EnvironmentalNotebook

apes notebook checklist

ABSENT?

You have one day to makeup work from excused absences. Work from unexcused absences will incur late penalties.

The following labs have different makeup versions.

StreamWatch

StreamWatch Alternate Assignment

Ecosystems & Evolution

Fishing for the Future

Producers & Consumers

Populations

Biomes

Sustaining Biodiversity

Endangered Species

Forestry & Conservation

Tree Cookies

Forest Dilemmas

Ripple Effect

Fisheries Mismanagement

Bycatch

Food & Water

Porosity & Permeability

Geology & Energy

Chemical Weathering

Cookie Mining

Health & Air Pollution

Lichens as Indicators

Water Pollution & Waste

Foul Water

Fruitvale

Yoretown Landfill

Cities, Economics & Politics

City Planning

Appropriation Adventure

Politics & Enviro Policy

Notebook Check One (to be checked on 02/14/25)

001, 1/24, APES Syllabus

002, 1/24, Lab: Fishing for the Future

003, 1/24, Notes: Ecosystems

1/24, Ch 3-4 Supplemental Notes

1/24, Student Information Form

1/24, Suggested Reading: 3.1-3.2

004, 1/27, Lab: Producers and Consumers

005, 1/27, Wksht: How Ecosystems Work

1/27, Suggested Reading: 3.3-3.4

006, 1/28, How to APES

1/28, Ch 1-2 Home Exam (due 1/30)

1/28, StreamWatch ID Guide (due 2/3)

1/28, Project: Book Report (due 2/18)

1/28, Suggested Reading: 3.5-3.6

007, 1/29, Lab: Carbon Cycle

008, 1/29, Wksht: Carbon Cycle

1/29, Suggested Reading: 4.1-4.2

1/30, Ch 1-2 Home Exam Due

009, 1/30, Lab: Nitrogen Cycle

010, 1/30, Wksht: Tracking the Path of Nitrogen

011, 1/30, Notes: Evolution

1/30, Suggested Reading: 4.3-4.4

012, 1/31, Lab: Modeling Evolution

013, 1/31, Article: Gaia Hypothesis

1/31, Suggested Reading: 4.5-4.6

2/3, StreamWatch ID Guide Due

014, 2/3, Lab: Island Biogeography

015, 2/3, Article: Weird World of Islands

2/4, Exam: Ecosystems & Evolution

016, 2/4, Article: Borders of an Ecosystem

017, 2/4, Notes: Populations

2/4, Ch 5-6 Supplemental Notes

2/4, Suggested Reading: 5.1

018, 2/5, Lab: Succession

2/5, Suggested Reading: 5.2

019, 2/6, Lab: Predator Prey Interaction

2/6, Suggested Reading: 5.3

2/7, StreamWatch Activities

020, 2/10, Lab: Species Diversity

2/10, Suggested Reading: 6.1-6.2

021, 2/11, Lab: Survivorship

2/11, Suggested Reading: 6.3-6.4

022, 2/12, Notes: Human Population

023, 2/12, Lab: Power of Pyramids

2/13, Exam: Populations

024, 2/13, Notes: Terrestrial Biodiversity

2/13, Ch 7-8 Supplemental Notes

025, 2/13, Article: Arctic Shifts

2/13, Suggested Reading: 7.1

Notebook Check Two (to be checked on 03/19/25)

026, 2/14, Case Study: Global Forests

027, 2/14, Article: West Africa's Last Rainforest

2/14, Suggested Reading: 7.2

2/18, Book Report Project Due (to canvas by 7:25 AM)

2/18, Project: Ecological Study (topic signup) (due 3/3)

2/18, Suggested Reading: 7.3

2/24, Eco Study Project Workday

2/24, Suggested Reading: 8.1

028, 2/25, Lab: Factors That Influence Ecosystems (map)

029, 2/25, Notes: Aquatic Biodiversity

2/25, Suggested Reading: 8.2

030, 2/26, Lab: Coral Reef Biodiversity

2/26, Suggested Reading: 8.3

2/27, Eco Study Project Workday

2/27, Suggested Reading: 8.4

031, 2/28, Lab: River & Stream Systems

2/28, StreamWatch Activities

2/28, Suggested Reading: 8.5

3/3, Eco Study Project Due (to canvas by 7:25 AM)

032, 3/3, Lab: Biome Match

3/4, Exam: Biomes

033, 3/4, Notes: Species Approach

3/4, Ch 9-11 Supplemental Notes

034, 3/4, Article: Save Coral Reefs

3/4, Suggested Reading: 9.1-9.2

035, 3/5, Lab: Endangered Species

3/5, Suggested Reading: 9.3-9.4

3/6, Activity: Cats Into Borneo

036, 3/6, Case Study: Illegal Immigration

3/6, Suggested Reading: 10.1-10.2

037, 3/7, Notes: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity

038, 3/7, Lab: Ripple Effect

039, 3/7, Article: Wolf Killings

3/7, Suggested Reading: 10.4-10.6

040, 3/10, Lab: Tree Cookies

041, 3/10, Article: Burn, Baby, Burn

042, 3/10, Lab: Forestry & Conservation (makeup version)

3/10, Suggested Reading: 11.1-11.3

043, 3/11, Lab: Forest Dilemmas

044, 3/11, Article: Forestry in NC

045, 3/11, Notes: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

3/11, Suggested Reading: 11.4-11.6

046, 3/12, Lab: Fisheries Mismanagement

3/13, Exam: Sustaining Biodiversity

047, 3/13, Notes: Food, Soil & Pests

3/13, Ch 12-13 Supplemental Notes

048, 3/13, Article: Feed 9 Billion People

3/13, Suggested Reading: 12.1-12.2

3/14, Demo: GH Soil PIt

3/14, StreamWatch Activities

3/14, Suggested Reading: 12.3-12.4

049, 3/17, Lab: Soil Porosity & Permeability

3/17, Suggested Reading: 12.5-12.6

050, 3/18, Lab: Pest Solutions

Notebook Check Three (to be checked on 04/23/25)

051, 3/18, Notes: Water Resources

3/18, Suggested Reading: 13.1-13.3

3/19, Q3 StreamWatch Data Books Due

052, 3/19, Case Study: Global Grain

053, 3/19, Article: Is Food Irradiation Safe

3/19, Suggested Reading: 13.4-13.7

054, 3/20, Lab: Color Me a Watershed (coloring optional)

055, 3/21, Lab: Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics

056, 3/21, Lab: Temperature & Chemical Weathering

3/24, Exam: Food & Water Resources

057, 3/24, Notes: Geology & Energy Resources

3/24, Ch 14-16 Supplemental Notes

058, 3/24, Wksht: Rock Cycle

3/24, Suggested Reading: 14.1-14.5

059, 3/25, Notes: Nonrenewable Resources

060, 3/25, Lab: Cookie Mining

3/25, Suggested Reading: 15.1-15.3

061, 3/26, Case Study: Oil & Natural Gas

062, 3/26, Notes: Renewable Resources

3/26, Suggested Reading: 15.4-15.5

063, 3/27, Lab: Energy Speed Dating (profile)

3/27, Suggested Reading: 16.1-16.3

3/28, StreamWatch Activities

4/7, Project: StreamWatch Ecological Study (due 4/21)

064, 4/7, Lab: Mission Possible

4/7, Suggested Reading: 16.4-16.6

065, 4/8, Lab: Ecological Footprint

066, 4/8, Article: Footprint of a Digital Economy

4/8, Suggested Reading: 16.7-16.9

4/9, Eco Study Project Workday

4/10, Exam: Geology & Energy Resources

067, 4/10, Notes: Risk, Toxicology & Human Health

4/10, Ch 17-19 Supplemental Notes

068, 4/10, Article: Vaping Linked

4/10, Suggested Reading: 17.1-17.2

069, 4/11, Case Study: Persistent Organic Pollutants

070, 4/11, Notes: Air & Air Pollution

071, 4/11, Article: Smallest of Pollutants

4/11, Suggested Reading: 17.3-17.5

072, 4/14, Lab: Lichens as Indicators

4/14, StreamWatch Activities

4/14, Suggested Reading: 18.1-18.3

073, 4/15, Lab: Criteria Pollutant Bingo

074, 4/15, Lab: Auto Emissions

4/15, Suggested Reading: 18.4-18.6

4/16, Eco Study Project Workday

075, 4/17, Lab: Emissions Trading

Notebook Check Four (to be checked on 05/29/25)

076, 4/17, Notes: Climate Change

077, 4/17, Article: Sea Level Bill

4/21, StreamWatch Eco Study Due

078, 4/21, Lab: Global Warming & the IPCC

079, 4/21, Article: Global Warming is Epic

4/22, Exam: Health, Air Pollution & Climate Change

080, 4/22, Notes: Water Pollution

4/22, Ch 20-21 Supplemental Notes

081, 4/22, Article: Male Fish in NC

4/22, Suggested Reading: 20.1-20.2

082, 4/23, Case Study: Restoring Estuaries

083, 4/23, Article: Pharmaceuticals Found in Fish

4/23, Suggested Reading: 20.3-20.4

4/24, StreamWatch Activities

4/24, Suggested Reading: 20.5

084, 4/25, Lab: Superfund

085, 4/25, Article: EPA Awards $1 Billion

4/25, Suggested Reading: 21.1-21.2

086, 4/28, Lab: Water Pollution Puzzle

087, 4/28, Notes: Solid & Hazardous Waste

4/28, Suggested Reading: 21.3-21.4

088, 4/29, Lab: Fruitvale

089, 4/29, Article: TCE Contamination

4/29, Suggested Reading: 21.5-21.6

090, 4/30, Lab: Yoretown Needs A Landfill

5/1, Exam: Water Pollution & Solid Waste

091, 5/1, Notes: Sustainable Cities

5/1, Ch 22-24 Supplemental Notes

092, 5/1, Article: Slash & Sprawl

5/1, Suggested Reading: 22.1-22.2

093, 5/2, Notes: Economics & Politics

094, 5/2, Lab: Politics & Environmental Policy

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

5/2-5/12, Suggested Reading: 22.3-24.6

5/13, AP EXAM

6/2, Exam: Cities, Economics & Politics

6/9, 1st Period Final Exam

6/10, 2nd Period Final Exam