Evens' APES
Date: August 18th or August 19th
Class: AP Environmental Science
Learning Objective: Students expand their knowledge or history of human impacts on the environment and examine the human carbon footprint.
Science Practice Theme: Science is a method of learning more about the world
Openers/Reminders: Welcome to the first day of the 2015 - 2016 school year
What will happen: Roll Call/ Seating Chart/ Expectations/ Discussion of Website/ Notes Chapter 1/ What an FRQ is/ AP Central Website/ Overview of an AP class and the exam/ Carbon Footprint activity
Chapter: 1
Homework: Review your notes
Exit Question: What is the difference between the carbon footprint of developing versus developed countries?
Date: August 20th or August 21st
Class: AP Environmental Science
Learning Objective: Students understand the concept and impact of the Tragedy of the Commons
Science Practice Theme: Humans have had an impact on the environment for as long as they have been around.
Openers/Reminders: Recall the implecations of population size and resource use on impact on the environment.
What will happen: Roll call/ Textbooks/ Review first day concepts/ Chapter 1 notes/ Harden Reading and questions in groups/ Handout Chapter 1 questions
Chapter: 1
Homework: Begin reading chapter 1/ work on chapter 1 questions/ Finish Harden questions if they were not completed in class
Exit Question: Do we live sustainably? Although this gives away the answer - why not?
Date: August 24th or August 25th
Class: AP Environmental Science
Learning Objective: Students understand that there is solar capital and natural capital and that the enviroment provides us with many services.
Science Practice Theme: Technology and population growth have enabled humans to increase both the rate and scale of their impact on the environment.
Openers/Reminders: You do not have to bring your textbooks to class, you may leave them at home.
What will happen: Chapter 1 notes/ Tragedy of the Commons video/
Chapter: 1
Homework: Read Chapter 1 and work on chapter questions/
Exit Question: Think of a resource in your life taht the Tragedy of the Commons applies to.
Date: August 26th or August 27th
Class: AP Environmental Science
Learning Objective: Students understand that resources are global and finite
Science Practice Theme: Technology and population growth have enabled humans to increase both the rate and scale of their impact on the environment.
Openers/Reminders: There is no such thing as away and there are no new resouces coming to the planet except solar energy.
What will happen: Chapter 1 notes/ Happy Fishing activites in groups of 4
Chapter: 1 and 2
Homework: Work on the chapter 1 and 2 questions. They will be due when you have a chpater 1/2 test.
Exit Question: Why did you not survive in the game? What was the reason that within a few years all the families were gone?
Date: August 28th or August 31st
Class: AP Environmental Science
Learning Objective:
Science Practice Theme: Environmental problems have a cultural and social context
Openers/Reminders: DO NOT get behind in the reading and questions!/ Unit 1 test will be on the 3rd or the 8th depending on the period.
What will happen: Chapter 2 notes/ Reading The Lorax and answering questions/ Review seeing these lessons on this website
Chapter: 2
Homework: Read Chapter 2/ Finish The Lorax questions if not completed in class - a pdf of the book is linked on the assignments pages, as well as the questions
Exit Question: Why was he called the ONCELER? and why was it called a THNEED?
Date: September 1st or September 2nd
Class: AP Environmental Science
Learning Objective: Students will understand that energy comes in many forms and that matter is neither created or destroyed.
Science Practice Theme: Science is a process
Openers/Reminders: No school Friday September 4th (Admissions Day observed) or Monday September 7th (Labor Day)
What will happen: Summer Assignment is due!/ Unit 1 test will be on the 3rd or the 8th depending on the class/
Period 2 we have the 9th grade Code of Conduct assemblywhich means that they must watch the videos at home/ Review sheet for the Unit test will be given out/ Feedback video and Human Impact Video (period 2 will have to watch these 2 videos at home because of the Assembly - they are linked under Units)/ Chapter 2 notes
Chapter: 2
Homework: Read Chapter 2 and complete chapter questions/ Study for the test/ The study guide will not be collected this is to help you study for the test
Exit Question: How much time will you dedicate to studying for the test? (now double that)
Date: September 3rd or September 8th
Class: AP Environmental Science
Learning Objective: Students understand carrying capacity and the impact of populations on the environment.
Science Practice Theme: The human population size has had an impact on the environment.
Openers/Reminders: Systematically turn in your homework and quietly review for the test.
What will happen: Unit #1 test - Chapters 1 and 2/ Homework is due at this time/ Begin Chapter 6 notes/ Chapter 6 Questions passed out/
Chapter: 6
Homework: Begin reading chapter 6 and working on the chapter questions/ Reflect on whether you feel like you studied enough for the test.
Exit Question: What are some factors that have allowed the population to grow exponentially?