AP Environmental Science

TEMARIO QUIMESTER 1

APES curriculum Labs, Research and Projects and

UNIT Unit section Unit content
connections Investigation, Visits assignments
DIAGNOSTIC
EVALUATION
I Earth Systems and
1 THE PLANET EARTH
Resources
1A Earth's systems and
1. Infographic presentation
resources
1. Earth history time scale
1Ai Earth science concepts 1A Earth Science Concepts 2. Plate tectonics calculations -
Hawaii
1Aii The atmosphere 1B The Atmosphere
1C Global Water Resources 1 Thermal expansion of water
1Aiii Global water resources 1. Ocean's currents visual
and Use lab
1. Soil types & texture - inv
2. Soil testing 1. Soil types - dichotomous key
1Aiv Soil and soil dynamics 1D Soil and Soil Dynamics
3. Soil permeability (La Hespería?)
4. Acid rain and erosion inv
1B The living world II The Living World
1. Biome research
1Bi Ecosystem structure IIA Ecosystem structure 1 Eco-columns - run 8 weeks
2. Research ecological niche

1. Seashore food webs and

1Bii Energy flow IIB Energy Flow chains from data
2. Pyramids from data

1. Shannon Index - Trail Mix

1 Defining biodiversity
1Biii Ecosystem diversity IIC Ecosystem Diversity 2. Simpson's index - spider lab
2 Virtual biodiversity lab
3 Biodiversity indices

1. Human evolution skull inv

1Biv Natural ecosystem change IID Natural Ecosystem Change
2. Galápagos adaptive radiation

1Bv Natural biogeochemical IIE Natural Biogeochemical

Biogeochemical newspaper
cycles Cycles
THE HUMAN
2 POPULATION III Population
EXPLOSION

2A Population biology IIIA Population Biology 1. Capture/mark/release

1. Plotting S curves from data
concepts Concepts Lincoln index invertebrates

2B Growth of the human

IIIB Human Population
population

1. Population structure
graphing
2Bi Human population IIIB1 Human population
2. Plotting J curves and human
dynamics dynamics
population increases over years
3. Demographic analysis

1. World population research

2Bii Human population
IIIB2 Population Size lab
dynamics
2. Bread mould lab
 IIIB3 Impacts of Population
2Biii Consequences 1. Calculating Carbon footprint
Growth
THE PLANET'S
3 RESOURCES AND THEIR IV Land and water use
USE
3A Land and water resources
1. Tragedy of the commons lab

IVA Agriculture 1. Visit Potato Centre, INIAP,

IVA1 Feeding a Growing Quito 1. Debate GMOs
3Ai Agriculture
Population 2 Visit organic farm 2. Assessing intensive farming
IVA2 Controlling Pests 3 Virtual Biol control lab
3Aii Forestry IVB Forestry