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Advanced Placement Environmental Science
Week
Topics
Text Chapters
Labs/Activities
2
Environmental Problems,
Their Causes, and
Sustainability
Chapter 1
Science, Systems, Matter,
and Energy
Chapter 2
Fieldwork: High Desert Analysis
Ecological Footprint Calculations
Influence of Salt on Seeds Lab
HS-LS2-6
HS-LS2-7
HS-LS4-6
HS-LS4-5
HS-ESS3-4
HS-PS1-8
pH Lab using Vernier Probes
Intro to APES
Exam
Half-Life Demo / Calculations
.
Soil Analysis Lab
Ecosystems: What Are
They and How Do They
Work?
Chapter 3
Soil Invertebrates Lab
Evolution and Biodiversity
Chapter 4
3
4
5
Ecosystems &
Biodiversity Exam
Fieldwork: Botany at White's Creek
.
Plankton Comparison Lab
Energy Pyramid Simulation
EcoColumn Challenge Lab
6
7
Climate and Terrestrial
Biodiversity
Chapter 5
Biome Research/Presentations
.
Coral Diversity Lab
HS-LS2-2
HS-LS2-6
HS-LS2-7
8
Aquatic Biodiversity
Chapter 6
Fieldwork: Limnology at Lake Tahoe
Biomes Exam
"Wetland Metaphors" Activity*
HS-LS2-2
HS-LS2-6
HS-LS2-7
Chapter 7
"Good Buddies" - Symbiosis Activity*
.
Brine Shrimp Limiting Factors Lab
Community Ecology
*Adapted from Project Wild activity
Advanced Placement Environmental Science
CBR 3
CBR 6
CBR 8
CBR 10
CBR 11
CBR 5
CBR 8
CBR 9
CBR 11
CBR 2
CBR 9
CBR 11
HS-LS2-4
HS-LS2-5
HS-LS2-8
HS-ESS2-5
HS-ESS2-6
HS-LS2-2
HS-LS2-8
HS-LS4-1
HS-LS4-2
HS-LS4-3
HS-LS4-4
HS-LS4-5
HS-ESS2-7
Natural Selection Simulation
9
College
Board Req.
(Next Gen. (Described on
Sci. Stand.)
last page)
1st Quarter
1
NGSS
HS-LS2-8
CBR 1
CBR 2
CBR 9
CBR 11
CBR 1
CBR 2
CBR 7
CBR 8
CBR 9
CBR
CBR11
1
CBR 2
CBR 7
CBR 9
CBR 11
CBR 2
CBR 7
CBR 8
CBR 11
CBR 1
CBR 2
CBR 8
CBR 9
CBR 11
CBR 2
CBR 9
CBR 11
Week
Topics
Text Chapters
Labs/Activities
Population Ecology
Chapter 8
Mark & Recapture Lab
Community &
Population Exam
"I'm Thirsty!" Activity / Calculations*
Protist Diversity Lab
College
Board Req.
2nd Quarter
10
11
Sustaining Biodiversity:
The Ecosystem Approach
Chapter 10
12
Sustaining Biodiversity:
The Species Approach
Chapter 11
Sustaining Aquatic
Biodiversity
Chapter 12
Sustaining
Biodiversity Exam
13
HS-LS2-2
HS-LS2-6
"To Dam or Not to Dam" Simulation* HS-LS2-7
HS-LS4-6
HS-LS4-5
HS-ESS3-3
Fieldwork: Water Quality Testing and
HS-ESS3-4
Aquatic Invertebrate Diversity at
HS-ESS3-6
White's Creek
"Where Have All the Salmon Gone"
Activity*
14
Applying Population
Ecology: The Human
Population and Its Impact
Chapter 9
15
Food, Soil, Conservation,
and Pest Management
Chapter 13
16
Environmental Hazards
and Human Health
Chapter 18
17
Solid and Hazardous
Waste
Chapter 22
Lab: Solid Waste Analysis
Humans and the
Environment
Exam
1st Semester Final
Exam
"Deadly Waters" Activity*
18
HS-LS2-1
HS-LS2-2
HS-LS4-5
Human Population Analysis / Graphing HS-LS2-6
HS-LS2-7
HS-LS4-6
HS-LS4-5
HS-ESS3-3
HS-ESS3-4
LD-50 Lab
HS-ESS3-6
Fieldwork: Forestry at Galena Creek HS-ESS3-1
Regional Park
.
Tree Ring Analysis Lab
HS-LS2-7
HS-LS4-6
HS-LS4-5
HS-ESS3-4
CBR 3
CBR 9
CBR 11
CBR 2
CBR 4
CBR 7
CBR 10
CBR 11
CBR 2
CBR 7
CBR 8
CBR 9
CBR 10
CBR 11
CBR 3
CBR 7
CBR 9
CBR 11
CBR 1
CBR 3
CBR 4
CBR 6
CBR 10
CBR 3
CBR 4
CBR 6
CBR 8
CBR 9
CBR 10
CBR 11
CBR 3
CBR 6
CBR 9
CBR 10
*Adapted from Project Wild activity
Advanced Placement Environmental Science
Week
Topics
Text Chapters
Labs/Activities
College
Board Req.
3rd Quarter
20
Water
Chapter 14
21
Water Pollution
Chapter 21
22
Water Exam
Cultural Eutrophication Lab
.
Snowflake Classification Lab
Independent Fieldwork: Great
Backyard Bird Count
.
Rocks & Minerals ID Lab
Cookie Mining Lab
"Deadly Skies:" - Acid Rain Lab*
.
Energy Sources Research /
Presentations
23
Geology and
Nonrenewable Mineral
Resources
Chapter 15
24
Nonrenewable Energy
Chapter 16
25
Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Chapter 17
26
27
Air Pollution
Fieldtrip: Water Purification Plant and HS-ESS2-5
Sewage Treatment Plant
HS-LS2-6
.
HS-LS2-7
"How Wet is our Planet" Lab*
HS-LS4-6
HS-LS4-5
HS-ESS3-4
Personal Water Use Inventory
HS-ESS3-6
.
Wastewater Treatment Lab
Fieldtrip: Lahonton National Fish
Hatchery
.
Solar / Wind Energy Projects
Resources and
Energy Exam
Calculating CO2 Emissions Activity
.
"Trout in the Classroom" Project
Chapter 19
Smog Lab
MPG Analysis
28
Climate Change and
Ozone Depletion
Chapter 20
HS-ESS2-3
HS-ESS3-1
HS-LS2-6
HS-LS2-7
HS-LS4-6
HS-LS4-5
HS-ESS3-4
HS-ESS3-6
UV Light Lab
*Adapted from Project Wild activity
CBR 1
CBR 4
CBR 8
CBR 10
CBR 1
CBR 6
CBR 9
CBR 10
CBR 11
CBR 4
CBR 8
CBR 9
CBR 10
CBR 11
CBR 5
CBR 6
CBR 7
CBR 9
CBR 10
CBR 11
CBR 5
CBR 7
CBR 8
CBR 9
CBR 10
CBR 11
HS-ESS2-6
HS-ESS2-4
HS-ESS2-5
HS-ESS3-1
HS-LS2-6
HS-LS2-7
HS-LS4-6
HS-LS4-5
HS-ESS3-4
HS-ESS3-6
CBR 6
CBR 7
CBR 8
CBR 9
CBR 10
CBR
CBR11
1
CBR 6
CBR 7
CBR 8
CBR 9
CBR 10
CBR 11
Advanced Placement Environmental Science
Week
Topics
Text Chapters
Labs/Activities
College
Board Req.
4th Quarter
29
Atmospheric
Issues Exam
Fieldwork: Snow Sampling with the
Desert Research Institute at Mt. Rose
"Deer Crossing" Activity*
.
"Ethi-Reasoning" Activity*
30
Economics, Environment,
and Sustainability
Politics, Environment, and
Sustainability
Environmental Worldviews,
Ethics, and Sustainability
Chapter 24
.
Chapter 25
.
Chapter 26
31
Sustainable Cities
Chapter 23
HS-LS2-6
HS-LS2-7
HS-LS4-6
HS-LS4-5
HS-ESS3-3
HS-ESS3-4
"Grizzly County:" - Land Use Planning HS-ESS3-6
Simulation
Sustaining Human
Needs Exam
CBR 2
CBR 3
CBR 4
CBR 7
CBR 8
CBR 9
CBR 10
CBR 11
32
Review & Practice for
APES Exam
CBR 1 TO 11
33
Review & Practice for
APES Exam
CBR 1 TO 11
34
1st Monday in May, 8:00 AM Int'l APES Exam!!!
35
Career Exploration:
Fish & Wildlife
Fieldwork: Snapshot Day (Regional
Water Quality Analysis)
Guest Speaker: US Fish & Wildlife
Service
36
Career Exploration:
Environmental
Engineering
Guest Speaker: Nevada Dept. of
Wildlife
Guest Speaker: Geographic
Information Systems at DRI
37
Career Exploration:
Energy Conservation
Guest Speaker: Energy Conservation
Engineer
Fire Ecology Activity
Wind Turbine Challenge
38
Career Exploration:
Alternative Energy Souces
Field Trip: Steamboat Geothermal
Power Plant
39
2nd Semester
Final Exam
*Adapted from Project Wild activity
College Board Requirements for
AP Environmental Science
HS-PS2-5
HS-PS3-3
CBR 1 The course provides instruction in Earth Systems and Resources.
CBR 2 The course provides instruction in The Living World.
CBR 3 The course provides instruction in Population.
CBR 4 The course provides instruction in Land and Water Use.
CBR 5 The course provides instruction in Energy Resources and Consumption.
CBR 6 The course provides instruction in Pollution.
CBR 7 The course provides instruction in Global Change.
CBR 8 The course provides students with the scientific principles, concepts, and
methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world. The curriculum draws
upon various scientific disciplines.
CBR 9 The course includes methods for analyzing and interpreting information and experimental data, including
mathematical calculations.
CBR 10 The course teaches students how to identify and analyze environmental problems, to evaluate the
ecological and human health risks associated with these problems, and to critically examine various
solutions for resolving or preventing them.
CBR 11 The course includes a laboratory and/or field investigation component. A minimum of one class period
or its equivalent per week is spent engaged in laboratory and/or field work.