AP Environmental Science
AP Environmental Science is to provide students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, and to evaluate the risks associated with these problems and examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them.
Unit Topics/uploads/9/9/4/5/9945479/cm_chapt4.pdf/uploads/9/9/4/5/9945479/cm_chapt4.pdfUnit 1: Introduction to Environmental Science
Chapter 1 Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability Chapter 6 The Human Population and Its Impact Unit 2: Systems Thinking: Global Warming and Ozone Deletion Chapter 2 Science, Systems, Matter, and Energy Chapter 19 Climate Change and Ozone Depletion Unit 3: Life on Earth Chapter 3 Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work Chapter 4 Evolution and Biodiversity Unit 4: Biomes Chapter 7 Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity Chapter 8 Aquatic Biodiversity Unit 5: Populations Chapter 5 Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control Unit 6: Biodiversity Chapter 9 Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach Chapter 10 Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach Chapter 11 Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity Unit 7: Agriculture and Food Chapter 12 Food, Soil, and Pest Management Unit 8: Water Resources & Water Pollution Chapter 13 Water (other ppt) Chapter 20 Water Pollution (other ppt) Unit 9: Nonrenewable Resources Chapter 14 Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources Chapter 15 Nonrenewable Energy Unit 10: Renewable Energy Sources Chapter 16 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Unit 11: Human Health and Air Pollution Chapter 17 Environmental Hazards and Human Health Chapter 18 Air Pollution Unit 12: Solid and Hazardous Waste Chapter 21 Solid and Hazardous Waste Chapter 22 Sustainable Cities Chapter 23 Economics, Environment, and Sustainability Chapter 24 Politics, Environment, and Sustainability Chapter 25 Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability *APES OUTLINE PERCENTAGE* Concept Maps: chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 11 chapter 13 chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 22 chapter 23 chapter 24 chapter 25 |
Activities/LabsUnit 1
Study Guide Unit 1 Reading Guide Chapter 1 & Chapter 6 Tragedy of the Commons Article Tragedy of Commons Lab Population practice problems/ Population Formulas Risk Lab Unit 2 Study Guide Unit 2 Reading Guide Chapter 2 & Chapter 19 Radioactive Penny Lab Half-Life Review: Comparison of Global warming & Ozone Depletion Unit 3 Study Guide Unit 3 Reading Guide Chapter 3 & Chapter 4 Food Web mini-project activity Plate Tectonics Online Lab Unit 4 Study Guide Unit 4 Reading Guide Chapter 7 & Chapter 8 Unit 5 Study Guide Unit 5 Reading Guide Chapter 5.1, 5.2, 5.4,5.3 (2 reading guides for chapter 5) Predation Lab Unit 6 Study Guide Unit 6 Reading Guide Chapter 9, Chapter 10 & Chapter 11 Endangered Species Project FRQs for Unit 6 Unit 7 Study Guide Unit 7 Reading guide Chapter 12 MIDTERM QUESTIONS (UP FOR A LIMITED TIME- UNTIL 1/13/13) UNIT1, UNIT2, UNIT3, UNIT4, UNIT5, UNIT6 Unit 8 Study Guide Unit 8 No Reading guide chapter 13 & 20 Water Inventory Project DUE 1/31/13 Effects of Biodegradable Waste / Amount of Dissolved Oxygen Lab **extra credit** Annual Water Matters Day Event Essay Review questions for unit 8 Unit 9 Study Guide Unit 9 Reading guide Unit 9 14a 14b & 15 Unit 10 Study Guide Unit 10 Reading guide Unit 10 chapter 16 Unit 11 Study guide Unit 11 Reading guide for chapter 18 only (17 outline or cornell) Unit 12 Study guide Unit 12 No Reading guide for chapter 21 only |