Textbook Reading
9: Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species and Ecosystem Services
10: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services
11: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Click for the Unit 6 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Species Extinction.
Click to view the video "The IUCN Red List: Guiding Conservation for 50 Years" and the video "The IUCN Red List: A Barometer of Life."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Habitat Loss, Degradation and Fragmentation.
Click for the U.S. list of endangered and threatened species for the Endangered Species Newsletter.
Click for the video "Restoring Balance - Santa Cruz Island."
Click for the video "Return Flight - Restoring the Bald Eagle to the Channel Islands."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Invasive Species.
Click to watch the video "The Threat of Invasive Species."
Click to watch the video "Cane Toads: An Unnatural History."
Click to find examples of invasive species for the Invasive Species Investigation: The Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, The Nature Conservancy, NYS DEC, and the Long Island Sound Study.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Overexploitation, Population Growth, Pollution and Climate Change.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting Species.
Click to watch the video "The Endangered Species Act: 40 Years at the Forefront of Wildlife Conservation."
Click for ESA Basics.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Major Threats to Forest Ecosystems.
Click for the "CNN Explains: Deforestation" video.
Click to view deforestation pictures.
Click to view the "Timber in the Northeast - Timber is a Crop" video.
Click to view the "Sustainable Forestry: How Does It Work? What Are the Benefits?" video.
Click for the first website for the Sustainable Forestry Webquest. Click for the second website.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Tropical Deforestation.
Click for the short video clip "Timelapse: Devastating Deforestation."
Click to view a short video on tropical deforestation.
Click to view the video on sustainably harvesting Brazil nuts.
Click to watch the video "Fair Trade: Protecting the Environment."
Click to watch the video "Know Your Stuff - What is Shade Grown Coffee?"
Click for the first website for the Rainforest Report Card activity. Click for the second and third websites.
Click for the link to the Scientific American article "Stop Burning Rainforests for Palm Oil."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Managing and Sustaining Grasslands.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Click for the video Mapping the National Parks.
Click for the U.S. National Park Service website and Long Island Nature Conservancy preserves for the National Park and Nature Conservancy Preserve Profile activity.
Click to read the Sierra Club Magazine Land Lingo quick guide to wildlands.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ecological Restoration.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Human Impacts on Aquatic Biodiversity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting and Sustaining Marine Biodiversity.
Click to watch the "Ending Overfishing" video.
Click to watch the "What Happened to the Grand Banks Cod?" video.
Click to see the website to learn about fish harvesting techniques.
Click to watch the video "Making Better Seafood Choices - Seafood Watch." Click to see the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch recommendations.
Click for the New York Times article "When Humans Declared War on Fish."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting, Sustaining and Restoring Wetlands.
Click to watch the "River of Renewal" trailer.
Click for links for background information for the Columbia River Damming Debate - the Washington State Department of Ecology, National Geographic, The Columbia Experience, Dam History, US Army Corps of Engineers.
Click to watch the Lian Pin Koh's TED talk "A Drone's-eye View of Conservation."
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
AP Exam Registration
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Unit 5: Human Populations
Textbook Reading:
Chapter 6: Human Population and Its Impact
Chapter 22: Urbanization and Sustainability
Click for the Unit 5 Activity Sheet.
Click for the U.S. Census Bureau world and United States population clocks.
Click to view the "World Population" video.
Click for the NPR video "7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Factors Affecting Human Population Size.
Click to view the video "World Population by the Billion."
Click for the wall poster "A Quick Trip to 7 Billion" for the activity "A Report Card for the Planet."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Population Age Structure.
Click to watch the Miniature World Project video "Mad World."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Influencing Population Size.
Click for the video "Measuring Up – Population Data and Women’s Empowerment."
Click for "The Girl Effect" video and "The Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking" video.
Click for the video "Overpopulation - The Human Explosion Explained."
Click for the NOVA video "World in the Balance - The People Paradox."
Click for the first website for the Population Webquest to find world population at the time of your birth. Click for the second website to find the current world population. Click for the third website - the CIA World Factbook. Click for the fourth website - the U.S. Census Bureau. Click for the fifth website - to take the Global Trends Quiz and Be a Demographer. Click for the sixth website - Worldometers.
Click for the Hans Rosling TED Talk on Religions and Babies.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urbanization.
Click to go to the website for the Cost of Sprawl activity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Resources and Environmental Problems.
Click to go to the first website for the Urban Heat Islands webquest. Click to go to the second and third websites.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Transportation and Urban Development.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Land-use Planning and Control.
Click for the link to Vision Long Island, an organization trying to create smart growth communities on Long Island.
Click for the video "Portland: Quest for the Livable City."
Click for the video "Bogota: Building a Sustainable City" part 1, part 2 and part 3.
Chapter 6: Human Population and Its Impact
Chapter 22: Urbanization and Sustainability
Click for the Unit 5 Activity Sheet.
Click for the U.S. Census Bureau world and United States population clocks.
Click to view the "World Population" video.
Click for the NPR video "7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Factors Affecting Human Population Size.
Click to view the video "World Population by the Billion."
Click for the wall poster "A Quick Trip to 7 Billion" for the activity "A Report Card for the Planet."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Population Age Structure.
Click to watch the Miniature World Project video "Mad World."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Influencing Population Size.
Click for the video "Measuring Up – Population Data and Women’s Empowerment."
Click for "The Girl Effect" video and "The Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking" video.
Click for the video "Overpopulation - The Human Explosion Explained."
Click for the NOVA video "World in the Balance - The People Paradox."
Click for the first website for the Population Webquest to find world population at the time of your birth. Click for the second website to find the current world population. Click for the third website - the CIA World Factbook. Click for the fourth website - the U.S. Census Bureau. Click for the fifth website - to take the Global Trends Quiz and Be a Demographer. Click for the sixth website - Worldometers.
Click for the Hans Rosling TED Talk on Religions and Babies.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urbanization.
Click to go to the website for the Cost of Sprawl activity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Resources and Environmental Problems.
Click to go to the first website for the Urban Heat Islands webquest. Click to go to the second and third websites.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Transportation and Urban Development.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Land-use Planning and Control.
Click for the link to Vision Long Island, an organization trying to create smart growth communities on Long Island.
Click for the video "Portland: Quest for the Livable City."
Click for the video "Bogota: Building a Sustainable City" part 1, part 2 and part 3.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Unit 4: Communities and Populations
Textbook Reading:
Chapter 5: Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control
Click for the Unit 4 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Species Interactions.
Click to watch the video "How Nature Works - Barrier Island Foraging Strategies."
Click to view the video "Untamed Science: Symbiosis."
Click to read the article "Inbred Wolf Population on Isle Royale Collapses."
Click to watch the video "How Wolves Change Rivers."
Click to see a graphic explaining how wolves influence Yellowstone.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Community Structure and Species Diversity.
Click for an online Biodiversity Calculator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Types of Species.
Click to watch the video "Strange Days on Planet Earth - Troubled Waters." The first 15 minutes are about frogs as an indicator species.
Click to read the article "Playing God in a Tide Pool."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Ecological Succession.
Click to read the New York Times article "As Fires Grow, A New Landscape Appears in the West."
These links provide resources for the Fire Management Debate. Click to view the video "60 minutes: The Age of Megafires."
Click for links to resources for Fire Suppression - Smokey the Bear Approach: Smokey the Bear History and More Smokey the Bear.
Click for links to resources for Healthy Forests Initiative - The Bush Administration Approach: USDA Forest Service and Healthy Rangelands and Forests.
Click for links to resources for Integrated Fire Management - Example - The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy, The Noble Foundation.
Click for links to Long Island-specific resources: a video clip, The Nature Conservancy, Community Preparedness for Wildfires.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Population Dynamics and Carrying Capacity.
Click to see the graph for the Carrying Capacity lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Reproductive Patterns.
Click to go to the website for the "How Big Is My Population?" activity.
Chapter 5: Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control
Click for the Unit 4 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Species Interactions.
Click to watch the video "How Nature Works - Barrier Island Foraging Strategies."
Click to view the video "Untamed Science: Symbiosis."
Click to read the article "Inbred Wolf Population on Isle Royale Collapses."
Click to watch the video "How Wolves Change Rivers."
Click to see a graphic explaining how wolves influence Yellowstone.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Community Structure and Species Diversity.
Click for an online Biodiversity Calculator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Types of Species.
Click to watch the video "Strange Days on Planet Earth - Troubled Waters." The first 15 minutes are about frogs as an indicator species.
Click to read the article "Playing God in a Tide Pool."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Ecological Succession.
Click to read the New York Times article "As Fires Grow, A New Landscape Appears in the West."
These links provide resources for the Fire Management Debate. Click to view the video "60 minutes: The Age of Megafires."
Click for links to resources for Fire Suppression - Smokey the Bear Approach: Smokey the Bear History and More Smokey the Bear.
Click for links to resources for Healthy Forests Initiative - The Bush Administration Approach: USDA Forest Service and Healthy Rangelands and Forests.
Click for links to resources for Integrated Fire Management - Example - The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy, The Noble Foundation.
Click for links to Long Island-specific resources: a video clip, The Nature Conservancy, Community Preparedness for Wildfires.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Population Dynamics and Carrying Capacity.
Click to see the graph for the Carrying Capacity lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Reproductive Patterns.
Click to go to the website for the "How Big Is My Population?" activity.
Friday, October 19, 2018
Unit 3: Biomes and Climate
Textbook Reading:
7: Climate and Biodiversity
Supplement 5: Weather Basics – El Nino, Tornadoes and Tropical Cyclones
8: Aquatic Biodiversity
Click for the Unit 3 Activity Sheet.
Click to watch the short "World Biomes: An Introduction to Climate" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Climate.
Click to watch the short video explaining the rain shadow effect.
Click for a quick animation on Coriolis Effect.
Click for an animation on Global Atmospheric Circulation.
Click for an animation on the Global Ocean Conveyor Belt.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Weather.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Introduction to Biomes.
Click for the websites that are part of the "Climatograms: Oranges or Olives" lab. The first website is for Mission Biomes: The Great Graph Match and To Plant or Not To Plant. The second website is for Ecosystems, Organisms and Trophic Levels.
Click to watch the "Biomes - Our Earth's Major Life Zones" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biomes Summary.
Click for the Missouri Botanical Gardens biomes website.
Click to watch the "NaturServe - Discovery, Understanding, Conservation" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on El Nino.
Click for the first website for the "Predicting El Nino" lab. Click for the second website and for the third website.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Aquatic Environments.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Saltwater Life Zones.
Click for the Scientific American article "Life in the Ocean."
Click for the article on the Alaska Marine Food Web.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Barrier Islands.
Click for the website for the "Barrier Islands" webquest.
Click here to see what they did to the dunes in Montauk in the fall of 2015. Here's what happened after a storm in the fall of 2016.
Click to watch the short "What is a Coral" video.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Coral Reefs and Climate Change.
Click to watch a short video on attempts to save coral reefs.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Freshwater Life Zones.
Click to watch the short video "How Lakes Cycle."
Click for the website for the Dissolved Oxygen and Primary Productivity Lab.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Wetlands.
Click for the Scientific American article "Wetlands."
7: Climate and Biodiversity
Supplement 5: Weather Basics – El Nino, Tornadoes and Tropical Cyclones
8: Aquatic Biodiversity
Click for the Unit 3 Activity Sheet.
Click to watch the short "World Biomes: An Introduction to Climate" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Climate.
Click to watch the short video explaining the rain shadow effect.
Click for a quick animation on Coriolis Effect.
Click for an animation on Global Atmospheric Circulation.
Click for an animation on the Global Ocean Conveyor Belt.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Weather.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Introduction to Biomes.
Click for the websites that are part of the "Climatograms: Oranges or Olives" lab. The first website is for Mission Biomes: The Great Graph Match and To Plant or Not To Plant. The second website is for Ecosystems, Organisms and Trophic Levels.
Click to watch the "Biomes - Our Earth's Major Life Zones" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biomes Summary.
Click for the Missouri Botanical Gardens biomes website.
Click to watch the "NaturServe - Discovery, Understanding, Conservation" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on El Nino.
Click for the first website for the "Predicting El Nino" lab. Click for the second website and for the third website.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Aquatic Environments.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Saltwater Life Zones.
Click for the Scientific American article "Life in the Ocean."
Click for the article on the Alaska Marine Food Web.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Barrier Islands.
Click for the website for the "Barrier Islands" webquest.
Click here to see what they did to the dunes in Montauk in the fall of 2015. Here's what happened after a storm in the fall of 2016.
Click to watch the short "What is a Coral" video.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Coral Reefs and Climate Change.
Click to watch a short video on attempts to save coral reefs.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Freshwater Life Zones.
Click to watch the short video "How Lakes Cycle."
Click for the website for the Dissolved Oxygen and Primary Productivity Lab.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Wetlands.
Click for the Scientific American article "Wetlands."
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Unit 2: Basic Ecology
Textbook Reading:
Chapter 3: Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work?
Chapter 4: Biodiversity and Evolution
Click for the Unit 2 Activity Sheet.
Click to see a short video about this true story or view the "Cats in Borneo" story.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Nature Of Ecology.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ecosystem Components.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Click to watch a quick Khan Academy video explaining how to use dimensional analysis.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biogeochemical Cycles - The Nutrient Cycles - Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles.
Click to view the "Properties of Water" video.
Click to view the "Crash Course - Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Nitrogen Cycle.
Click to view a very short Nitrogen Cycle video.
Click to view the "Crash Course - Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycle" video.
Click to read the article "The Effects of the Haber Process on Fertilizers."
Click to read the article "Global Population and the Nitrogen Cycle."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Phosphorus and Sulfur Cycles.
Click to watch "The Phosphorus Cycle in 65 Seconds" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Investigating Ecosystems.
Click to watch Johan Rockstrom's TED talk "Let the Environment Guide Our Development" on Planetary Boundaries.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biodiversity.
Click to view a picture of SHSW parking lots for the Biodiversity of a Parking Lot lab.
Click for an online biodiversity calculator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Evolution and the Origin of Life.
Click to see a PowerPoint presentation that reviews Plate Tectonics.
Click to read the article "Evolution in Action."
Click to watch the "Speciation: An Illustrated Introduction" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Evolution and Biodiversity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Species Diversity.
Click to go to the website for the Biodiversity Hotspots activity.
Chapter 3: Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work?
Chapter 4: Biodiversity and Evolution
Click for the Unit 2 Activity Sheet.
Click to see a short video about this true story or view the "Cats in Borneo" story.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Nature Of Ecology.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ecosystem Components.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Click to watch a quick Khan Academy video explaining how to use dimensional analysis.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biogeochemical Cycles - The Nutrient Cycles - Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles.
Click to view the "Properties of Water" video.
Click to view the "Crash Course - Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Nitrogen Cycle.
Click to view a very short Nitrogen Cycle video.
Click to view the "Crash Course - Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycle" video.
Click to read the article "The Effects of the Haber Process on Fertilizers."
Click to read the article "Global Population and the Nitrogen Cycle."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Phosphorus and Sulfur Cycles.
Click to watch "The Phosphorus Cycle in 65 Seconds" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Investigating Ecosystems.
Click to watch Johan Rockstrom's TED talk "Let the Environment Guide Our Development" on Planetary Boundaries.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biodiversity.
Click to view a picture of SHSW parking lots for the Biodiversity of a Parking Lot lab.
Click for an online biodiversity calculator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Evolution and the Origin of Life.
Click to see a PowerPoint presentation that reviews Plate Tectonics.
Click to read the article "Evolution in Action."
Click to watch the "Speciation: An Illustrated Introduction" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Evolution and Biodiversity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Species Diversity.
Click to go to the website for the Biodiversity Hotspots activity.
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Unit 1: Introduction to Environmental Science
Textbook Reading:
Chapter 1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes and Sustainability
Supplement 3: Environmental History of the U.S.
Chapter 2: Science, Matter, Energy and Systems
Supplement 4: Some Basic Chemistry
Supplement 2: Reading Graphs and Maps
Click for the Unit 1 Activity Sheet.
Click to watch the Bozeman Science video "Environmental Science."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Introduction to Environmental Science.
It's hard to believe facts and statistics at The World Counts.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Resources and Our Ecological Footprint.
Click to go to the website for the Ecological Footprint Calculator. Or try this link.
Click for the Smithsonian magazine article on Theodore Roosevelt "Where the Wild Things Are."
Click to read Garrett Hardin's "The Tragedy of the Commons."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Tragedy of the Commons.
Click to view a quick video explaining the Tragedy of the Commons.
Click to view an example of the Tragedy of the Commons on the game show Split or Steal.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
Click to watch "The Lorax" video.
Click to read Jared Diamond's Discover magazine article "Easter's End."
Click to watch the short video "Earth as Our Easter Island."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on How Does Science (and Environmental Science) Work?
Click to watch the "Clean Coal: Now is the Time" video and the "Dirty Business" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation introducing the Ant Diversity Lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Types and Structure of Matter.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Systems and How They Work.
Other Interesting Links:
Click to watch the video "Home."
Click to read the New York Times article "Bugs in Manhattan Compete with Rats for Food Refuse."
Click to watch the Jim Carrey Environmental Guy video.
Chapter 1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes and Sustainability
Supplement 3: Environmental History of the U.S.
Chapter 2: Science, Matter, Energy and Systems
Supplement 4: Some Basic Chemistry
Supplement 2: Reading Graphs and Maps
Click for the Unit 1 Activity Sheet.
Click to watch the Bozeman Science video "Environmental Science."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Introduction to Environmental Science.
It's hard to believe facts and statistics at The World Counts.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Resources and Our Ecological Footprint.
Click to go to the website for the Ecological Footprint Calculator. Or try this link.
Click for the Smithsonian magazine article on Theodore Roosevelt "Where the Wild Things Are."
Click to read Garrett Hardin's "The Tragedy of the Commons."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Tragedy of the Commons.
Click to view a quick video explaining the Tragedy of the Commons.
Click to view an example of the Tragedy of the Commons on the game show Split or Steal.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
Click to watch "The Lorax" video.
Click to read Jared Diamond's Discover magazine article "Easter's End."
Click to watch the short video "Earth as Our Easter Island."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on How Does Science (and Environmental Science) Work?
Click to watch the "Clean Coal: Now is the Time" video and the "Dirty Business" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation introducing the Ant Diversity Lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Types and Structure of Matter.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Systems and How They Work.
Other Interesting Links:
Click to watch the video "Home."
Click to read the New York Times article "Bugs in Manhattan Compete with Rats for Food Refuse."
Click to watch the Jim Carrey Environmental Guy video.
APES Course - General Information
Text "@striebapes" to 81010 to sign up for class remind texts.
Click here for the link to the course syllabus.
Click here for information about the AP Environmental Science course (the Course Contract).
Click here for lab safety information.
Click here for information about current events assignments.
Click here for the template for current events assignments.
Click here for the Meet the Teacher Powerpoint presentation.
Click here for the link to the course syllabus.
Click here for information about the AP Environmental Science course (the Course Contract).
Click here for lab safety information.
Click here for information about current events assignments.
Click here for the template for current events assignments.
Click here for the Meet the Teacher Powerpoint presentation.
2018-19 APES Field Trips
Field trips are an essential – and required - part of this course. Students are expected to attend all trips and participate in all activities. Field trips are active learning experiences, not days off from school.
It is the student's responsibility to inform all of their teachers BEFORE the field trip. You are responsible for getting and completing all assignments you miss as a result of the field trip. We will likely go on field trips even if it is raining, except in severe circumstances. If there is inclement weather on the day of a field trip, please listen for announcements, look for a Remind text, or contact Mr. Strieb. If a field trip is cancelled you are still responsible for any work, for any of your classes, that is due that day.
Filled-out, signed permission slips must be handed in by the date requested by Mr. Strieb.
Mr. Strieb reserves the right to exclude a student from a field trip because of behavioral or academic issues in his or another teacher's class.
For most field trips, please bring lunch, water and sunscreen. Do not bring inappropriate materials. On all trips you must wear close-toed, comfortable shoes (i.e., sneakers) that can get dirty and wet. There may be other clothing requirements for specific field trips. You will not be allowed to go in inappropriate clothing, including sandals and flip flops. You must bring some form of identification - school ID or driver's license is best.
These are the tentative dates for all of Mr. Strieb's APES field trips for 2018-19:
Friday, September 14, 2018 (7:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) – Sunken Meadow State Park to investigate salt marsh ecology
Thursday, October 4, 2018 (7:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) – Canoeing the Nissequogue River to investigate estuarine water quality parameters
Thursday, November 15, 2018 (7:20 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.) – Long Island Pine Barrens to investigate ecological succession
Winter/Spring 2019 - TBD – Port Jefferson Waste Water Treatment Plant to investigate sewage treatment plant operations
Winter/Spring 2019 – TBD – Covanta Resource Recovery Facility in East Northport to investigate incineration of Smithtown/Huntington solid waste and generation of energy
It is the student's responsibility to inform all of their teachers BEFORE the field trip. You are responsible for getting and completing all assignments you miss as a result of the field trip. We will likely go on field trips even if it is raining, except in severe circumstances. If there is inclement weather on the day of a field trip, please listen for announcements, look for a Remind text, or contact Mr. Strieb. If a field trip is cancelled you are still responsible for any work, for any of your classes, that is due that day.
Filled-out, signed permission slips must be handed in by the date requested by Mr. Strieb.
Mr. Strieb reserves the right to exclude a student from a field trip because of behavioral or academic issues in his or another teacher's class.
For most field trips, please bring lunch, water and sunscreen. Do not bring inappropriate materials. On all trips you must wear close-toed, comfortable shoes (i.e., sneakers) that can get dirty and wet. There may be other clothing requirements for specific field trips. You will not be allowed to go in inappropriate clothing, including sandals and flip flops. You must bring some form of identification - school ID or driver's license is best.
These are the tentative dates for all of Mr. Strieb's APES field trips for 2018-19:
Friday, September 14, 2018 (7:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) – Sunken Meadow State Park to investigate salt marsh ecology
Thursday, October 4, 2018 (7:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) – Canoeing the Nissequogue River to investigate estuarine water quality parameters
Thursday, November 15, 2018 (7:20 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.) – Long Island Pine Barrens to investigate ecological succession
Winter/Spring 2019 - TBD – Port Jefferson Waste Water Treatment Plant to investigate sewage treatment plant operations
Winter/Spring 2019 – TBD – Covanta Resource Recovery Facility in East Northport to investigate incineration of Smithtown/Huntington solid waste and generation of energy
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
News Literacy
Click to listen to NPR's On the Media segment "On the Anti-Vax Non-troversy."
Click to read the Washington Post article "Here’s How Scientific Misinformation, Such as Climate Doubt, Spreads Through Social Media."
Click to watch the Damaon Brown TED Ed video "How To Choose Your News."
Click to watch the video "#CancelGlovenadBoots."
Click to examine blurred lines - photos during hurricane Sandy.
Click to go to The Onion.
Click to examine native advertising and see "How to Get Great Buns."
Click for John Oliver's discussion of native advertising on Last Week Tonight.
Click to read the Time article "Oreos May Be As Addictive As Cocaine."
Click to view the graph to see who trusts the media from NPR.
Click the links to get to fact checking websites:
snopes
politifact
factcheck
truth or fiction
Click to see a man who seems to die in every terrorist attack.
Click to read the World Economic Forum article "How Does Misinformation Spread Online?"
Click to go to the Nieman Lab website where you can see "How do you tell when the news is biased? It depends on how you see yourself."
Click to test your own implicit bias with science.
Click to watch John Oliver's demonstration of fairness in the media when discussing climate change on This Week Tonight.
Click to go to the Columbia Journalism Review's discussion of The New York Post's disgrace.
Click to go to the Verification Handbook's "Educator’s Guide: Types of Online Fakes."
Click to look at the tables in First Draft News' "Fake News. It's Complicated."
Click for the Washington Post article "For The ‘New Yellow Journalist,’ Opportunity Comes in Clicks and Bucks."
Click to see Newsday's "7 Ways to Spot and Debunk Fake News."
Click to watch the CNN video "Triple Check Before You Share."
Click to see On the Media's table "Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook, Fake News Edition."
Click to see Spurious Correlations.
Click to see Ben Goldacre's TED Talk video "Battling Bad Science."
Click to learn about the importance of the "First Follower: Leadership Lesson from Dancing Guy."
Click to watch the Neil deGrasse Tyson "Science in America."
Click to read the Washington Post article "Here’s How Scientific Misinformation, Such as Climate Doubt, Spreads Through Social Media."
Click to watch the Damaon Brown TED Ed video "How To Choose Your News."
Click to watch the video "#CancelGlovenadBoots."
Click to examine blurred lines - photos during hurricane Sandy.
Click to go to The Onion.
Click to examine native advertising and see "How to Get Great Buns."
Click for John Oliver's discussion of native advertising on Last Week Tonight.
Click to read the Time article "Oreos May Be As Addictive As Cocaine."
Click to view the graph to see who trusts the media from NPR.
Click the links to get to fact checking websites:
snopes
politifact
factcheck
truth or fiction
Click to see a man who seems to die in every terrorist attack.
Click to read the World Economic Forum article "How Does Misinformation Spread Online?"
Click to go to the Nieman Lab website where you can see "How do you tell when the news is biased? It depends on how you see yourself."
Click to test your own implicit bias with science.
Click to watch John Oliver's demonstration of fairness in the media when discussing climate change on This Week Tonight.
Click to go to the Columbia Journalism Review's discussion of The New York Post's disgrace.
Click to go to the Verification Handbook's "Educator’s Guide: Types of Online Fakes."
Click to look at the tables in First Draft News' "Fake News. It's Complicated."
Click for the Washington Post article "For The ‘New Yellow Journalist,’ Opportunity Comes in Clicks and Bucks."
Click to see Newsday's "7 Ways to Spot and Debunk Fake News."
Click to watch the CNN video "Triple Check Before You Share."
Click to see On the Media's table "Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook, Fake News Edition."
Click to see Spurious Correlations.
Click to see Ben Goldacre's TED Talk video "Battling Bad Science."
Click to learn about the importance of the "First Follower: Leadership Lesson from Dancing Guy."
Click to watch the Neil deGrasse Tyson "Science in America."
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