Teacher:Mr. Amato

AP Environmental Science

In APES you will study topics that include…

• Energy• Waste management• Pollution• Soil and water quality• Ecology• Population• Global footprint

Topics

• 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

Benefits

• Environmental Scientists• National Parks and

Preserves Environmentalist• Agriculture and Natural

Resource Careers• Environmental Engineer• Forestry Career• Geologist• Green Jobs• Zoologist

Careers Related to the Environmental Science Field

• Biologists• Mining Engineer• Oceanographer• Land Management• Life Scientist• Ecologist• Paleontologist• Urban and Land Use

Planner• Waste Management

Careers

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

• The course and AP test cover the following seven content areas:• 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%)

• 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.

Strategies for Success

DO WHAT YOU CAN TO UNDERSTAND AND

PRESERVE THE PLANET

Take AP Environmental Science