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 2019-20:
Friday, September 13, 2019 (7:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) – Canoeing the Nissequogue River to investigate estuarine water quality parameters
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 (7:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) – Sunken Meadow State Park to investigate salt marsh ecology
Monday October 7, 2019 (7:20 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) - Canoeing the Nissequogue River to investigate estuarine water quality parameters
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 (7:20 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.) – Long Island Pine Barrens to investigate ecological succession
Winter/Spring 2020 - TBD – Port Jefferson Waste Water Treatment Plant to investigate sewage treatment plant operations
Winter/Spring 2020 – TBD – Covanta Resource Recovery Facility in East Northport to investigate incineration of Smithtown/Huntington solid waste and generation of energy
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Monday, May 13, 2019
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."
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.
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.
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."
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
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
Friday, March 22, 2019
Unit 11: Food and Pests
Textbook Reading
Chapter 12: Food Production and The Environment
Click for the Unit 11 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Security and Nutrition.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Production.
Click to watch the video "Some Food for Thought."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation notes on Environmental Impacts of Food Production.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil Erosion and Degradation.
Click to watch the Conservation International video "Nature Is Speaking – Edward Norton is The Soil."
Click to watch the video "Desertification."
Click to see what happened In The Time It Took to Form One Inch of Soil.
Click to read The Economist article "Afforestation in China - Great Green Wall."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil Conservation.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Green Revolution and The Gene Revolution.
Click to view the video "GMO: The Ascending Era."
Click to read the Scientific American article "Are Engineered Foods Evil?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on More Meat, Fish and Shellfish.
Click to see the graphic in Sierra Magazine for "Innovate - Manure to Money."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Pest Management.
Click to watch the video "Bt Corn: Genetic Modification and Refuges."
Click to watch the video "The Death Of Bees Explained – Parasites, Poison and Humans"
Click to read the New York Times article "Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds."
Click for the first website (Six Steps for Profitable and Environmentally Sound Management of Crop Pests) for the Pesticide Webquest. Click for the second website (EWG's Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen).
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture.
Click to view the video "Michael Pollan: Twinkie vs. Carrot."
Other Interesting Links:
Click to watch the video "DDT Let's Put It Everywhere 1946."
Click to watch the video "Grocery Store Wars."
Chapter 12: Food Production and The Environment
Click for the Unit 11 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Security and Nutrition.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Production.
Click to watch the video "Some Food for Thought."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation notes on Environmental Impacts of Food Production.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil Erosion and Degradation.
Click to watch the Conservation International video "Nature Is Speaking – Edward Norton is The Soil."
Click to watch the video "Desertification."
Click to see what happened In The Time It Took to Form One Inch of Soil.
Click to read The Economist article "Afforestation in China - Great Green Wall."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil Conservation.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Green Revolution and The Gene Revolution.
Click to view the video "GMO: The Ascending Era."
Click to read the Scientific American article "Are Engineered Foods Evil?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on More Meat, Fish and Shellfish.
Click to see the graphic in Sierra Magazine for "Innovate - Manure to Money."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Pest Management.
Click to watch the video "Bt Corn: Genetic Modification and Refuges."
Click to watch the video "The Death Of Bees Explained – Parasites, Poison and Humans"
Click to read the New York Times article "Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds."
Click for the first website (Six Steps for Profitable and Environmentally Sound Management of Crop Pests) for the Pesticide Webquest. Click for the second website (EWG's Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen).
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture.
Click to view the video "Michael Pollan: Twinkie vs. Carrot."
Other Interesting Links:
Click to watch the video "DDT Let's Put It Everywhere 1946."
Click to watch the video "Grocery Store Wars."
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