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

Atmospheric Circulation

Biome Match

Rivers & Streams

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 9/17/25)

001, 8/25, APES Syllabus

002, 8/25, Lab: Fishing for the Future

003, 8/25, Notes: Ecosystems

8/25, Ch 3-4 Supplemental Notes

8/25, Student Information Form (due 8/26)

8/25, Suggested Reading: 3.1-3.2

004, 8/26, Lab: Producers & Consumers

005, 8/26, Wksht: How Ecosystems Work

8/26, Suggested Reading: 3.3-3.4

006, 8/27, How to APES

8/27, Ch 1-2 Home Exam (due 8/29)

8/27, StreamWatch ID Guide (due 9/8)

8/27, Summer Book Report (due 9/22)

8/27, Suggested Reading: 3.5-3.6

007, 8/28, Lab: Carbon Cycle

008, 8/28, Wksht: Carbon Cycle

8/28, Suggested Reading: 4.1-4.2

8/29, Ch 1-2 Home Exam Due (by 7:25 AM)

009, 8/29, Lab: Nitrogen Cycle

010, 8/29, Wksht: Tracking the Path of Nitrogen

011, 8/29, Notes: Evolution

8/29, Suggested Reading: 4.3-4.4

012, 9/2, Lab: Modeling Evolution

013, 9/2, Article: Gaia Hypothesis

9/2, Suggested Reading: 4.5-4.6

014, 9/3, Lab: Island Biogeography

015, 9/3, Article: Weird World of Islands

9/4, Exam: Ecosystems & Evolution

016, 9/4, Article: Borders of An Ecosystem

017, 9/4, Notes: Populations

9/4, Ch 5-6 Supplemental Notes

9/4, Suggested Reading: 5.1

018, 9/5, Lab: Succession

9/5, Suggested Reading: 5.2

9/8, StreamWatch ID Guide Due

019, 9/8, Lab: Species Diversity

9/8, Suggested Reading: 5.3

020, 9/9, Lab: Predator Prey Interaction

9/9, Suggested Reading: 5.4

021, 9/10, Lab: Survivorship

9/10, Suggested Reading: 6.1-6.2

022, 9/11, Notes: Human Population

023, 9/11, Lab: Power of Pyramids

9/11, Suggested Reading: 6.3-6.4

9/12, StreamWatch Activities (got boots?)

9/15, Exam: Populations

024, 9/15, Notes: Terrestrial Biodiversity

9/15, Ch 7-8 Supplemental Notes

025, 9/15, Article: Arctic Shifts

9/15, Suggested Reading: 7.1

Notebook Check Two (to be checked on 10/17/25)

026, 9/16, Lab: Atmospheric Circulation

9/16, Suggested Reading: 7.2

027, 9/17, Case Study: Global Forests

028, 9/17, Article: Last Rainforest

9/17, Suggested Reading: 7.3

029, 9/18, Lab: Factors That Influence Ecosystems

030, 9/18, Notes: Aquatic Biodiversity

9/18, Suggested Reading: 8.1

031, 9/19, Lab: Coral Reef Biodiversity

9/19, Suggested Reading: 8.2

9/22, Book Report Project Due (to canvas by 7:25 am)

9/22, Project: Ecological Study (topic signup) (due 10/6)

9/22, Suggested Reading: 8.3

032, 9/24, Lab: Biome Match

9/24, Suggested Reading: 8.4

9/25, StreamWatch Activities

033, 9/25, Lab: River & Stream Systems

9/25, Suggested Reading: 8.5

9/26, Eco Study Project Workday

9/29, Exam: Biomes

034, 9/29, Notes: Species Approach

9/29, Ch 9-11 Supplemental Notes

035, 9/29, Article: Save Coral Reefs

9/29, Suggested Reading: 9.1-9.2

036, 9/30, Lab: Endangered Species

9/30, Suggested Reading: 9.3-9.4

037, 10/1, Lab: Ripple Effect

038, 10/1, Article: Wolf Killings

10/1, Suggested Reading: 10.1-10.2

10/2, Eco Study Project Workday

10/2, Suggested Reading: 10.3-10.4

039, 10/3, Notes: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity

10/3, Eco Study Project Workday

10/3, Suggested Reading: 10.5-10.6

10/6, Eco Study Project Due (to canvas by 7:25 AM)

10/6, Activity: Cats Into Borneo

040, 10/6, Case Study: Illegal Immigration

10/6, Suggested Reading: 11.1

041, 10/7, Lab: Tree Cookies

042, 10/7, Article: Burn, Baby, Burn

10/7, Suggested Reading: 11.2

043, 10/8, Lab: Forest Dilemmas

044, 10/8, Article: Forestry in NC

045, 10/8, Notes: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

10/8, Suggested Reading: 11.3

046, 10/9, Lab: Fisheries Mismanagement

10/9, Suggested Reading: 11.4

047, 10/10, Lab: Forestry & Conservation

10/10, StreamWatch Activities

10/10, Suggested Reading: 11.5

048, 10/14, Lab: Bycatch

10/14, Suggested Reading: 11.6

049, 10/15, Lab: Gizmos GMOs (PSAT takers exempt)

10/16, Exam: Sustaining Biodiversity

050, 10/16, Notes: Food Soil & Pests

10/16, Ch 12-13 Supplemental Notes

Notebook Check Three (to be checked on 11/??/25)

051, 10/16, Article: Feed 9 Billion

10/16, Suggested Reading: 12.1-12.2

052, 10/17, Case Study: Global Grain Production

053, 10/17, Article: Is Food Irradiation Safe

10/17, Suggested Reading: 12.3-12.4

10/28, Exam: Food & Water Resources