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(APES)! I m s excited that yu have decided t take this class, and my intentin is that yu learn A LOT abut yur wrld.

1 APES 2017 SUMMER ASSIGNMENT Jhn Champe HS, Mrs. Dawn Buskey NAME: ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT IS DUE THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS WE WILL BE GOING OUTSIDE FOR OUR FIRST CLASS QUIZ ON PREREQUISITES WILL BE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL Welcme t AP Envirnmental Science (APES)! I m s excited that yu have decided t take this class, and my intentin is that yu learn A LOT abut yur wrld. The majr tpics f the class are: Intrductin t Envirnmental Science Energy Systems and Resurces atmsphere, sil, grundwater, and gelgy The Living Wrld ecsystems and cycles Ppulatins demgraphics, dynamics and grwth Land and Water Use agriculture, frestry, mining, fishing and glbal ecnmics Energy Resurces and Cnsumptin fssil fuels, nuclear energy, cnservatin, and cnsumptin Pllutin types f pllutin and its impact, waste dispsal Glbal Change zne, glbal warming, lss f bidiversity AP Exam Review This summer assignment will give yu a brief verview f all f the tpics we will g ver this year, give yu an intrductin t hw the class will wrk, and address sme f the assciated prerequisites fr this curse. There are six parts t the summer assignment. Each part in itself shuld nt be t hard r take t lng, but if yu wait until the last minute t d all f them it will prbably seem like a lt f wrk. I suggest ding a little at a time it s never t sn t learn t plan ut yur time. I recmmend gathering schl supplies befre schl starts. Fr this class yu will need: ne 2-inch binder with dividers fr 8 sectins (this will be kept in the classrm) ne sturdy 2-pcket flder t carry t/frm class all year lseleaf paper (in yur binder) clred pens and highlighters (fr ntes we will use in class and at hme) 3 small r 1 jumb glue stick (als t be kept in the classrm) If pssible, please als get yur wn cpy f the Barrn s AP Envirnmental Science Review bk (keep at hme), as yu will be referring t it regularly thrughut the year. *Yu may als want t have sme things fr the days we g utside, such as a hat, sunscreen, bug spray, ld sneakers r bts, ld clthes (specifically lng pants). Fr classes where we will g utside r need specific gear, Mrs. Buskey will ntify yu in advance (via remind message) s yu knw t cme prepared. If yu have any questins abut these assignments, feel free t me at dawn.buskey@lcps.rg r send me a remind text message. I will be checking my peridically thrughut the summer. The summer assignment will cunt fr a significant prtin f yur first nine weeks grade. All wrk turned in must be yur wn. The criteria and pint value fr each part f the assignment is listed. PART Get Cnnected with Mrs. Buskey (12 pints, estimated time: 15 minutes) me with the fllwing infrmatin: (dawn.buskey@lcps.rg) Briefly intrduce yurself (interests, emplyment, career/cllege aspiratins, etc) List high schl science curses yu have taken s far Explain why yu chse t take this curse Describe yurself as a learner (hw yu learn best, what yu mst enjy, etc) Is there anything else I shuld knw abut yu as it pertains t this class? Sign up t receive REMIND messages by t Jin ur VISION curse by searching Buskey, chse APES, enrlment cde is Buskey

2 PART Review Prerequisites & Quiz (40 pints ttal, estimated time: minutes) Fr each wrd belw, write a brief definitin. Fr each chemical frmula, write the full name f the element r cmpund. A quiz n this infrmatin will take place the first week f class (nt the first day). The quiz will be wrth 30 pints. The frmat f the quiz will be matching, s making flashcards r a quizlet may be a gd idea. Yu will retake the quiz if necessary until yu receive an 85% r higher. Organic vs. Inrganic Natural vs. Synthetic Kinetic vs. Ptential Energy Radiactive Decay Half Life Law f Cnservatin f Matter 1 st Law f Thermdynamics 2 nd Law f Thermdynamics Entrpy Organism Species Ppulatin Cmmunity Ecsystem Prducers/Auttrphs Cnsumers/Hetertrphs Decmpsers Phtsynthesis (reactants & prducts) Cellular Respiratin (reactants & prducts) Aerbic vs. Anaerbic Adaptatin Mutatin Gene Trait Chrmsme Gene Pl Natural Selectin Bidiversity Extinctin Plate Tectnics Weathering Climate Change Minerals vs. Rcks Weather vs. Climate CO 2 CO C 6 H 12 O 6 CH 4 H 2 H 2 O N 2 NO x NO 3- NH 3 O 2 O 3 P PO 4 3- S SO 2 Cl 2 K NaCl Pb Hg Rn U

3 PART Take EdPuzzle Quizzes & Ntes (45 pints, estimated time: minutes) G t and create an edpuzzle accunt (yu nly need t make a username and passwrd, s yu dn t need t prvide an r any persnal infrmatin t sign up). Then, jin ur class by entering this cde: kuejed Yu ll see there are 3 shrt vides here fr ur class. These vides are by Paul Andersn (Bzeman Science), and we will be watching vides frm him thrughut the year alng with ur curse cntent. Watch each vide ne at a time. As yu watch, there will be questins embedded in the vide, and these are yur quiz questins and will be graded by me. When yu cme t a questin, yu will have t answer it befre yu mve n in the vide. T help yu answer the questins, yu can rewatch any part f the vide as many times as yu like. Hwever, yu cannt fast frward r skip any part f the vide. Als, while yu watch, take ntes frm each vide in the bxes prvided belw. Yur ntes shuld be bulleted phrases (nt sentences), include imprtant diagrams r graphics, and include definitins/explanatins with vcabulary terms. Please d yur best and be thrugh. Add clr t yur ntes (circle in different clrs, highlight key wrds, etc. t help yur brain absrb the inf) PLATE TECTONICS: take ntes frm Bzeman s Plate Tectnics vide belw

4 SELECTION: take ntes frm Bzeman s Selectin vide belw (incrprate flwchart) Selectin Natural Selectin Artificial Selectin Eclgical Selectin Sexual Selectin Intersexual Intrasexual ENERGY TRANSFER: take ntes frm Bzeman s Energy Transfer vide belw

5 PART Analyze a Mvie (25 pints, estimated time: 90 minutes) Find the vide Aftermath: Ppulatin Zer) n yutube. The vide is apprximately 5 hurs in length. Make sure ne f yur parents signs the sheet after yu watch the vide. As yu watch the vide and fill in yur thughts belw, fcus n envirnmental issues (energy, wildlife, agriculture, water, pllutin, etc). I m aware that everyne n Earth culd nt just disappear, but I m als aware that there is a tn f APES cntent buried in this film that will help acclimate yu t ur cntent. My child watched the Aftermath: Ppulatin Zer film in its full duratin. Parent Name: Parent Signature: I already knew I did nt knw I fund interesting I fund wrrisme I wuld like t knw

6 PART Explre the Natural Wrld (30 pints, estimated time: 30 minutes r mre) Visit a natural utdr area and g fr a walk. Please g beynd yur neighbrhd. Take a selfie in this natural area and make it yur prfile pic n ur visin page. Date f uting: Time f day: Duratin: Lcatin: Wh went with yu? Observe and describe: flra (plants) fauna (animals) gelgy f the area type f path yu are walking n (grass, sand, rck, etc.) Find a quiet spt t sit fr at least 5 minutes. Clse yur eyes and listen t the sunds arund yu. What sunds are natural? Are there human made sunds? Write a reflectin f this experience. This shuld be ne paragraph. Is this natural area really natural? Explain. Hw d yu think this area appeared 25 years ag? 200 years ag? 20,000 years ag? Hw d yu think it will appear in 25 years? 200 years? Hw did yu feel being utside? D yu nrmally spend time in nature, r is this an unusual experience fr yu? PART 6. Examine Current Events (20 pints, estimated time: 30 minutes) Cmplete Part 6 in the Current Events Discussin Frum n class VISION page, NOT n this paper Find a current news article frm a reputable science surce (Discver, Science, Natinal Gegraphic, Wall Street Jurnal, NY Times, etc) abut a current issue in envirnmental science, then pst the frum with the fllwing infrmatin: Cpy the web link t yur article Title f article, Authr, Surce What is the main envirnmental issue addressed in this article? Summarize the article in ne paragraph. What questins d yu have abut the issue? 6. What is yur pinin f the issue? 7. Hw des the issue impact yu?

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