AP Environmental
Meteorologists
Lawyers
Journalists
Economists
United Nations
Architects
Financial Services
Alternative Energy Fields
Business Professionals
Sociologists
Government Jobs
Engineers
Non-Profits
Health Services
Undecided
Technicians
Radiologists
Anthropologists
Realtors
AP Environmental Science 602570
Year 11, 12 1 elective credit or 3rd Science credit (Optional AP
test--cost: Approx. $87.00), Lab Fee: $20.00
(Prerequisite: B or better Biology credit AND one year of B or
better in either Chemistry or Physics credit AND B or better in
Secondary Math II)
This class is equivalent to a one-semester course of
Environmental Science in college. The goal of this course is to
provide students with the tools necessary to understand the
connections of ecosystems of the earth, identify problems that
are both natural and human-made, then evaluate them and
become part of the solution.
Areas of interest include: Radiation Exposure, Toxic wastes,
CO2 related solutions, Alternative Energy Resources, Global
warming, Species extinction, Air and Water pollution,
Population Dynamics, Natural Resource Management,
Recycling and Tropical Rain Forest Loss.
Current Scientific Advances
Solar Car
Self contained biosphere
Lithium Batteries
Vertical Farming
Electric vehicles
Biofuels
• http://science.discovery.com/videos/brink-package-algaeto-oil.html
• http://science.howstuffworks.com/algae-biodiesel.htm
• http://science.howstuffworks.com/algae-biodiesel.htm
• http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuelefficiency/alternative-fuels/biodiesel.htm
• http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/alternativefuels/biodiesel.htm
Chemical and Environmental
Applications
• Better manufacturing
processes and consumer
products
• Create organisms that
reduce landfill waste
 Produce enzymes used in
laundry detergents.
 Develop biodegradable bioplastics
 Develop biofuels
Saving the World’s Marine
Ecosystems
If the oceans die so do we