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Introduction to APES
Course Description
This is a college-level introductory course in environmental science, which is an allencompassing interdisciplinary field integrating knowledge from geology, hydrology,
oceanography, meteorology, climatology, economics, political science, ecology,
biology, and chemistry to help understand the Earth's natural environments and
humanity's relationship with them.
The central goal of this course is to develop environmentally-conscious critical
thinker-citizens who are capable of analyzing the social and scientific dimensions of
past, present, and future environmental problems in pursuit of solutions.
As Dr. Seuss says in The Lorax, “unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
Unit Test Dates
When we finish each Unit we will have a test.
Tutoring can be Wednesday or Thursday you pick.
Movie Night Project
Science in the News Project
AP Exam -- Monday, May 1
Science Night Project May ???
Structure of Examinations
Structure of the AP Exam in May
Structure of Unit Tests
Multiple Choice Questions
60% of Score
90 minutes
100 total A-B-C-D-E
questions
Multiple Choice Questions
60% of Score
45 minutes
50 total A-B-C-D-E
questions
Free Response Questions
40% of Score
90 minutes
4 multi-part questions
Free Response Questions
40% of Score
45 minutes
2 multi-part questions
AP Environmental Science Exam Scores
Score
Equivalent
Grade
Tests
(2016)
Tests
(2015)
Tests
(2014)
Tests
(2013)
5
A
7.3%
7.5%
8.3%
8.0%
4
B
23%
24.1%
23.6%
23.4%
3
C
14.8%
15.2%
15.3%
16.8%
2
D
26%
25.5%
25.5%
25.4%
1
F
28.8%
27.7%
27.2%
26.5%
Credit Awarded for APES Exam Scores
School
Score
Course
Credits
UNC-CH
4
Environment and Ecology 202
4 credit hours
NCSU
3
Marine, Earth, Atmo. Science 100
4 credit hours
ECU
4
Biology 1060
5 credit hours
UNCW
3
Environmental Studies 195
4 credit hours
UNCG
3
Biology 105
4 credit hours
CCCC
3
Biology 140 and 140a
4 credit hours
Caveat: Receiving college credit may or may not be your goal, but taking and doing well in APES will
prepare you if you wanted to take these or other Environmental Science-related courses in college!
What if we have two weeks of snow?
APES will still exist but in minimized form. This is due in large part to the need for
a rapid pace to prepare for the quickly-approaching AP exam.
You will not be expected to work on APES in excess, but updates on the progress of
the course will be provided on website, edmodo or by phone. 919-356-0950
The due dates for the Projects and the Exam are set in stone, so it is expected that
these be completed and submitted on time regardless of weather.