AP Environmental Science (APES) 2009-2010
Instructor: Peg Cornell
Email: peg.cornell@corvallis.k12.or.us
Website: www.csd509j.net/cvhs/staff/cornelp
NEW! Green Job Trends 2009
APES Course Description and General Information
Quotes
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. ~Margaret Mead
Be the change you want to see in the world. ~Gandhi
If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more.
If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. ~Oprah Winfrey
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress
can be judged by the way its animals are treated. ~Gandhi
Student Work 2007-2009: CVHS Sustainable School Initiative
Sustainability 2009-2010: The Energy Challenge
Semester 1 Projects
Consumerism Project: Book & Consumer Log (Due October 23 - done!)
Semester 1 Materials/Resources/Activities
Unit 1: Introduction to Ecological Thinking (Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 28) (Test 1 October 1)
Unit 2: The Physical World (Chapters 3, 4, 6, 15 and 16) (Test 2 October 27)
Unit 3: The Living World (Chapters 4 - 8) (Test 3 November 24)
Unit 4: Population Ecology (Chapters 9 & 10) (Test 4 December 8)
Unit 5: Land Use (Chapters 14, 16 & 23) (Test January 7)
Unit 6: Energy (Chapters 17 & 18) (No unit test, this material will be covered on the final exam)
Semester 1 Cumulative Final Exam (Chapters 1-18, 23 & 28) January 28
Review Questions and Activities for Chapters 17 & 18 are optional
Semester 2 Projects
Sustainability Text Book Assignment
Sustainable School Initiative Report (April)
Sustainable School Initiative Final Report & Class Presentation (June)
Semester 2 Materials/Resources/Activities
Unit 7: Risk & Pollution (Chapters 19, 20, 22 & 24) Test March 2
Unit 8: Global Change (Chapters 11-13 & 21) Test April 1
April/May Assignments
Biodiversity Project (Due May. If you are taking the APES Exam, you are exempt from this assignment)
APES Exam Review Materials (APES Exam May, 2010)
June Assignment
Sustainable School Initiative Final Report and Class Presentations
Completed Projects 2007-2008
Consumerism Project: Book & Consumer Log (Due October 9, 2008)
RECYCLING PRESENTATION FOR ADVISOR (October 22, 2007)
APES Sustainability Report (due April 9)
Part III: APES Sustainability Report due April 9
Spring Expectations for Sustainability Groups
Special Partnership Project 2006-2007: Chintimini Wildlife Center
A. Blackberry Eradication
See Chintimini Wildlife Center for specific data and other information
B. Survey Techniques
See Chintimini Wildlife Center for specific requirements
Earth Week 2007
Earth Week April 2007 Activities Poster
Earth Week Advisor Presentation Script from April 2007
Earth Week April 2007 Poster Topics
Elementary Earth Day Presentations (April 21 & 23): Script from April 2007: Top 20 Things You Can Do to Save The Planet
Earth Week 2009
CVHS Earth Week Activities (April 13-17): Facts for Earth Week Posters
All Sustainability Groups will make and present a poster for Earth Fair, April 16th
For more facts and information, check out Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things from the textbook section of the CVHS library.