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24 Jan 1 Syllabus

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2 Lab: Fishing for the Future

3 Notes: Ecosystems (Ch. 3)

Ch. 3-4 Supplemental Notes

Suggested Reading: 3.1-3.2

27 Jan 4 Lab: Producers and Consumers

5 Wksht: How Ecosystems Work

Suggested Reading: 3.3-3.4

28 Jan 6 How to APES

- StreamWatch Groups (first SW 2/7)

- Environmental Service Hours (due 3/27)

- AP Classroom Progress Checks

StreamWatch ID Guide (due 2/3)

Project: Book Report - Due to Canvas 2/18 by 7:25AM

Ch. 1-2 Take Home TEST - TWO parts, both due 1/30 by 7:25AM

Suggested Reading: 3.5-3.6

29 Jan 7 Lab: Carbon Cycle

8 Wksht: Carbon Cycle

Suggested Reading: 4.1-4.2

REMINDER: Ch 1-2 Home Exam Due Tomorrow! (both parts by 7:25AM)

30 Jan 9 Lab: Nitrogen Cycle

10 Wksht: Tracking the Path of Nitrogen

11 Notes: Evolution (Ch. 4)

Suggested Reading: 4.3-4.4

31 Jan 12 Lab: Modeling Evolution

13 Article: Gaia Hypothesis

Suggested Reading: 4.5-4.6

REMINDER: StreamWatch ID Guide due Mon, 2/3

3 Feb 14 Lab: Island Biogeography

15 Article: Weird World of Islands

4 Feb Ch. 3-4 TEST (Ecosystems & Evolution)

16 Article: Borders of an Ecosystem

17 Notes: Populations (Ch. 5)

Ch 5-6 Supplemental Notes

Suggested Reading: 5.1

5 Feb 18 Lab: Succession

Suggested Reading: 5.2

6 Feb 19 Lab: Predator Prey Interaction

Suggested Reading: 5.3

7 Feb First StreamWatch Day!!

10 Feb 20 Lab: Species Diversity

Suggested Reading: 6.1-6.2

11 Feb 21 Lab: Survivorship

Suggested Reading: 6.3-6.4

12 Feb 22 Notes: Human Population (Ch. 6)

23 Lab: Power of Pyramids

13 Feb Ch. 5-6 TEST (Populations)

24 Notes: Terrestrial Biodiversity (Ch. 7)

Ch 7-8 Supplemental Notes

25 Article: Arctic Shifts

Suggested Reading: 7.1

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1st NOTEBOOK CHECK (items #1-25): Friday, 14 Feb 2025

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14 Feb Notebook Check (#1-25)

26 Case Study: Global Forests

27 Article: West Africa's Last Rainforest

Suggested Reading: 7.2

REMINDER: Book Report due to Canvas by 7:25AM on 2/18

18 Feb Book Report Culminating Activity (project due to Canvas by 7:25 AM on 2/18)

Project: Ecological Study (due to Canvas by 7:25AM on 3/3)

(TOPIC SIGN-UP available @2:30PM)

Suggested Reading: 7.3

24 Feb EcoStudy Project Workday

Suggested Reading: 8.1

25 Feb 28 Lab: Factors That Influence Ecosystems

29 Notes: Aquatic Biodiversity (Ch. 8)

Suggested Reading: 8.2

26 Feb 30 Lab: Coral Reef Biodiversity

Suggested Reading: 8.3

27 Feb EcoStudy Project Workday

Suggested Reading: 8.4-8.5

28 Feb StreamWatch Day

31 Lab: River & Stream Systems

REMINDER: EcoStudy Project DUE to Canvas by 7:25AM on Monday, 3/3

3 Mar 32 Biome Match

4 Mar Ch. 7-8 TEST (Biomes)

33 Notes: Species Approach (Ch. 9)

Ch 9-11 Supplemental Notes

34 Article: Save Coral Reefs

Suggested Reading: 9.1-9.2

5 Mar 35 Lab: Endangered Species

Suggested Reading: 9.3-9.4

6 Mar Activity: Cats Into Borneo

36 Case Study: Illegal Immigration

37 Notes: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity (Ch. 10)

Suggested Reading: 10.1-10.3

7 Mar 38 Lab: Ripple Effect

39 Article: Wolf Killings

Suggested Reading: 10.4-10.6

10 Mar 40 Lab: Tree Cookies

41 Article: Burn, Baby, Burn

42 Lab: Forestry & Conservation - makeup version

Suggested Reading: 11.1-11.3

11 Mar 43 Lab: Forest Dilemmas

44 Article: Forestry in NC

45 Notes: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity (Ch. 11)

Suggested Reading: 11.4-11.6

12 Mar 46 Lab: Fisheries Mismanagement

13 Mar Ch. 9-11 TEST (Sustaining Biodiversity)

47 Notes: Food, Soil & Pests (Ch. 12)

Ch 12-13 Supplemental Notes

48 Article: Feed 9 Billion People

Suggested Reading: 12.1-12.2

14 Mar StreamWatch Day with GH Soil PIt Demo

Suggested Reading: 12.3-12.4

17 Mar 49 Lab: Soil Porosity & Permeability

Suggested Reading: 12.5-12.6

50 Lab: Pest Solutions

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2nd NOTEBOOK CHECK (items #26-50): 19 March 2025

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18 Mar 51 Notes: Water Resources (Ch. 13)

Suggested Reading: 13.1-13.3

REMINDER: StreamWatch Data Books Due Tomorrow (3/19)

19 Mar 52 Case Study: Global Grain

53 Article: Is Food Irradiation Safe

Suggested Reading: 13.4-13.7

20 Mar 54 Lab: Color Me a Watershed (coloring not required)

- Map showing land changes 2000-2020

21 Mar 55 Lab: Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics

56 Lab: Temperature & Chemical Weathering

24 Mar Ch. 12-13 TEST (Food & Water Resources) - Q4 grades begin here

57 Notes: Geology & Energy Resources (Ch. 14)

Ch 14-16 Supplemental Notes

58 Wksht: Rock Cycle

Suggested Reading: 14.1-14.2

25 Mar 59 Notes: Nonrenewable Resources (Ch. 15)

60 Lab: Cookie Mining

Energy Speed Dating Profile (for your assigned energy source)

Suggested Reading: 15.1-15.3

26 Mar 61 Case Study: Oil & Natural Gas

62 Notes: Renewable Resources (Ch. 16)

Suggested Reading: 15.4-15.5

27 Mar 63 Lab: Energy Speed Dating

Suggested Reading: 16.1-16.3

28 Mar StreamWatch Day

7 Apr Project: StreamWatch Ecological Study (due to Canvas by 7:25AM on 4/21)

- How to get Started

64 Lab: Mission Possible

Suggested Reading: 16.4-16.6

8 Apr 65 Lab: Ecological Footprint

66 Article: Footprint of a Digital Economy

Suggested Reading: 16.7-16.9

9 Apr SW EcoStudy Project Workday

- Next steps

10 Apr Ch. 14-16 TEST (Geology & Energy Resources)

67 Notes: Risk, Toxicology & Human Health (Ch. 17)

Ch 17-19 Supplemental Notes

68 Article: Vaping Linked

Suggested Reading: 17.1-17.2

11 Apr 69 Case Study: Persistent Organic Pollutants

70 Notes: Air & Air Pollution (Ch. 18)

71 Article: Smallest of Pollutants

Suggested Reading: 17.3-17.5

14 Apr StreamWatch Day - (RAIN DELAY from 4/11)

72 Lab: Lichens as Indicators

Suggested Reading: 18.1-18.3

15 Apr 73 Lab: Criteria Pollutant Bingo

74 Lab: Auto Emissions

Suggested Reading: 18.4-18.6

16 Apr SW EcoStudy Project Workday

- Final Steps

17 Apr 75 Lab: Emissions Trading

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3rd NOTEBOOK CHECK (items #51-75): 23 April 2025

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17 Apr 76 Notes: Climate Change (Ch. 19)

77 Article: Sea Level Bill

REMINDER: SW EcoStudy (abstract, intro, disc only) due to Canvas by 7:25AM on 4/21

FULL hard copy due in class (IF absent 4/21, EMAIL ME full copy)

21 Apr 78 Lab: Global Warming & the IPCC

79 Article: Global Warming is Epic

22 Apr Ch. 17-19 TEST (Health, Air Pollution & Climate Change)

80 Notes: Water Pollution (Ch. 20)

Ch 20-21 Supplemental Notes

81 Article: Male Fish in NC

Suggested Reading: 20.1-20.2

23 Apr 82 Case Study: Restoring Estuaries

83 Article: Pharmaceuticals Found in Fish

Suggested Reading: 20.3-20.4

24 Apr StreamWatch Day

Suggested Reading: 20.5

25 Apr 84 Lab: Superfund

85 Article: EPA Awards $1 Billion

Suggested Reading: 21.1-21.2

28 Apr 86 Lab: Water Pollution Puzzle

87 Notes: Solid & Hazardous Waste (Ch. 21)

Suggested Reading: 21.3-21.4

29 Apr 88 Lab: Fruitvale

89 Article: TCE Contamination

Suggested Reading: 21.5-21.6

30 Apr 90 Lab: Yoretown Needs A Landfill

1 May Ch. 20-21 TEST (Water Pollution & Solid Waste)

91 Notes: Sustainable Cities (Ch. 22)

Ch 22-24 Supplemental Notes

92 Article: Slash & Sprawl

Suggested Reading: 22.1-22.2

2 May 93 Notes: Economics & Politics (Ch. 23 & 24)

94 Lab: Politics & Environmental Policy - Make-Up Version

2-12 May AP Exam Review Assignment (due 5/13)

Suggested Reading: 22.3-24.6

13 May (8AM) - APES AP Exam Day - PLEASE COMPLETE PRIOR TO YOUR 1st AP EXAM

2 June Ch. 22-24 TEST (Cities, Economics & Politics)

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FINAL NOTEBOOK CHECK (items #76 - end): 29 May 2025

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Missing on Lab Day?

The activities below have make-up versions. WCPSS policy gives 1 day for each excused absence to make up missed work.

StreamWatch Make-Up

(organism will be assigned)

Ch. 3-4

Fishing for the Future

Producers & Consumers

Modeling Evolution

Island Biogeography

Ch. 5-6

Species Diversity

Ch. 7-8

Rivers & Streams

Ch. 9-11

Endangered Species

Forestry & Conservation

Forest Dilemmas

Fisheries Mismanagement

Ch. 12-13

Porosity & Permeability

Ch. 14-16

Chemical Weathering

Ch. 17-19

Lichens as Indicators

Emissions Trading

Murder in the Air

Stratospheric Ozone

Ch. 20-21

YoreTown Needs a Landfill

Ch. 22-24

Appropriation Adventure

Politics & Enviro Policy

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