Mrs. Willis' Science Courses at Harbor Prep

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AP Environmental Science

Homework Assignments

Summer Homework Guidelines 2017-2018

Summer HW 1: Environmental Disasters

Summer HW 2: Biomes

Summer HW 3: Earth Science Review

Summer HW 4: Math Problems!

Summer HW 5: Environmental Disease Research

8/15: 1) Get your parents to sign the class letter in the syllabus. 2) Sign up for your current event time slo t 3) Do the Summer Break FRQ Essay. Write essay in your FRQ notebook. Follow guidelines for set up. Rubric should also be glued in there. 4) Lab Safety Activity Online. Answer on a separate sheet of paper and bring in. Print and sign the lab safety contract with your parents.

8/22: 1) Complete Chapter 3 Reading Guide (written only) and 2) Do the Lorax Env. History Assignment. Both are due Tues 8/29.

8/29: 1) Complete Chapter 4 Reading Guide (written only) and 2) Do the HHMI Trophic Cascade Activity. Both are due on Tues 9/5.

9/5: 1) Complete Chapter 5 Reading Guide (written only). Make sure to answer each question or ID with 3 sentences. Due on Tues 9/12.

9/12: Complete Chapter 7 Reading Guide (written only). Make sure to answer each question of ID with 3 sentences. Also complete your Decomposition Lab Report. Due on Tues 9/19. Quiz then too!

9/19: Do the Ecology Study Guide. Due on Tues 9/26. Finish the Succession Flow Map. Due on Thur 9/21.

9/26: Do Chapter 5 Reading Guide. Due on Tues 10/3.

10/3: Do Chapter 6 Reading Guide and Read the article on the White Nose Bat Syndrome. Due on Tues 10/10.

10/10: Do Chapter 22 Reading Guide. Due on Tues 10/17.

10/17: Read Chapter 1 of the Population Bomb by Paul Ehrlich. Then, do the reading guide here. And, finish all the stations of the Exponential Human Growth Activity. Due on Tues 10/24.

10/24: Population Test on Tues 10/31. Study and complete the Population Quick Study Card. And, do the Urban Sprawl Project. Due on Tues 10/31.

10/31: Urban Sprawl Project is now due on Thur 11/2. Watch the Geology Video Clip with SMA and answer the questions on the guide. Due Thur 11/2. Do Ch 14 Reading Guide Part One. Due on Tues 11/7.

11/7: Do Diseases Caused by Malnutrition Assignment and complete your soil lab testing lab report. Both are due on Tuesday 11/14.

11/14: Do Chapter 12 Reading Guide. Due on Tues 11/28. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

11/28: Do Chapter 14 Reading Guide Part Two. Due on Tuesday 12/5. Also, get your NMSI permission slip signed.

12/5: Study for your final (which is cumulative). Final is on Thursday 12/14. Here is the quick study card for the Land Unit.

Winter Recess HW: Complete all 3 assignments and bring to class on Tuesday 1/9. Have a great holiday break!

1/9: Do 1) Chapter 8 Reading Guide and the 2) MTBE article and analysis. Joshua, make sure you answer the questions on Page 2 of the MTBE worksheet :) Due on Tues 1/16.

1/16: Do Chapter 13 Reading Guide. Due on Tuesday 1/23.

1/23: Do Chapter 20 Reading Guide. Due on Tuesday 1/30.

1/30: Write a r esearch paper on the Clean Water Act . Due on Tuesday 2/6.

2/6: Assessment on the water unit on Tuesday 2/13. Study and complete the quick study card by Tuesday. Also, watch the fisheries video clip and answer the questions on the guide. Due Thursday 2/8.

2/8: 1) Complete your air pollution presentations. Presentations take place on Thur 2/22. 2) Write a one page persuasive answering this question: "Should we farm fish?" Due on Tuesday 2/20.

2/20: Air Pollution Presentations are on Thursday 2/22. Be ready with 38 guides in hand. Complete Chapter 18 Reading Guide. Due on Tues 2/27.

2/27: Do the Air Quality Index Activity. Due on Tuesday 3/6. Also, research your Mammal March Madness animals and place in the Google Drive by Tuesday 3/6. And, make sure to record your noise pollution for a 24 hour period. Also due on Tuesday 3/6.

3/6: Test on Air Unit next Tuesday 3/13. Also, fill in your Mammal March Madness Brackets (in pen). Put in my teacher box in office by Monday at noon. Lastly, do Ch 19 Reading Guide Part One. Due on Thursday 3/15 (yes I know Thursday).

3/12: Now do Chapter 19 Reading Guide Part One. Due on Tuesday 3/19. Yes, I will collect before we go on the field trip! Dress warm for the field trip and bring a lunch with some snacks. Be ready to learn about how to clean water :)

3/19: Read the each Land Agency in the guide. Then, fill in the table with the appropriate information about each Land Agency. Due on Tuesday 3/27.

3/27: 1) Do the 4 Practice FRQ's. 2) Read the article on "What is Fracking" and answer the questions on the guide. 3) Read the article on the "Keystone Pipeline" and answer the questions on the guide. All are due on Tuesday 4/10. CAST test is on Tuesday 4/10. Mock AP Exam is on Thursday 4/12.

4/10: Study for your mock on Thursday 4/12. 100 MC in 90 minutes.

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