Evens' APES
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?
Date: September 9th or 10th
Class: AP Environmental Science
Learning Objective: Students will understand historical population sizes; distribution; fertility rates; growth rates and doubling times; demographic transition and age-structure diagrams.
Science Practice Theme: Huamn survival depends on advancements.
Openers/Reminders: Hopefully the Unit 1 test is graded. Review the questions and seeing the correct answers is an important step in learning for the AP Exam. Monday is an unassigned day - no school
What will happen: Chapter 6 notes/ Model how to do what is your number/ 7 billion people video/ 7 billion is a big number video/ Look at the world population clock/ Population Math Handout
Chapter: 6
Homework: Do what is your number - link under Unit 2/ Chapter 6 reading and questions
Exit Question: What do you predict your number is? What category of an age structure diagram do you fall in?
Date: September 11th or 15th
Class: AP Environmental Science
Learning Objective: Students understand that hunger, disease, economic effects, resource use and habitate distruction is the result of population growth.
Science Practice Theme: Population growth has had an impact on the rate and scale of environmental degredation.
Openers/Reminders: Reflect on what your number in 7 billion was
What will happen: Finish the Chapter 6 notes/ Population Paradox video and questions
Chapter: 6
Homework: Study for Unit 2 test/ Finish Chapter 6 questions/
Exit Question:
Date: September 16th or September 17th
Class: AP Environmental Science
Learning Objective: Students understand that
Science Practice Theme:
Openers/Reminders:
What will happen: Census data activity/ Age structure Diagram activity
Chapter: 6
Homework: You should have finished the Chapter 6 questions by now. Study for test.
Exit Question: What are the basic age structure shapes for Western Europe? Africa? The United States?