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AP Environmental Science

Homework Assignments

Summer Homework Guidelines 2019-2020

Summer Homework: All 4 Assignments. Due Tuesday Aug. 13, 2019. Assessment will be given on Friday Aug. 16, 2019

Purchase a composition journal. Click on the link to see a picture of an example. Due on Aug. 13, 2019.

1) Get syllabus letter signed by parent/guardian. 2) Get lab safety contract signed by parent/guardian 3) Gather materials for class 4) Do the HTPA Academic Honesty assignment and get parent/guardian to sign. Don't do Part one again. 5) Study for syllabus quiz on Friday. 6) Complete the Summer FRQ in your FRQ notebook (seen below in Classwork assignments for prompt). All due Mon 8/19.

8/19: 1) Complete Ecology 1 Homework. Submit the assignment to Turnitin.com by 8/26 at 8 am. 2) Quiz on Ecocolumn Info and Environmental Disasters on Monday 8/26. Study.

8/26: 1) Complete Ecology 2 Homework. Submit the assignment to Turnitin.com by Wed. 9/4 at 8 am. 2) Finish your Terrestrial Biome Foldable. Due on Wed 9/4.

9/4: Complete Ecology 3 Homework. Submit the assignment to Schoology by Mon 9/9 at 8 am. Finish your Aquatic Biomes Research. Due on Friday 9/6.

9/9: Complete Ecology 4 Homework. Submit the assignment to Schoology on Mon 9/16 at 8 am. Quiz on Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle on Wed 9/11.

9/16: Complete the Unit 1 Living World Quick Study Card. Due on Monday 9/23. Study for your test on this unit. Test will be on Monday 9/23 and will include a multiple choice section and a free response question.

9/23: Complete the Unit 2 Living World Biodiversity HW 1. Submit the assignment to Schoology by Mon 9/30 at 8 am.

9/30: Complete the Unit 2 Living World Biodiversity HW 2. Submit the assignment to Schoology by Mon 10/7 at 8 am.

10/7: Complete the Unit 2 Living World Biodiversity Quick Study Card. And study for your test on Unit 2 on Monday 10/14. Quick Study Card due on 10/14.

10/14: Complete the Unit 3 Populations 1 HW. Submit the assignment to Schoology by Mon 10/21 at 8 am.

Classwork Assignments

Basics

AP Environmental Science Syllabus

AP Environmental Science Curriculum Guide 2019

Lab Report Rubric

Summer Break FRQ

Turnitin Helpful Hints and Troubleshooting

What is Worse Environmentally?

HTPA Academic Honesty Assignment and Contract

10 Most Important Lab Safety Rules

HTPA Lab Safety Contract

Experimental Design Activity

I2 Graph Analysis and TAILS Information for Graphing

10 Habits of Highly Effective Students and How to Study

Unit 1 The Living World: Ecosystems

1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems

1.2 Terrestrial Biomes

1.8 Primary Productivity

1.9 Trophic Levels

1.10 Energy Flow and the Role of 10

1.11 Food Chains and Food Webs

Unit 2 The Living World: Biodiversity

2.1 Introduction to Biodiversity

2.2 Ecosystem Services

2.3 Island Biogeography

2.4 Ecological Tolerance

2.5 Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems

2.6 Adaptations

2.7 Ecological Succession

Unit 2 Review

Unit 3 Populations

3.1 Generalist and Specialist Species

3.2 K and R Selected Species

3.3 Survivorship Curves

3.4 Carrying Capacity

3.5 Population Growth and Resource Availability

3.6 Age Structure Diagrams

3.7 Total Fertility Rates

3.8 Human Population Dynamics

3.9 Demographic Transition

Unit 4 Earth Systems and Resources

4.1 Plate Tectonics

4.2 Soil Formation and Erosion

4.3 Soil Composition and Properties

4.4 Earth's Atmosphere

4.5 Global Wind Patterns

4.6 Watersheds

4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth's Seasons

4.8 Earth's Geography and Climate

4.9 El Nino and La Nina

Unit 5 Land and Water Use

5.1 Tragedy of the Commons

5.2 Clearcutting

5.3 Green Revolutions

5.4 Impacts of Agricultural Practices

5.5 Irrigation Methods

5.6 Pest Control Methods

5.7 Meat Production Methods

5.8 Impacts of Overfishing

5.9 Impacts of Mining

5.10 Impacts of Urbanization

5.11 Ecological Footprints

5.12 Introduction to Sustainability

5.13 Methods to Reduce Urban Runoff

5.14 Integrated Pest Management

5.15 Sustainable Agriculture

5.16 Aquaculture

5.17 Sustainable Forestry

Unit 6 Energy Resources and Consumption

6.1 Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources

6.2 Global Energy Consumption

6.3 Fuel Types and Uses

6.4 Distribution of Natural Energy Resources

6.5 Fossil Fuels

6.6 Nuclear Power

6.7 Energy and Biomass

6.8 Solar Energy

6.9 Hydroelectric Power

6.10 Geothermal Energy

6.11 Hydrogen Fuel Cells

6.12 Wind Energy

6.13 Energy Conservation

Unit 7 Atmospheric Pollution

7.1 Introduction to Air Pollution

7.2 Photochemical Smog

7.3 Thermal Inversion

7.4 Atmospheric CO2 and Particulates

7.5 Indoor Air Pollutants

7.6 Reduction of Air Pollution

7.7 Acid Rain

7.8 Noise Pollution

Unit 8 Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution

8.1 Sources of Pollution

8.2 Human Impacts of Ecosystems

8.3 Endocrine Disruptors

8.4 Human Impacts of Wetlands and Mangroves

8.5 Eutrophication

8.6 Thermal Pollution

8.7 Persistent Organic Pollutants

8.8 Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification

8.9 Solid Waste Disposal

8.10 Waste Reducation Methods

8.11 Sewage Treatment

8.12 Lethal Dose 50

8.13 Dose Response Curves

8.14 Pollution and Human Health

8.15 Pathogens and Infectious Diseases

Unit 9 Global Change

9.1 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

9.2 Reducing Ozone Depletion

9.3 The Greenhose Effect

9.4 Increases in the Greenhouse Gases

9.5 Global Climate Change

9.6 Ocean Warming

9.7 Ocean Acidification

9.8 Invasive Species

9.9 Endangered Species

9.10 Human Impacts of Biodiversity

AP Exam

2016 Excel Mock Calculator

Environmental Legislation and Agency Review PPT

Former FRQs Organized by Topics

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