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This document provides an overview of an Advanced Placement Environmental Science course. It discusses that the course is an interdisciplinary study integrating natural and social sciences. The course aims to provide students with the scientific principles and concepts to understand environmental issues and identify and analyze problems. It is equivalent to a one semester introductory college course with an emphasis on scientific analysis and principles. The course involves critical thinking exercises like fieldwork, data collection, and case studies. It covers major topics in environmental science through lectures, labs, and field trips to study local ecosystems. Students are assessed through exams, quizzes, labs, and projects.

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Monday May 2, 2016

WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE?
An Interdisciplinary study that integrates
information and ideas from natural sciences:
Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences.
And Social Sciences: economics, politics and
ethics

INTRODUCTION

Course Development
History

Development

Committee

College Equivalent
One

Semester, Introductory College Course


Interdisciplinary
Emphasis on Scientific Principles & Analysis
Lab Component

THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE


STUDENTS WITH
Scientific principles, concepts and methodologies
to understanding interrelationships of the
natural world
To identify and analyze environmental problems
To evaluate relative risks
To examine alternative solutions

THE COURSE

Critical Thinking/Analysis
Fieldwork,

data collection
Address auditory, visual, kinesthetic leaner
Inquiry, student based activities
Experimental Design
Scientific Papers
Case Studies

THE COURSE

Six Major Understandings


Science

is a dynamic process
Energy Conversions underlie economic processes
Earth is an interconnected system
Humans alter natural systems
Cultural context of environmental problems
Survival depend on sustainable systems

TOPIC OUTLINE
Earth Systems and Resources (10-15%)
The Living World (10-15%)
Population (10-15%)
Land and Water Use (10-15%)
Energy Resources and Consumption (10-15%)
Pollution (25-30%)
Global Change (10-15%)

EXAM FORMAT

The AP Environmental Science Exam is 3 hours


long and is divided equally in time between a
multiple-choice section and a free-response
section.

The multiple-choice section, which constitutes 60 percent of the final


grade, consists of 100 multiple-choice questions.
The free-response section emphasizes the application of principles in
greater depth. In this section, students must organize answers to
broad questions, thereby demonstrating reasoning and analytical
skills, as well as the ability to synthesize material from several
sources into cogent and coherent essays.
Four free-response questions are included in this section, which
constitutes 40 percent of the final grade: 1 data-set question, 1
document- based question, and 2 synthesis and evaluation questions.

THE BASICS

Textbook

Environmental Science for


AP (656 pages)

Lab book:

Digital edition

Molnar, William. 2005,


Laboratory Investigations in
AP Environmental Science.

Requirements:

Text and assigned readings


Assigned questions and
problems
Class and Laboratory
participation
Laboratory reports
Edline
Attendance

THE GRADE

Assessments-75%

Exams 70%

Quizzes- 5%
Homework- 10%
Labs, Projects-15%

Tests will encompass several


chapters

ABSENTEEISM- DAILY ATTENDANCE IS A KEY TO


SUCCESS . MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO HAVE A GOOD ATTENDANCE
RECORD.
If

you are absent the day of the exam, it is


expected that you will complete the exam (on your
own time) within one day of returning to class.
Due to the limitations of a limited test bank,
make up exams will be more difficult, therefore it
is in your best interest not to miss an exam.

Lateness:
Missed
All

3 Latenesses=1 cut ** no exceptions**

assignments & Labs

work missed must be made up. All assignments are


due the day that you return to class without penalty.
There will be a one week grace period for labs missed
due to illness.

WHAT DO I NEED? ORGANIZATION


IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS..
2

Marble Notebooks

Weekly Current Event Journal


APES Topic Outline
Recommended Chapter Outline http://www.lavc.edu/library/outline.htm

3-ring
With

Binder

dividers

1-Homework
2-PowerPoint/Notes
3-Review/Tests/Quizzes
4-Labs/Projects/Activities

How to Write an Outline

What

An

is it?

outline is a general plan of the material that


is to be presented in a speech or a paper.

Thesis

Statement of Summarizing Sentence

Types

of Outlines

All

outlines should begin with a thesis statement


of summarizing sentence. This thesis sentence
presents the central idea of the paper. It must
always be a complete, grammatical sentence,
specific and brief, which expresses the point of
view you are taking towards the subject.

two main types of outlines are the topic


outline and the sentence outline. In the topic
outline, the headings are given in single words or
brief phrases. In the sentence outline, all the
headings are expressed in complete sentences.

The

ASSIGNMENT #1
TRACKING THE VANISHING FROGS

** DUE MONDAY, 9/09/15

Journal what you read; including the dates and page numbers,
take notes of the facts, information and situations that you
are reading about. Write down the vocabulary and/or the
information that you do not understand. Write any
questions you may develop as a result of your reading.
I encourage you to write any kind of response, positive,
negative or otherwise, to the work you are reading at the
time. As you read, indicate the dates and page numbers or
chapter that you are responding to. Include new
information that you have learned and what it means to
you.
One-page summary- As you read, try to relate or connect the
information to your life personally. How did you feel about
the book, was it a good read? Would you recommend it to
others? What information affected you the most? How do
you think it will relate to this course? How do you plan to
follow up on what you have read?

WHO? WHAT? WHY? WHERE? HOW?

You will do this by searching for and


summarizing a news article dealing with an
environmental issue. The article and your
summary are due every Friday. The following are
the requirements for each article.
APES\Environmental Science Current Event Assignment2010.do
c

ASSIGNMENT #2- CURRENT EVENT ARTICLE


(DUE EVERY OTHER MONDAY)
*FIRST ASSIGNMENT DUE 9/15

ASSIGNMENT #3- DBQ QUIZ

Test Question: 2005 APES Free Response Question #1


or
2003 APES Free Response Question #1
Quiz on FRQ #1 will be on September 9, 2015

Time allotted: 25 minutes


This is not an OPEN BOOK quiz.
Be prepared!

http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/st
udents/envsci/ap05_frq_envir_sci.pdf
http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/st
udents/envsci/envir_sci_frq_03.pdf

ASSIGNMENT #4-MATH PACKET


DUE FRIDAY 9/11**

WEBSITES
Rbhasin.weebly.com
Helpful app-APES2
AP central

ADVANCED PLACEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
WATERFRONT CENTER
OYSTERBAY, NY

FIELD SITES
OCEANOGRAPHIC
SURVEY OF OYSTER
BAY AND LONG ISLAND
SOUND

Navigatio
n

Water Quality
Analysis

Plankton
Analysis

Studying the
biota

COASTAL ESTUARY STUDY

Water
Quality

Transect
Study

Fish
Population
Dynamics

Sediment analysis at its


best

NOAA FLUID DYNAMICS LAB


PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Super
Computer
Global
Climate
Change
Climate
Modeling

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