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AP Environmental Science
Dr. Walsh
email: [email protected]
Textbook:
Ms. Sipe
email: [email protected]
Environmental Science for AP – choice of textbook or eBook
Andrew Friedland, Rick Relyea, David Courard-Hauri (W.H. Freeman and Company publishers)
Course grade allocations:
Unit tests
Activities
Current events
60%
30%
10%
** To remain enrolled in APES, a student must earn a grade of C- or higher in marking period 1.
** To be exempt from the APES final exam, a student must have an average grade of B- or higher
at the time of the national AP exam AND must take the national AP exam (8 am, Mon, May 2, 2016).
Assignments handed in after the due date will be marked down 10% per day.
AP Exam grade comparisons:
Nat’l
2005
NJ
LHS
Nat’l
2006
NJ
LHS
Nat’l
2007
NJ
LHS
Nat’l
2008
NJ
LHS
Nat’l
2009
NJ
LHS
n=38104
n=1250
n=26
n=44698
n=1162
n=32
n=52416
n=1549
n=44
n=61380
n=2016
n=48
n=98959
n=2125
n=51
2.63
2.88
3.85
2.59
2.96
3.84
2.66
2.91
3.89
2.72
2.94
4.11
2.66
2.92
4.12
9.3
23.4
18.9
17.9
30.5
12.5
26.8
19.9
17.4
23.4
30.8
30.8
30.8
7.6
0
9.4
21.9
19.2
17.5
32.0
13.2
27.6
21.7
17.0
20.5
31.3
37.5
21.9
3.1
6.2
10.8
23.1
17.9
17.5
30.7
13.4
27.6
18.4
17.9
22.7
27.3
43.2
22.7
4.5
2.3
11.7
24.3
17.6
17.3
29.1
14.2
28.3
17.6
17.0
22.9
52.1
27.1
8.3
10.4
2.1
8.9
24.8
15.6
24.9
25.8
13.6
24.3
23.1
19.1
20.0
49.0
27.5
11.8
9.8
2.0
Nat’l
2010
NJ
LHS
Nat’l
2011
NJ
LHS
Nat’l
2012
NJ
LHS
Nat’l
2013
NJ
LHS
Nat’l
n=86650
n=2406
n=64
n=98959
n=2531
n=75
n=108839
n=2756
n=115
n=118288
n=3282
n=122
n=130321
2.61
2.94
3.89
2.66
3.05
3.89
2.68
3.04
4.02
2.61
2.90
4.09
10.4
22.6
17.0
18.1
32.0
13.1
27.7
19.7
19.5
20.1
32.8
34.4
20.3
9.4
3.1
8.9
24.8
15.6
24.9
25.8
12.2
31.4
18.6
24.9
13.0
28.0
44.0
18.7
8.0
1.3
8.9
24.9
16.6
24.3
25.3
12.5
31.8
18.2
22.2
15.3
32.2
44.3
16.5
7.0
0
8.0
23.4
16.8
25.4
26.5
10.7
28.1
19.0
24.6
17.6
38.5
40.2
15.6
3.3
2.4
avg
score
%5
%4
%3
%2
%1
Marking Period 1
Unit 1 Solid Earth Systems and Water Resources (geosphere, hydrosphere)
Unit 2 Ecosystem Ecology, Global Climates and Biomes (atmosphere, biosphere)
Marking Period 2
Unit 3 Earth Evolution, Community Ecology, Human Population
Unit 4 Using Land and Feeding the World Sustainably
Marking Period 3
Unit 5 Energy Resources and Sustainability
Unit 6 Waste Generation/Disposal and Health/Environmental Risks
Marking Period 4
Unit 7 Water Pollution and Air Pollution
Unit 8 Global Change and Biodiversity Loss/Conservation
National Exam and Final Exam
2014
NJ
LHS
2015
LHS
n=3441
n=93
n=56
2.60
2.90
3.85
3.70
8.3
23.6
15.3
25.5
27.2
11.2
28.7
17.7
23.9
18.4
31.2
37.6
18.3
10.8
2.1
21.4
50.0
8.9
16.1
3.6
APES Course Topics, according to AP Central (% of exam questions on each topic):
I. Earth Systems and Resources (10-15%)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Earth Science Concepts
The Atmosphere
Global Water Resources and Use
Soil and Soil Dynamics
II. The Living World (10-15%)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Ecosystem Structure
Energy Flow
Ecosystem Diversity
Natural Ecosystem Change
Natural Biogeochemical Cycles
III. Population (10-15%)
A. Population Biology Concepts
B. Human Population
1. Human population dynamics
2. Population size
3. Impacts of population growth
IV. Land and Water Use (10-15%)
A. Agriculture
1. Feeding a growing population
2. Controlling pests
B. Forestry
C. Rangelands
D. Other Land Use
1. Urban land development
2. Transportation infrastructure
3. Public and federal lands
4. Land conservation options
5. Sustainable land use strategies
E. Mining
F. Fishing
G. Global economics
V. Energy Resources and Consumption (10-15%)
A. Energy Concepts
B. Energy Consumption
1. History
2. Present global energy use
3. Future energy needs
C. Fossil Fuel Resources and Use
D. Nuclear Energy
E. Hydroelectric Power
F. Energy Conservation
G. Renewable Energy
VI. Pollution (25-30%)
A. Pollution Types
1. Air pollution
2. Noise pollution
3. Water pollution
4. Solid waste
B. Impacts on the Environment and Human Health
1. Hazards to human health
2. Hazardous chemicals in the environment
C. Economic Impacts
VII. Global Change (10-15%)
A. Stratospheric Ozone
B. Global Warming
C. Loss of Biodiversity
1. Habitat loss; overuse; pollution; introduced
species; endangered and extinct species
2. Maintenance through conservation
3. Relevant laws and treaties
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