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Welcome to AP Environmental Science! I am very excited to be teaching APES again this year. Right Now I am in the process of totally renovating my website to make it even more useful for you. So don't start downloading assigments yet!

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Advanced Placement Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary experience; it embraces a wide variety of topics from different areas of study. Yet, there are several major unifying themes, that cut across the many topics included in the study-- specifically human population growth and development as a primary link between most, if not all, environmental issues. The goal of APES is to provide students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them.

Due to the scientific rigor and quantitative analysis that is required in the course, students should have taken at least one year of algebra with a grade of a B or better, and should have at least one year each of Biology and Chemistry with a grade of B or better . Admission to an AP course ordinarily depends on the student's interest in the subject as well as on a superior academic record. Experience has shown that the most successful students in AP courses are those who are both well-prepared and highly motivated. Please realize that APES is NOT an "easy A" course!

The College Board. Advanced Placement Environmental Science Course Description. 2005 - 2006.