.org)
- Supplementary Notes: Hazardous Waste (PJ Shlachtman)
- Ch. 18-19 Multiple Choice Test Hints
WILD SPECIES AND BIODIVERSITY (Ch. 10)
- Ch. 10 Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 10 Homework:
p. 287 Review Questions #1-13
Thinking Environmentally #2-5 - Biodiversity Activity
- Supplementary Notes: Sustaining Wild Species (PJ Shlachtman)
ECOSYSTEM CAPITAL: USE AND RESTORATION (Ch. 11)
- Ch. 11 Notes - class notes
- APES Ch. 11 Homework:
p. 317-318 Review Questions #1-19
Thinking Environmentally #2-4 - Ch. 10-11 Multiple Choice Test Hints
EARTH DAY
ECONOMICS, PUBLIC POLICY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT (Ch. 22)
- APES Ch. 22 Homework:
p. 632-633 Review Questions #1-12
Thinking Environmentally #2, 5
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AND LIFESTYLES (Ch. 23)
- APES Ch. 23 Homework:
p. 660-661 Review Questions #3-16
Thinking Environmentally #1
LEGISLATION SUMMARY
FOR THE AP EXAM
- Exam Tips - from the APES chief reader
- FRQ Guide from CVHS Oregon
- APES: How to Write Essays
- "The Many Ways To Go APE(S)" - resource for study/flash cards
- APES Math Tips for the AP Exam
- Percent change
- Mr.Burkett's AP information
AFTER THE AP EXAM