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A P Environmental ScienceA P Environmental Science
Wanda Moccio
2012-2013
Welcome to
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Goals of the CourseGoals of the Course
Students will learn concepts and information from:
• the natural sciences of ecology, biology, chemistry, earth science and physics
• the social sciences of economics, politics and ethics
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To help understand the following:• How the earth works• How we affect the earth’s
environment• How to live sustainably
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APES JournalAPES Journal
Quarterly Assignment
1. 5 current article responses
2. 5 website evaluations
3. 3 Free-Response practice AP Exam questions
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Syllabus and grading policy can be accessed on class wiki: www.apes.greenwich.wikispaces.net
Homework is posted daily through the portal – links to Google doc homework posting
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Class Activities so far:
RAISING AWARENESS
1. Life Cycle Analysis of a Sneaker
2. I = P x A x T how do we measure impact globally?
3. Ecological Footprint Calculation: how many earth’s do I use? How do I measure my impact?
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COLLECTING DATA TO ANALYZE CHANGE
1. Tree Lab (what do scientists do?)
- find and ID 12 trees
-create collection (archival data)
- GPS located
-determine benefit (CO2 sequestering, energy savings)
-assess validity of resources
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2. Biodiversity in leaf litter
- collection and identification
- weather data correlation
- introduction to metrics calculating diversity indexes
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Coming up next weekComing up next week
In the computer lab introducing students to Geospatial Technology
Purpose: to assess the biome distribution on earth and the impact on them of rising temperature and changes in global distribution of precipitation 20, 50 and 80 years in the future
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Field Day: Greenwich AudubonField Day: Greenwich Audubon
Two functions:
1. participate in Hawk Watch (early morning)
2. conduct a water quality analysis
a. at site gather flow data, physical properties of stream observations, water sampling and storage for testing, macro invertebrate sampling
b. back in class: ID and perform metrics on macro’s; chemical analysis of water
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The AP ExamThe AP Exam
All students participating in AP classes at Greenwich High School are expected to take the AP exam offered in May, including UConn ECE students.