Transcript AP Environmental Science

AP Environmental Science
Teacher:
Mr. Amato
Topics
In APES you will study
topics that include…
• Energy
• Waste management
• Pollution
• Soil and water quality
• Ecology
• Population
• Global footprint
Benefits
• Good starter AP science
course
• A better knowledge of
current events
• A greater
understanding of the
balance of nature
• Knowledge of the
“green” phenomenon
• Outdoor activities
Benefits
• Gives a good background for other sciences
• Could lead you to a potential career
• Gives knowledge that will help you achieve
career goals
• Gives college credit so you can take higher
level courses in college.
• Perhaps you will want to hug a tree
Careers Related to the
Environmental Science Field
• Environmental Scientists
• National Parks and
Preserves Environmentalist
• Agriculture and Natural
Resource Careers
• Environmental Engineer
• Forestry Career
• Geologist
• Green Jobs
• Zoologist
Careers
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Biologists
Mining Engineer
Oceanographer
Land Management
Life Scientist
Ecologist
Paleontologist
Urban and Land Use
Planner
• Waste Management
Curricular Requirements
and Goals
– The course uses earth science, biology,
and chemistry to understand the
interrelationships of the natural world.
– The course includes methods for analyzing
and interpreting information and
experimental data, including mathematical
calculations.
Curricular Requirements
and Goals
– 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
solutions for resolving or preventing them.
– 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 (on average).
Curricular Requirements
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The course and AP test cover the following
seven content areas:
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Earth Systems and Resources (10-15%)
The Living World (10-15%)
Population (10-15%)
Land and Water Use (10-15%)
Energy Resources and Consumption (10-15%)
Pollution (25-30%)
Global Change (10-15%)
Strategies for Success
• Read the text and take
notes with vocabulary.
• Participate in labs.
• Relate what you are
learning to an
environmental issue so you
can remember it better.
• Stay organized and keep
everything.
• Share your opinions and
take in the opinion of all
sides.
DO WHAT YOU CAN TO
UNDERSTAND AND PRESERVE THE
PLANET
Take AP Environmental Science