APES Unit 1
Introduction to Environmental Science

Review Test 10/29

 

Date

Do in Class

Homework

T 9/2

·     Analyze The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race (Change from Nomadic to Agriculture) Group project of Nomadic to Agriculture - due 9/5

·    Distribute States for Green President

·    Explain Study Guide

·    Get Sex Letter, Class Rules, Medical Form, and Permission slip for Arroyo, Cabrillo Aquarium and Hyperion Wastewater Treatment.

·    Read Measurement Units: S2 and Graphing: S3

·    Do ten examples of Conversions - turn in handwritten hard copy tomorrow

W 9/3

·    Green President Debate preparation due 9/10

·    United Nations Project

·    United Nation Questions preparation due 9/11

·    Read Chapter 1

Th 9/4

·    Repeat

·    Read Environmental History S16-24

F 9/5

·    Nightline: “Hot Politics” – If absent watch online

·    Read Chapter 2

M 9/8

·    “The Legislative Branch,” (2002 – 23 minutes)

·    FRQ introduction

·    Read Global Free trade S69

·    Watch Videos - find Economic Forces (see below)

T 9/9
Table Group Work Today

·    Tag and Capture Lab due 9/11

·    EPA scenario due 9/11

·    Read Chapter 24

·    Watch Videos - find Environmental Laws and Regulations (see below)

W 9/10

·    Green President Debate due 9/11

·    Read Chapter 25

·    Watch Videos - find Environmental Ethics  (see below)

Th 9/11

·    Discuss Study Guide and Vocabulary

·    Review Environmental Laws for Quiz

F 9/12

·    Environmental Law and FRQ Quiz – Groups of four

·    Discuss Game

·    Create 20 Questions from Unit 1

M 9/15

·    Review Game Turn in Questions for credit

·    Review for Test

T 9/16

·    Unit 1 MC and FRQ

·    Do Virtual Owl Lab

 

Reading

Need to Know

Turn in

Online Video

Textbook

·   Chapter 1, 2, 24, and 25

·   Supplement

o  Measurement Units: S2

o  Graphing: S3

o  Environmental History S16-24

o  Global Free trade S69

o  How to read a Scientific Article S73

Online

·   “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race,” Jared Diamond originally Discover Magazine, May 1987, 64-66

·  Unit 1 Glossary

o Chapter 1

o Chapter 2

o Chapter 24

o Chapter 25

 

Quiz

·  Law Quiz 9/12

·  Review Game 9/15

·  Test 9/16

·  First Review Test 10/29

 

Homework

·  Lab Donation

·  Sex Letter

·  Class Rules

·  Medical Form

·   Permission slip

·  Unit 1 Study Guide

 

Classwork

·  Conversions  – 9/3

·  Worst Mistake Groupwork – hard copy – 9/5

·  Green President – 9/10

·  United Nations Project preparation – 9/11

·  Tag and Capture – 9/11

·  EPA scenario – 9/11

NOTE:  These videos require that you click here and then scroll down

Economic Forces

·  External Costs

·  Cost-benefit Analyses

Environmental Laws and Regulations

·  Environmental Laws & Regulations

·  Superfund

·  CITES

Environmental Ethics

·  Unsustainable Frontier Ethic

·  Sustainable Environment

·  Land Ethic

 

 

AP Requirements for Laboratory Investigation:

1.      How does this lab relate to the environment?

2.      Develop and conduct well-designed experiments.

3.      Utilize appropriate techniques and instrumentation.

4.      Analyze and interpret data, including appropriate statistical and graphical presentations.

5.      Think analytically and apply concepts to the solution of environmental problems.

6.      Make conclusions and evaluate their quality and validity.

7.      Propose further questions for study.

8.      Communicate accurately and meaningfully about observations and conclusions.

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