Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Unit 14: Sustainibility

Textbook Reading
Chapter 23: Economics, Environment, and Sustainability
Chapter 24: Politics, Environment, and Sustainability
Chapter 25: Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability




Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Environmental Economics.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Politics and the Environment.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Sustainability.

Monday, April 15, 2019

Unit 13: Renewable Energy

Textbook Reading
Chapter 16: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy



Click for the Unit 13 Activity Sheet.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy Efficiency and Conservation.

Click to watch the video "How a Hybrid Engine Works."

Click to see the new Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Solar Energy.

Click to watch the video "How Solar Energy Panels Work."

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hydropower and Wind Power.

Click to see the NY Times article "How Windmills as Wide as Jumbo Jets Are Making Clean Energy Mainstream" with incredible photos showing modern wind technology.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biomass.

Click to watch part of the NOVA video "Ethanol Biofuel."

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geothermal and Hydrogen.

Click to watch the video "Geothermal Heat Pumps."

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on A Sustainable Energy Strategy.

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Unit 12: Nonrenewable Mineral and Energy Resources

Chapter 14: Nonrenewable Mineral Resources
Chapter 15: Nonrenewable Energy


Click for the Unit 12 Activity Sheet.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geologic Processes.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Minerals, Rocks, and the Rock Cycle.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Environmental Effects of Using Mineral Resources.

Click to watch the Smithsonian Channel video "The Land of Mountaintop Removal."

Click to go to the website for the Mountaintop Removal webquest.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Using Mineral Resources More Sustainably.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Net Energy and Types of Energy Resources.

Click to watch the Simpsons video clip "The Death of Radioactive Man."

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Oil.

Click to watch the video on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Click to watch the Scientific American Instant Egghead video "Will We Ever Run Out of Oil?"

Click to watch the Post Carbon Institute video "The Ultimate Roller Coaster Ride: An Abbreviated History of Fossil Fuels."

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Natural Gas.

Click for the link to Mapping the Shale Gas Boom.

Click to view the video "Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger."

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Coal.

Click to watch the "How Do They Do It video on Coal Mining."

Click to watch the quick video on Clean Coal.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Nuclear Energy.

Click to watch the video "How Nuclear Energy Works."

Click to watch the video "Chernobyl: The World's Worst Nuclear Disaster."

AP Environmental Science Exam Review

The AP Environmental Science Exam is Monday May 6th in the afternoon.


The following links are here for you to use as you see fit. Some are fairly general, while others are pretty specific. You probably cannot use them all, so pick and choose those on topics with which you need more of a review. We will not be using these in class and they will not be required assignments; they are for you to use on your own.

If you find other useful resources that would help other students, please send the link to me (mstrieb@smithtown.k12.ny.us) and I will post them here.


APES Year in Review PowerPoint

Click for the Calculations Without Calculators PowerPoint.

Click for the APES FRQ tips.


VIDEOS

APES in a Box - A series of lots of videos on many topics covered on the APES Exam. Visit their Vimeo channel and browse.

Bozeman Science - Another series of many video lectures on many topics covered on the APES Exam.

Crash Course has videos on lots of topics for lots of courses. While there is not an Environmental Science course on its own, you can find some useful videos under Ecology, Biology and Chemistry.

This video provides an APES Legislation Review.

These videos provide a clear and concise APES Math review. Click for Part 1 and Part 2.



WEBSITES

Albert.io is a comprehensive series of questions, with explanations covering all topics on the Environmental Science AP Exam. Please check your school email for an invitation from me to sign up.

The College Board's APES Course Home Page provides important information that will help you prepare for the exam. Also use this website for exam practice info.

This NY Times interactive website "Timeline: 70 Years of Environmental Change" is an excellent review of major events in environmental science.

Use this website to play Legislative Jeopardy. It provides a fun APES law review.

The College Board provides this useful Energy Primer for the APES Student.

This Quizlet study set 140 Ways to Go APES gives 140 quick words and facts that you need to know for the APES Exam. You can put them in flash card form

This website gives 145 Ways to Go APE - repetitive with the Quizlet above, but with some additions.

Click to view the NATE Chart study guide for Environmental Science and the Bar Chart Quick Study Guide for Environmental Science.



Energy Primer Practice Problems - Answer Videos

Problem 1

Problem 2

Problem 3 parts a and b

Problem 3 part c

Problem 4

Problem 5

Problem 6

Problem 7

Problem 8

Problem 9