Baylor School Honors and Advanced Placement Summer Reading 2017

Honors English / AP Language/ AP Literature 9th Grade Honors English A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines ISBN: 978-0375702709 10th Grade AP English Language and Composition Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo ISBN: 978-0812979329 11th Grade AP Literature Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison **All students must read the Vintage International paperback copy. Vintage International; 2nd edition (March 14, 1995)** ISBN-10: 0679732764 AP History AP World History Standage, Tom, A History of the World in 6 Glasses ISBN: 978-0802715524 AP European History Gottfried, Robert, The Black Death: Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe ISBN: 978-0029123706 AP US History Ellis, Joseph J., Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation ISBN: 978-0375705243 AP Human Geography Weiner, Eric, The Geography of Bliss ISBN: 978-0446698894 AP Mathematics AP Statistics Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data by Charles Wheelan. ISBN # 978-0393347777 Paperback / Kindle / Nook / iBook

AP Physics A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, Chapters 1 -15. Paperback / Kindle / Nook / iBook ISBN: 978-0767908184

AP World Languages AP Chinese Common Knowledge about Chinese Culture by Wang Yi ISBN: 978-9628746491 (Used copies available only) AP French The link below includes instructions as well as links and PDFs for rising AP French students to continue to keep up their proficiency over the summer: sites.google.com/site/francaisapbaylorschool/ AP Spanish: Spanish Language El Delantal Blanco by Sergio Vodanovic AP Spanish: Spanish Literature La Casa de Bernarda Alba by Federico García Lorca Spanish 500 Captain Alatriste (translated in English) by Arturo Perez-Reverte AP Latin The Aeneid translated by Robert Fagles (Penguin edition) AP Science AP Biology: See attached packet. Please contact Dr. Elizabeth Forrester for more information about summer reading in this course at eforrester@baylorschool.org. AP Chemistry: Please contact Dr. Petrise Miles for more information about summer reading in this course at pmiles@baylorschool.org. AP Environmental Science: Read A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson ISBN: 978-0307279460 and complete attached packet of summer work. Please contact Dr. Dawn Richards for more information about summer reading in this course at drichards@baylorschool.org.

AP Biology Summer Assignment 2017-2018:

1. Purchase access to Integrating Concepts in Biology by clicking on the link below and click on thebook for "Baylor School- AP Biology- Fall 2017"https://store.trunity.com/products/baylor-school-ap-biology-forrester-summer-2017

2. Once you have access to the textbook, go to the STUDENT RESOURCES tab.

3. Read the following three sections under the Student Resources tab:a. Chapter 0: A Student's Guide to Integrating Concepts in Biology: A How-to Guideb. Student Guide to Effectively Using Integrating Concepts in Biologyc. What are the 5 Big Ideas of Biology? How are they Connected to each other and the 5

levels of Biology?

4. Complete BioMath Exploration 0.1: Is there a significant difference in two learningenvironments?Answer all 5 Integrating Questions. We will discuss the figure and your answers on the first day of class.

AP Environmental Science Summer Reading

Chapters  11—Before  the  creation  of  Shenandoah  Park,  humans  were  the  dominant  species  in  the  food  chain.  What  has  taken  their  place  since  the  creation  of  the  park?  What’s  the  most  dangerous  “predator”  for  Katz  in  this  chapter!?    

Chapter  12—How  has  the  land-­‐use  pattern  in  the  area  now  known  as  Shenandoah  National  Park  changed  over  the  past  100  years?    

Chapter  13—So  far  in  the  book,  what  are  your  thoughts  on  Bryson  (either  as  an  individual  or  as  an  author)?  Do  you  tend  to  agree  with  his  thoughts  or  are  you  offended  by  him?    

Chapter  14—Isn’t  the  story  of  Centralia  interesting?  We  will  discuss  the  wonders  of  the  coal  industry  this  year.  Jot  down  your  impressions  of  the  story.    

Chapter  15—What  positive  and  negative  impacts  has  the  Army  Corps  of  Engineers  had  in  the  Delaware  Valley,  in  Bryson’s  view?    

Chapter  16—How  have  economic  decline  and  out-­‐migration  (loss  in  population)  changed  the  character  of  the  rural  areas  of  New  England  over  the  past  century?  What  factors  contributed  to  the  economic  decline  and  the  out-­‐migration?  How  does  Bryson  benefit  from  this  out-­‐migration?    

Chapter  17—Is  Bryson  acting  like  an  idiot  in  this  chapter?    

Chapter  18—How  did  changes  in  leisure  and  consumption  patterns  among  Americans  affect  the  landscape  of  the  White  Mountains  over  the  past  100+  years?  Given  the  choice  yourself,  say  today,  would  you  hit  the  beach  or  head  for  the  mountains?    

Chapter  19—Now  that  Bryson  has  reached  Maine,  recall  what  he  experienced  way  back  in  Georgia.  What  are  the  regional  differences  in  land  use  and  culture?    

Chapter  20—What  regions  along  the  AT  are  most  welcoming  to  urban-­‐dwelling  hikers,  and  which  is  most  foreboding?  What  factors  put  Maine  in  the  latter  category?    

Chapter  21—Do  you  agree  with  Bryson’s  final  assertion  that  “he  hiked  the  Appalachian  Trail?”  What  percentage  of  something  do  you  have  to  cover  in  order  to  say  you’ve  “done  it?”  When  you  get  to  the  end  of  next  May,  how  will  you  know  you’ve  “done”  APES?    

 

 

 

 

 

Part  2:  Computation  

You  are  required  to  know  some  basic  math  skills  for  AP  Environmental  Science.    You  may  need  to  review  these  skills  since  you  MAY  NOT  USE  A  CALCULATOR  in  this  course  or  on  the  AP  exam  in  May.      

Task  1:  Review  these  prerequisite  basic  math  skills  (if  necessary).    You  may  use  the  links  below  for  a  quick  review.    There  is  no  written  work  to  be  turned  in  for  this  task.    

Percentages      

http://www.mathsisfun.com/percentage.html  

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/percntof.htm  

Dimensional  analysis  (your  chemistry  notebook  may  be  your  best  resource)  

http://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/fyp/mathrev/mr-­‐da.html  

http://www.chemprofessor.com/dimension_text.htm  

Scientific  notation  

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/exponent3.htm  

Long  division  and  multiplication  

http://www.mathsisfun.com/dividing-­‐decimals.html  

 

Task  2:  On  separate  pieces  of  paper,  complete  the  following  math  problems  without  a  calculator  and  showing  all  work.  Draw  a  box  around  your  final  answer.  Don’t  forget  to  use  units!    

1.    Between  1950  and  2000,  global  meat  production  increased  from  52  billion  kilograms  to  240  billion  kilograms.  During  this  period,  the  global  human  population  increased  from  2.6  billion  to  6.0  billion.      

a. Calculate  the  per  capita  (per  person)  meat  production  in  1950  and  in  2000.    

b. Use  the  values  from  part  (a)  to  calculate  the  change  in  global  per  capita  meat  production  during  this  50-­‐year  period  as  a  percentage  of  the  1950  value.                

2.    A  family  has  an  electric  hot-­‐water  heater  that  raises  the  water  temperature  to  140°F,  which  requires  0.20  kWh/gallon  at  a  cost  of  $0.10/kWh.  Each  person  in  the  family  of  four  showers  once  a  day  for  an  average  of  10  minutes  per  shower.  The  shower  has  a  flow  rate  of  5.0  gallons  per  minute.  kWh  is  a  measure  of  electricity  use,  but  you  don’t  need  to  fully  understand  that  yet.    This  problem  can  be  solved  simply  using  dimensional  analysis.         a.  Calculate  the  total  amount  of  water  that  the  family  uses  per  year  for       taking  showers.         b.  The  annual  cost  of  the  electricity  for  the  family  showers,  assuming  that         2.5  gallons  per  minute  of  the  water  used  is  from  the  hot-­‐water  heater.              3.  Please  refer  to  the  graph  to  answer  the  questions  below.    The  major  issues  in  modern  agriculture  include  the  use  of  genetically  modified  (GM)  crops  and  the  implementation  of  sustainable  agricultural  practices.  The  following  graph  shows  the  increase  in  the  use  of  GM  crops  in  both  developing  and  industrialized  countries  from  1995  to  2004.    a.  Calculate  the  increase  in  the  area  of  land  used  for  growing  GM  crops  in  developing  countries  from  1999  to  2003.  Express  your  answer  as  a  percentage  of  the  1999  value.    

b.    Calculate  the  annual  rate  of  increase  in  land  area  used  for  growing  GM  crops  in  industrialized  countries  from  1997  to  1999.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 4.    Battery  electric  vehicles  (BEVs)  have  been  introduced  to  consumers  as  an  alternative  way  to  reduce  the  environmental  effects  caused  by  use  of  internal-­‐combustion  engine  (ICE)  vehicles.  A  comparison  of  both  vehicle  types  can  help  determine  whether  the  use  of  BEVs  would  be  beneficial  in  the  future.      

a.  Assume  that  the  fuel  efficiency  of  the  ICE  vehicle  is  25  miles  per  gallon  (mpg)  and  that  gasoline  costs  $3.75  per  gallon  (gal).    

    Calculate  the  cost  of  gasoline  per  mile.    

b. The  charger  supplies  energy  to  the  BEV  battery  at  an  average  rate  of  4.0    kilowatts  (kW)  and  fully  charges  the  BEV  battery  in  7.0  hours.  The  car  will  run  for  100  miles  on  a  full  charge.  The  cost  of  electricity  is  $0.11  per  kilowatt-­‐hour  (kWh).  

        Calculate  the  cost  of  the  electricity  to  fully  charge  the  battery.  Assume       that  the  battery  is  not  charged  to  begin  with.         Calculate  the  cost  of  electricity  per  mile  to  drive  the  BEV.    

c. When  it  is  driven  100  miles,  the  ICE  vehicle  contributes  72.8  pounds  (lb)  of    CO2  from  the  burning  of  the  gasoline.  The  drilling,  refining,  and  transportation  costs  of  getting  the  gasoline  to  the  gas  station  add  an  additional  17.7  lb  of  CO2  per  100  miles.  The  BEV  does  not  emit  any  CO2  itself,  but  the  extraction,  transportation,  and  combustion  of  the  coal  that  produced  the  electricity  at  the  power  plant  add  63.6  lb  of  CO2  for  the  same  100  miles.  

 

                                           Calculate  the  difference  in  the  amount  of  CO2  that  would  enter  the                              

                                           atmosphere  if  both  cars  were  driven  100  miles.