AP Environmental Science
Unit One: Defining environmental science & reviewing some
history to see how we arrived where we are today
Chapters 1 & 2, Living in the Environment, 14th edition,
G. Tyler Miller
This is our Approximate Schedule
Date
Aug 26
Aug 27
Aug 30
Aug 31
Sept 1
Sept 2
Sept 3
Sept 6
Topic/Activity
Handouts
Discussion
Discussion of discussion
Teacher introduction
-Course projects/expectations
-Introduce Yourself! assignment
-Questions on anything so far?
-Finish Student introductions
-“About Me” sheets if time
Blue Planet
Video and brief discussion
COMPUTER LAB (Thursdays will be
Computer Lab days)
Activity: World Population Growth
-Finish activity
-Discussion chapter 1
Labor Day! NO SCHOOL!
Relax with your family
Sept 7
Activity: Let’s Go Fishing!
Sept 8
-Continue chapter 1 discussion
-Start President table
10:00
arrival
Sept 9
Homefun
-Read student info sheet, Do your “About Me”.
-Do your introduction. email photo by 7:30 AM or
bring on a flash drive
-Begin reading chapter 1, take notes; write
down questions about things you want to discuss
-continue reading chapter 1, take notes; write
down ?s
Keep reading…
(if you really want to learn ES, read the
book…you’re studying for the AP test all year)
Finish Chapter 1 reading
Begin news articles collection
Collect one news item/week. Write complete
but concise summary & analysis. Upload link to
http://delicious.com/hsapes
Begin reading Chapter 2, take notes, write
questions. Bring book tomorrow
continue reading, take notes, write questions
add Bush & Obama to your table
COMPUTER LAB
Power point person
Present ppt.
finish your power point slides
Read, review, bring questions for tomorrow
Sept 14
Questions and Discussion chapter 2
Discuss Obama’s views & action on
environment so far
Review
Sept 15
Test Chapters 1 & 2
Sept 16
COMPUTER LAB
Begin Chapter 3…Science & the
media
Sept 10
Sept 13
Finish reading chapter 2
Study for test