apes notebook checklist
Notebook Check One (to be graded on 2/23/23) 

001, 1/30, APES Syllabus
​002, 1/30, Lab: Fishing for the Future
003, 1/30, Notes: Ecosystems
        1/30, Ch 3-4 Supplemental Notes
        1/30, Student Information Sheet
        1/30, Suggested Reading: 3.1-3.2
004, 1/31, How To APES
005, 1/31, Lab: Producers & Consumers
        1/31, Ch 1-2 Online Home Exam 
        1/31, Suggested Reading: 3.3-3.4
006, 2/1, Lab: Carbon Cycle
007, 2/1, Wksht: Carbon Cycle
        2/1, Suggested Reading: 3.5-3.6
008, 2/2, Lab: Nitrogen Cycle
009, 2/2, Wksht: Tracking the Path of Nitrogen
010, 2/2, Notes: Evolution
        2/2, Suggested Reading: 4.1-4.3
        2/3, Ch 1-2 Online Home Exam Due 
011, 2/3, Lab: Modeling Evolution
012, 2/3, Article: Gaia Hypothesis
        2/3, Suggested Reading: 4.4-4.6
        2/6, StreamWatch ID Guide (due Thu)
013, 2/6, Lab: Island Biogeography 
        2/7, Exam: Ecosystems & Evolution
​014, 2/7, Article: Why Preserve Biodiversity
015, 2/7, Notes: Populations
        2/7, Ch 5-6 Supplemental Notes
        2/7, Suggested Reading: 5.1
016, 2/8, Lab: Succession
​        2/8, Suggested Reading: 5.2  
        2/9, StreamWatch ID Guide Due
        2/9, StreamWatch Activities
        2/9, Suggested Reading: 5.3-5.4
017, 2/10, Lab: Predator Prey Interaction
        2/10, Suggested Reading: 6.1-6.2
​018, 2/13, Lab: Species Diversity
        2/13, Suggested Reading: 6.3
019, 2/14, Lab: Survivorship
        2/14, Suggested Reading: 6.4
020, 2/15, Notes: Human Population
021, 2/15, Lab: Power of the Pyramids
        2/16, Exam: Populations
​022, 2/16, Notes: Terrestrial Biodiversity
        2/16, Ch 7-8 Supplemental Notes
023, 2/16, Article: West Africa's Rainforest
        2/16, Suggested Reading: 7.1-7.2
024, 2/17, Lab: Forest Dilemmas
025, 2/17, Article: Forestry in NC
        2/17, Suggested Reading: 7.3
        2/21, Summer Assignment Book Report Due
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Notebook Check Two (to be graded on 3/16/23) 

026, 2/21, Lab: Factors That Influence Ecosystems
        2/21, Suggested Reading: 8.1-8.2
027, 2/22, Notes: Aquatic Biodiversity
028, 2/22, Lab: Biome Match
        2/22, Suggested Reading: 8.3-8.4
029, 2/23, Lab: Coral Reef Biodiversity
        2/23, Suggested Reading:8.5
        2/24, StreamWatch Activities
030, 2/24, Lab: River & Stream Systems
        2/27, Exam: Biomes
​031, 2/27, Notes: Species Approach
        2/27, Ch 9-11 Supplemental Notes
032, 2/27, Article: Save Coral Reefs
        2/27, Suggested Reading: 9.1-9.2
        2/28, Project: Ecological Study (due 3/13)
​033, 2/28, Lab: Endangered Species
        2/28, Suggested Reading: 9.3-9.4
034, 3/1, Lab: Ripple Effect
035, 3/1, Article: Wolf Killings
        3/1, Suggested Reading: 10.1-10.3
        3/2, Ecological Study Project Workday
        3/2, Suggested Reading: 10.4-10.6
036, 3/3, Wksht: Cats Into Borneo
037, 3/3, Case Study: Illegal Immigration
038, 3/3, Notes: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity
        3/3, Suggested Reading: 11.1-11.3
​039, 3/6, Lab: Tree Cookies
040, 3/6, Article: Burn, Baby, Burn
041, 3/6, Notes: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity
        3/6, Suggested Reading: 11.4-11.6
042, 3/8, Lab: Fisheries Mismanagement (ACT day)
        3/9, StreamWatch Activities
043, 3/9, Lab: Forestry & Conservation
        3/9, Demo: GH Soil Pit
        3/10, Exam: Sustaining Biodiversity
​044, 3/10, Notes: Food, Soil & Pests
        3/10, Ch 12-13 Supplemental Notes
045, 3/10, Article: Feed 9 Billion People
        3/10, Suggested Reading: 12.1-12.3
        3/13, Ecological Study Due
​046, 3/13, Lab: Soil Porosity & Permeability
        3/13, Suggested Reading: 12.4-12.6
047, 3/14, Case Study: Global Grain Production
048, 3/14, Article: Is Food Irradiation Safe
        3/14, Suggested Reading: 13.1-13.3
049, 3/15, Lab: Pest Solutions
050, 3/15, Notes: Water Resources
        3/15, Suggested Reading: 13.4-13.6
Notebook Check Three (to be graded on 4/20/23) 

051, 3/16, Lab: Color Me A Watershed
        3/17, Exam: Food & Water Resources 
052, 3/17, Notes: Geology
        3/17, Ch 14-16 Supplemental Notes
053, 3/17, Wksht: Rock Cycle
        3/17, Suggested Reading: 14.1-14.2
​054, 3/20, Lab: Earthquakes & Plate Boundaries
055, 3/20, Lab: Gizmos Plate Tectonics
        3/20, Suggested Reading: 14.3-14.5
056, 3/21, Lab: Temperature & Chemical Weathering
*060, 3/21, Lab: Energy Speed Dating Profile (due 3/23)
057, 3/21, Notes: Nonrenewable Resources
        3/21, Suggested Reading: 15.1-15.2
058, 3/22, Case Study: Oil & Natural Gas
059, 3/22, Notes: Renewable Resources
        3/22, Suggested Reading: 15.3-15.5
060, 3/23, Lab: Energy Speed Dating
        3/23, Suggested Reading: 16.1-16.4
        3/24, LAST DAY FOR ALL LATE WORK (END OF Q3)
        3/24, StreamWatch Activities
        3/24, Suggested Reading: 16.5-16.9
061, 3/27, Lab: Ecological Footprint
062, 3/27, Article: Footprint of a Digital Economy
        3/28, Exam: Geology & Energy Resources
​063, 3/28, Notes: Risk, Toxicology & Human Health
        3/28, Ch 17-19 Supplemental Notes
064, 3/28, Article: Vaping Linked
        3/28, Suggested Reading: 17.1-17.2
065, 3/29, Case Study: Persistent Organic Pollutants
066, 3/29, Notes: Air & Air Pollution
067, 3/29, Article: Smallest of Pollutants
        3/29, Suggested Reading: 17.3-17.5
068, 3/30, Lab: Criteria Pollutants Bingo
069, 3/30, Lab: Murder in the Air
        4/10, Project: StreamWatch Ecological Study (due 4/24)
070, 4/10, Notes: Climate Change & Ozone Loss
071, 4/10, Lab: Stratospheric Ozone
072, 4/10, Article: Ozone Layer
        4/10, Suggested Reading: 18.1-18.3
073, 4/11, Lab: Emissions Trading
074, 4/11, Lab: Auto Emissions
        4/11, Suggested Reading: 18.4-18.6
        4/12, Eco Study Project Workday
        4/12, Suggested Reading: 19.1-19.2
        4/13, StreamWatch Activities
075, 4/13, Lab: Lichens as Indicators
        4/13, Suggested Reading: 19.3-19.4 

Notebook Check Four (to be graded on 5/30/23) 

076, 4/14, Lab: Global Warming & the IPCC (full report)
077, 4/14, Article: Global Warming is Epic
        4/17, Exam: Health, Air Pollution & Climate Change
​078, 4/17, Notes: Water Pollution
        4/17, Ch 20-21 Supplemental Notes
079, 4/17, Article: Male Fish in NC
        4/17, Suggested Reading: 20.1-20.2
080, 4/18, Lab: Fruitvale
081, 4/18, Article: TCE Contamination
        4/18, Suggested Reading: 20.3-20.4
        4/19, Eco Study Project Workday
        4/19, Suggested Reading: 20.5
082, 4/20, Case Study: Restoring Estuaries
083, 4/20, Article: Pharmaceuticals Found in Fish
        4/20, Suggested Reading: 21.1-21.2
        4/24, StreamWatch Eco Study Due
        4/24, AP Exam Review Assignment
084, 4/24, Lab: Water Pollution Puzzle
085, 4/24, Notes: Solid & Hazardous Waste
        4/24, Suggested Reading: 21.3-21.4
        4/24, AP Exam Unit 1/2 After School Review
086, 4/25, Lab: Yoretown Needs a Landfill
        4/25, Suggested Reading: 21.5-21.6
        4/25, AP Exam Unit 3/4 After School Review
087, 4/26, Lab: Superfund
088, 4/26, Article: EPA Awards $1B
        4/26, AP Exam Unit 5/6 After School Review
        4/27, Exam: Water Pollution & Solid Waste
​089, 4/27, Notes: Sustainable Cities
        4/27, Ch 22-24 Supplemental Notes
090, 4/27, Article: Slash & Sprawl
        4/27, Suggested Reading: 22.1-22.5
        4/27, AP Exam Unit 7/8 After School Review
091, 4/28, Notes: Economics & Politics
092, 4/28, Lab: Politics & Environmental Policy
        4/28, Suggested Reading: 23.1-24.6
        4/28, AP Exam Unit 9 After School Review
        5/1, AP Exam Review
        5/1, AP Exam After School Review 
        5/2, AP EXAM
        5/3, AP Exam Decompression
        5/4, StreamWatch Activities
        5/5, APES to Auditorium (APUSH exam)   
        5/8, Video Response: Racing Extinction (submit to GC)
        5/9, Video: Cane Toads
        5/10, Video Response: Before the Flood (submit to GC)
        5/11, Video: Gimme Green
093, 5/11, Lab: Habitats
094, 5/11, Article: Lawns
        5/12, StreamWatch Activities
        5/15, Project: StreamWatch Eco Study Poster (due 5/22)
095, 5/15, Case Study: Sustainable Communities (do not do #4-6 or 12)
096, 5/15, Article: Living in the City
097, 5/16, Lab: City Planning
098, 5/16, Article: Heating Things Up
        5/17, Eco Study Poster Workday
099, 5/18, Case Study: The U.S. Standard
        5/19, StreamWatch Activities
        5/22, Eco Study Poster Due (to GC by 7:25 AM)
100, 5/22, Lab: Appropriation Adventure
101, 5/22, Article: The Economist Has No Clothes
102, 5/23, Lab: The Green President
103, 5/24, Lab: Environmental Justice​
        5/25, Exam: Cities, Economics & Politics
        5/26, StreamWatch Activities
        5/30, LAST DAY FOR ALL LATE WORK
        5/30, Final Exam Review
        5/31, Final Exam Review
        6/1, Final Exam Review
        6/2, StreamWatch Activities & Wetland Race
        6/5, 1st Period Final Exam
        6/6, 2nd Period Final Exam