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.
Monday, September 28, 2020
Saturday, September 5, 2020
Unit 1: Introduction to Environmental Science
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 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 "What Really Happened on 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 see Units of Measure.
Click to see the Experimental Design Guide.
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 handout showing common chemical formulas from the Types and Structure of Matter lecture.
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 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 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 "What Really Happened on 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 see Units of Measure.
Click to see the Experimental Design Guide.
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 handout showing common chemical formulas from the Types and Structure of Matter lecture.
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.
Friday, September 4, 2020
APES Course - General Inofrmation
Please be responsible and check your school email, Google Classroom, and Remind texts every day. Thank you.
Email Mr. Strieb or contact him through Google Classroom to get the class code for Remind texts, and then text that code to 81010.
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.
Email Mr. Strieb or contact him through Google Classroom to get the class code for Remind texts, and then text that code to 81010.
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.
Monday, May 18, 2020
Unit: 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 and a newslcip about deepfake videos.
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 and a newslcip about deepfake videos.
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."
Friday, May 8, 2020
Unit 14: Sustainability
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.
Friday, April 24, 2020
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 watch the National Geographic video "Climate 101: Renewable Energy."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Solar Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Solar Energy Panels Work."
Click to learn about the solar panels at Smithtown High School West.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hydropower and Wind Power.
Click to watch the video "Hydropower 101."
Click to watch the Khan Academy vdeio "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 watch the video "Renewable Energy 101: How Does Biomass Energy Work?"
Click to watch the video “How Biomass Works.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geothermal and Hydrogen.
Click to watch the video "Geothermal Heat Pumps."
Click to watch the video “Energy 101: Geothermal Energy.”
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 watch the National Geographic video "Climate 101: Renewable Energy."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Solar Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Solar Energy Panels Work."
Click to learn about the solar panels at Smithtown High School West.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hydropower and Wind Power.
Click to watch the video "Hydropower 101."
Click to watch the Khan Academy vdeio "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 watch the video "Renewable Energy 101: How Does Biomass Energy Work?"
Click to watch the video “How Biomass Works.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geothermal and Hydrogen.
Click to watch the video "Geothermal Heat Pumps."
Click to watch the video “Energy 101: Geothermal Energy.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on A Sustainable Energy Strategy.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
2020 AP Environmental Science Exam Review
The 2020 AP Environmental Science Exam is Monday May 18th at 4:00 in the afternoon. You will take it from your home.
You can view the schedule for all 2020 AP Exams and course-specific exam information here, including structure of the exam and types of questions.
You can learn about how you will take the AP Exam online, from home by clicking here.
College Board Tips for Success on Open Book/Open Note Exams.
Click to review the AP Environmental Science Course At A Glance. This document from the College Board lists all of the topics covered on the APES exam. Note that at Smithtown High School West the course is taught in a different order. Our units are different than on this website; we cover all of the material, just in a different order. For 2020, College Board Units 8 and 9 will NOT be covered on the exam, and % AP Exam Weighting does not apply.
As part of this course you should have learned certain distinct skills, called science practices, that that will help you learn to think and act like an environmental scientist. This document lists these science practices, describes them, and shows the approximate weighting of each skill on both the multiple choice and free response parts of the APES exam. For 2020 there is no multiple choice part of the test and the two free response questions will focus on practices 1 (concept explanation), 2 (visual representations), 4 (scientific experiments), 5 (data analysis), and 7 (environmental solutions). For 2020 you will NOT have to do any mathematical routines or significant mathematical calculations.
There are four Big Ideas in APES that are themes that run throughout the course. If you can weave some themes from these Big Ideas into your answers to the free response questions, you will improve your score.
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. For 2020, please consult the APES Course At A Glance document so that you do not waste time reviewing materials in Units 8 and 9, which are not covered on the exam. Note that some of these links are general and will include materials within them that will not be tested on this year's exam.
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.
The College Board is offering online lessons and review courses. These are excellent videos (mostly 40 - 60 minutes in length) that review specific topics in detail. Here is a list and schedule of live and recorded courses, with links. Scroll 3/4 of the way down the document and click the + sign next to Environmental Science to see the schedule and topics. Note that the brown circle designates material from College Board Units 8 and 9 that will not be covered on the 2020 test, while the blue circle denotes material that will be covered on the 2020 exam. You can also get to the videos at the College Board AP Environmental Science YouTube Channel. Note the numbers in the title of each video. They refer to College Board Units, and Units 8 and 9 will NOT be be covered on the 2020 exam.
APES Year in Review PowerPoint
Free Response Question Tips PowerPoint - For 2020, the entire test will be modified versions of questions 1 and 2.
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.
WEBSITES
Albert.io is a series of questions, with explanations, covering many topics on the AP Environmental Science Exam. I may give assignments on Albert.io at a later date, and I may open it up for you to explore as we get closer to the exam.
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. I will likely be assigning practice questions as we get closer to the exam, but for now, explore.
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. These have an incredible amount of information on them. Use them to review quick factoids.
You can view the schedule for all 2020 AP Exams and course-specific exam information here, including structure of the exam and types of questions.
You can learn about how you will take the AP Exam online, from home by clicking here.
College Board Tips for Success on Open Book/Open Note Exams.
Click to review the AP Environmental Science Course At A Glance. This document from the College Board lists all of the topics covered on the APES exam. Note that at Smithtown High School West the course is taught in a different order. Our units are different than on this website; we cover all of the material, just in a different order. For 2020, College Board Units 8 and 9 will NOT be covered on the exam, and % AP Exam Weighting does not apply.
As part of this course you should have learned certain distinct skills, called science practices, that that will help you learn to think and act like an environmental scientist. This document lists these science practices, describes them, and shows the approximate weighting of each skill on both the multiple choice and free response parts of the APES exam. For 2020 there is no multiple choice part of the test and the two free response questions will focus on practices 1 (concept explanation), 2 (visual representations), 4 (scientific experiments), 5 (data analysis), and 7 (environmental solutions). For 2020 you will NOT have to do any mathematical routines or significant mathematical calculations.
There are four Big Ideas in APES that are themes that run throughout the course. If you can weave some themes from these Big Ideas into your answers to the free response questions, you will improve your score.
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. For 2020, please consult the APES Course At A Glance document so that you do not waste time reviewing materials in Units 8 and 9, which are not covered on the exam. Note that some of these links are general and will include materials within them that will not be tested on this year's exam.
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.
The College Board is offering online lessons and review courses. These are excellent videos (mostly 40 - 60 minutes in length) that review specific topics in detail. Here is a list and schedule of live and recorded courses, with links. Scroll 3/4 of the way down the document and click the + sign next to Environmental Science to see the schedule and topics. Note that the brown circle designates material from College Board Units 8 and 9 that will not be covered on the 2020 test, while the blue circle denotes material that will be covered on the 2020 exam. You can also get to the videos at the College Board AP Environmental Science YouTube Channel. Note the numbers in the title of each video. They refer to College Board Units, and Units 8 and 9 will NOT be be covered on the 2020 exam.
APES Year in Review PowerPoint
Free Response Question Tips PowerPoint - For 2020, the entire test will be modified versions of questions 1 and 2.
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.
WEBSITES
Albert.io is a series of questions, with explanations, covering many topics on the AP Environmental Science Exam. I may give assignments on Albert.io at a later date, and I may open it up for you to explore as we get closer to the exam.
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. I will likely be assigning practice questions as we get closer to the exam, but for now, explore.
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. These have an incredible amount of information on them. Use them to review quick factoids.
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