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Welcome to the AP Environmental Science course page for Grant Park High School!

Grant Park students are able to study the full range of AP Science courses available - Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science and Physics. Together with AP Calculus, Grant Park offers an amazing opportunity for enrichment and challenge for gifted math/science students!

 

Check out the Envirothon Team!

 

 

Note that both the APES and AP Chem exams are scheduled for 8:00 am on the morning of Tuesday May 12th, 2009. Students wishing to write BOTH exams will write the later "alternate" version of the chemistry exam the following week.

The AP Environmental Science Exam consists of two sections. In Section I, the multiple choice section (worth 60% of the grade), students are given 90 minutes to answer 100 questions. In Section II, the free-response section (worth 40% of the grade), they must answer 4 questions in 90 minutes.

     
The Course:   Articles (password required):

APES Syllabus

   
APES Labs & Field Work    
 Collegeboard APES Info    
Miller Textbook Companion Site    
     
Summer Assignments    
Reading Assignment - Chapters 2 to 4    
Environmental News Blog    
     
     
     
     
     
Video Links    In-Depth: Fishing & the Commons
Planet Earth: The Living Planet   PBS NewsHour Video Clips:
Planet Earth: The Climate Puzzle   "Rough Seas" Background Video
    "Rough Seas" Debate Video
Earth Revealed: Earthquakes    
Earth Revealed: Geologic Time   CBC Clip on Overfishing Report (9 min)
Earth Revealed: Evolution   CBC Radio, UBC on Overfishing (15 min)
Earth Revealed: Weathering & Soils   Daniel Paulay from UBC (first 13 min)
Earth Revealed: Running Waters - Rivers    
Earth Revealed: Groundwater   WorldWatch Environmental Timeline
Earth Revealed: Glaciers    
Earth Revealed: Living with the Earth - Oil
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
       
 

Updated 13-Jun-2008

GPHS Science Dept