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FORSYTH COUNTY COURSE SYLLABUS 2016-2017 COURSE TITLE: TEACHER NAME: ROOM: 1422 AP Environmental Science Amanda Ostrosky E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 770-781-2264 EXT: 101422 Course Description: This course conforms to College Board topics for the Advanced Placement Environmental Science Examination. The major themes for this course as indicated by the AP Environmental Science course guide include Earth systems and resources, the living world, populations, land and water use, energy resources and consumption, pollution, and global change. Students are expected to take the AP exam in May. This course requires a rigorous college level lab component and utilizes a college text. Standards: Environmental science is interdisciplinary; it embraces a wide variety of topics from different areas of study. Yet there are several major unifying constructs, or themes, that cut across the many topics included in the study of environmental science. The following themes provide a foundation for the structure of the AP Environmental Science course. 1. Science is a process. o Science is a method of learning more about the world. o Science constantly changes the way we understand the world. 2. Energy conversions underlie all ecological processes. o Energy cannot be created; it must come from somewhere. o As energy flows through systems, at each step more of it becomes unusable. 3. The Earth itself is one interconnected system. o Natural systems change over time and space. o Biogeochemical systems vary in ability to recover from disturbances. 4. Humans alter natural systems. o Humans have had an impact on the environment for millions of years. o Technology and population growth have enabled humans to increase both the rate and scale of their impact on the environment. 5. Environmental problems have a cultural and social context. o Understanding the role of cultural, social and economic factors is vital to the development of solutions. 6. Human survival depends on developing practices that will achieve sustainable systems. o A suitable combination of conservation and development is required. o Management of common resources is essential. Learning Resources/Textbook(s): We will be utilizing an online textbook through the MindTap/Cengage platform that Forsyth County has adopted. You will receive your login code within the first couple of weeks of class or sooner. Most of your required reading and homework assignments will be completed on this platform. Required Assignments: The order and dates that topics are covered may change in order to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the course. Activities are subject to change as well. Topic/Activities Duration Fall Semester I. Intro to APES a. Tragedy of Commons Lab b. Ecological Footprint c. Lorax vs. Truax d. Parts Per Million Lab II. Cyling of Matter/Nutrients & Earth Systems a. Scientific Method Lab – Soil Salinization b. Biogeochemical Cycles Project c. Ecosystems III. Climate, a. b. c. d. e. Biomes, & Aquatic Ecosystems Climatograms Biome Characteristics Aquatic Biome Characteristics and Zonation Flora & Fauna Climate IV. Ecology & Biodiversity a. Case Studies b. HIPPO c. Invasive Species Wanted Poster Project d. Ecosystem Interactions e. Biodiversity Conservation 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks V. Evolution & Populations weeks a. Natural Selection & Beetle Morphology Lab b. Wolf, Moose, & Fir Tree Case Study c. Human Population Growth d. Population Dynamics Spring Semester VI. Risk & Toxicology a. LD50 Lab b. Case Study on Mercury Levels c. Infectious Disease 4 3 weeks VII. Water & Water Pollution a. Dam Project b. Water Conservation c. Water Treatment d. Water Laws & Acts 3 weeks VIII. Land, Agriculture, & Mining a. Soil Analysis Lab b. Soil Conservation c. Sustainable Agriculture d. GMOs e. Mining Practices f. Mining Pollution g. Mining Laws & Acts 3 weeks Topic/Activities Duration IX. Air, Air Pollution, & Climate Change a. Layers of the Atmosphere b. Acid Rain Lab c. Air Laws & Acts d. Climate Change e. Ozone Depletion 3 weeks X. Waste & Energy a. Solid & Hazardous Waste b. Waste Laws & Acts c. Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Energy d. Energy Conversions & Calculations 3 weeks XI. AP Exam Review 2 weeks Availability for Extra Help: I am available during IF/Advisement in addition to Tuesday and Friday mornings between 7:45 and 8:15. I am available other times by appointment. Please let me know ahead of time that you are coming in so that I can devote my full attention to your needs. Makeup Work: When students are absent from school, they are responsible for all missed work and assessments. A student who is absent on the class day immediately before a regularly scheduled assessment/assignment will be responsible for completing the assessment/assignment on the regularly scheduled day and time. Students who have been absent more than two consecutive days (including the assessment day) will be given five (5) school days to make up the assessment and/or other assignments. This does not include major projects, research papers, tests, etc. where the deadline/date has been posted in advance. The teacher has the discretion to grant a longer period of time to make up work if there are extenuating circumstances. Long-term projects must be turned in on the previously scheduled date. If a student is absent on that day, they must turn in the project the day they return to possibly receive full credit. Late daily assignments can be turned in. Assignments turned in late will incur a late penalty. All late work must be turned in by the unit test. Once that unit test is over, no daily (formative) assignments will be accepted. A daily synopsis of class and any handouts given out in class will be posted on ItsLearning. We will also utilize ItsLearning as a communication resource. Below are the following websites where these resources can be found: http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/schools/staff.asp?stID=2279 https://www.itslearning.com Grading Calculations: EOC Course Average = 40% (1st Sem. Course Work) + 40% (2nd Sem. Course Work) + 20% EOC 1st & 2nd Semester Course Work = 75% Summative + 25% Formative Non-EOC Course Average = 50% (1st Sem. Course Work) + 50% (2nd Sem. Course Work) 1st and 2nd Semester Course Work = 75% Summative + 25% Formative Concept of formative assessment: http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=8&n=9 Grading Policy: A = 90 – 100 B = 80 – 89 C = 70 – 79 Failing = Below 70 *Formative Assessments include, but are not limited to homework, class work, practice tests, rough drafts, and sections of projects/ research papers/presentations. *Summative Assessments include, but are not limited to unit tests, final projects, final essays, final research papers, and final presentations.