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

Sustaining Biodiversity

Endangered Species

Forestry & Conservation

Tree Cookies

Forest Dilemmas

Ripple Effect

Fisheries Mismanagement

Bycatch

Food & Water

Porosity & Permeability

Geology & Energy

Chemical Weathering

Health & Air Pollution

Lichens as Indicators

Water Pollution & Waste

Foul Water

Fruitvale

Cities, Economics & Politics

City Planning

Appropriation Adventure

Politics & Enviro Policy

Notebook Check One (to be checked on 02/21/24)

001, 1/25, APES Syllabus

002, 1/25, Lab: Fishing for the Future

003, 1/25, Notes: Ecosystems

1/25, Ch 3-4 Supplemental Notes

1/25, Student Information Form (due 1/26)

1/25, Suggested Reading: 3.1-3.2

004, 1/26, Lab: Producers & Consumers

005, 1/26, Wksht: How Ecosystems Work

1/26, Suggested Reading: 3.3-3.4

006, 1/29, How to APES

1/29, Ch 1-2 Home Exam (due 1/31)

1/29, StreamWatch ID Guide (due 2/2)

1/29, Suggested Reading: 3.5-3.6

007, 1/30, Lab: Carbon Cycle

008, 1/30, Wksht: Carbon Cycle

1/30, Suggested Reading: 4.1-4.2

1/31, Ch 1-2 Home Exam Due (by 7:25 am in zipgrade)

009, 1/31, Lab: Nitrogen Cycle

010, 1/31, Wksht: Tracking the Path of Nitrogen

011, 1/31, Notes: Evolution

1/31, Suggested Reading: 4.3-4.4

012, 2/1, Lab: Modeling Evolution

013, 2/1, Article: Gaia Hypothesis

2/1, Suggested Reading: 4.5-4.6

2/2, StreamWatch ID Guide Due (in class)

014, 2/2, Lab: Island Biogeography

015, 2/2, Article: Weird World of Islands

2/5, Exam: Ecosystems & Evolution

016, 2/5, Article: How Borders of an Ecosystem are Defined

017, 2/5, Notes: Populations

2/5, Ch 5-6 Supplemental Notes

2/5, Suggested Reading: 5.1

018, 2/6, Lab: Succession

2/6, Suggested Reading: 5.2

019, 2/7, Lab: Species Diversity

2/7, Suggested Reading: 5.3-5.4

020, 2/8, Lab: Predator Prey Interaction

2/8, Suggested Reading: 6.1

2/9, StreamWatch Activities

2/9, Suggested Reading: 6.2-6.3

021, 2/12, Notes: Human Population

022, 2/12, Lab: Power of Pyramids

2/12, Suggested Reading: 6.4

023, 2/13, Lab: Survivorship

2/14, Exam: Populations

024, 2/14, Notes: Terrestrial Biomes

2/14, Ch 7-8 Supplemental Notes

025, 2/14, Article: Arctic Shifts

2/14, Suggested Reading: 7.1

Notebook Check Two (to be checked on 03/20/24)

026, 2/15, Case Study: Global Forests

027, 2/15, Article: West Africa's Last Rainforest

2/15, Suggested Reading: 7.2-7.3

028, 2/16, Lab: Factors That Influence Ecosystems

029, 2/16, Notes: Aquatic Biomes

2/16, Suggested Reading: 8.1-8.2

030, 2/21, Lab: Biome Match

2/21, Suggested Reading: 8.3-8.4

031, 2/22, Lab: River & Stream Systems

2/22, StreamWatch Activities

2/22, Suggested Reading: 8.5

032, 2/23, Lab: Coral Reef Biodiversity

2/26, Book Report Project Due

2/26, Book Report Project Culminating Activity

2/26, Project: Ecological Study (due 3/12)

2/26, Ecological Study Topic Signup

2/27, Exam: Biomes

033, 2/27, Notes: Species Approach

2/27, Ch 9-11 Supplemental Notes

034, 2/27, Article: Save Coral Reefs

2/27, Suggested Reading: 9.1-9.2

2/28, Ecological Study Project Workday

2/28, Suggested Reading: 9.3

035, 2/29, Lab: Endangered Species

2/29, Suggested Reading: 9.4

036, 3/1, Lab: Ripple Effect

037, 3/1, Article: Wolf Killings

3/1, Suggested Reading: 10.1-10.2

3/4, Activity: Cats Into Borneo

038, 3/4, Case Study: Illegal Immigration

039, 3/4, Notes: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity

3/4, Suggested Reading: 10.3-10.4

3/6, Ecological Study Project Workday

3/6, Suggested Reading: 10.5-10.6

040, 3/7, Lab: Tree Cookies

041, 3/7, Article: Burn, Baby, Burn

3/7, Suggested Reading: 11.1-11.2

042, 3/8, Lab: Forestry & Conservation

3/8, StreamWatch Activities

3/12, Ecological Study Project Due

043, 3/12, Lab: Forest Dilemmas

044, 3/12, Article: Forestry in NC

045, 3/12, Notes: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

3/12, Suggested Reading: 11.3-11.4

3/13, Video Response: Cane Toads

3/13, Suggested Reading: 11.5-11.6

046, 3/14, Lab: Fisheries Mismanagement

047, 3/14, Article: Can We Have Our Fish?

3/15, Exam: Sustaining Biodiversity

048, 3/15, Notes: Food, Soil & Pests

3/15, Ch 12-13 Supplemental Notes

049, 3/15, Article: Possible to Feed 9 Billion?

3/15, Suggested Reading: 12.1-12.2

050, 3/18, Lab: Soil Porosity & Permeability

3/18, Suggested Reading: 12.3-12.4

Notebook Check Three (to be checked on 04/18/24)

051, 3/19, Case Study: Global Grain Production

052, 3/19, Article: Is Food Irradiation Safe?

3/19, Suggested Reading: 12.5-12.6

053, 3/20, Lab:Gizmos GMOs

3/20, Suggested Reading: 13.1-13.3

054, 3/21, Lab: Pest Solutions

055, 3/21, Notes: Water Resources

3/21, Suggested Reading: 13.4-13.7

3/22, Demonstration: GH Soil Pit

3/22, StreamWatch Activities

056, 4/1, Lab: Color Me A Watershed

4/2, Exam: Food & Water Resources (on 4th Qtr)

057, 4/2, Notes: Geology

4/2, Ch 14-16 Supplemental Notes

058, 4/2, Wksht: Rock Cycle

4/2, Suggested Reading: 14.1-14.2

4/3, StreamWatch Data Books Due

059, 4/3, Lab: Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics

060, 4/3, Lab: Temperature and Chemical Weathering

4/3, Suggested Reading: 14.3-14.4

061, 4/4, Notes: Nonrenewable Resources

062, 4/4, Lab: Cookie Mining

4/4, Suggested Reading: 15.1-15.2

063, 4/5, Case Study: Oil & Natural Gas

064, 4/5, Notes: Renewable Resources

4/5, Suggested Reading: 15.3-15.5

065, 4/8, Lab: Ecological Footprint

066, 4/8, Article: Footprint of a Digital Economy

4/8, Suggested Reading: 16.1-16.5

067, 4/9, Lab: Energy Speed Dating (profile)

4/9, Suggested Reading: 16.6-19.9

4/11, Exam: Geology & Energy Resources

068, 4/11, Notes: Risk, Toxicology & Human Health

4/11, Ch 17-19 Supplemental Notes

069, 4/11, Article: Vaping Linked

4/11, Suggested Reading: 17.1-17.2

070, 4/12, Lab: Lichens as Indicators

4/12, StreamWatch Activities

4/12, Suggested Reading: 17.3-17.5

4/15, Project: StreamWatch Ecological Study (due 4/30)

071, 4/15, Case Study: Persistent Organic Pollutants

072, 4/15, Notes: Air & Air Pollution

4/15, Suggested Reading: 18.1-18.3

073, 4/16, Lab: Emissions Trading

074, 4/16, Lab: Auto Emissions

4/16, Suggested Reading: 18.4-18.6

075, 4/17, Notes: Climate Change & Ozone Loss

4/17, StreamWatch Ecological Study Workday

4/17, Suggested Reading: 19.1-19.2

Notebook Check Four (to be checked on 05/28/24)

076, 4/18, Lab: Criteria Pollutants Bingo

077, 4/18, Lab: Murder in the Air

4/18, Suggested Reading: 19.3-19.4

078, 4/19, Lab: Global Warming & the IPCC

079, 4/19, Article: Global Warming is Epic

4/22, Exam: Health, Air Pollution & Climate Change

080, 4/22, Notes: Water Pollution

4/22, Ch 20-21 Supplemental Notes

081, 4/22, Article: Male Fish in NC

4/22, Suggested Reading: 20.1-20.2

082, 4/23, Lab: Fruitvale

083, 4/23, Article: TCE Contamination

4/23, Suggested Reading: 20.3-20.5

4/24, AP Exam Review Assignment

4/24, StreamWatch Ecological Study Workday

4/24, Suggested Reading: 21.1-21.2

084, 4/25, Lab: Water Pollution Puzzle

085, 4/25, Notes: Solid & Hazardous Waste

4/26, StreamWatch Activities

4/30, StreamWatch Ecological Study Due

4/30, Video: South Wake Landfill

086, 4/30, Lab: Yoretown Needs A Landfill

4/30, Suggested Reading: 21.5-21.6

087, 5/1, Case Study: Restoring Estuaries

088, 5/1, Lab: Superfund

5/2, Exam: Water Pollution & Solid Waste

089, 5/2, Notes: Sustainable Cities

5/2, Ch 22-24 Supplemental Notes

090, 5/2, Article: Slash & Sprawl

5/2, Suggested Reading: 22.1-22.5

091, 5/3, Notes: Economics & Politics

092, 5/3, Lab: Politics & Environmental Policy

5/3, Suggested Reading: 23.1-23.5

5/6, AP Exam Review

5/6, Suggested Reading: 24.1-24.6

5/7, AP Exam Review

5/8, AP Exam Review

5/9, THE AP EXAM

5/10, StreamWatch Activities

5/13, AP Exam Recovery

5/14, AP Exam Recovery

5/15, AP Exam Recovery

5/16, AP Exam Recovery

5/17, StreamWatch Activities

5/20, Project: StreamWatch Eco Study Poster (due 5/28)

093, 5/20, Case Study: Sustainable Communities

5/21, Video: Gimme Green

094, 5/21, Lab: Habitats

095, 5/21, Article: American Obsession with Lawns

096, 5/22, Lab: City Planning

097, 5/23, Lab: Appropriation Adventure

5/24, StreamWatch Activities & The Great Wetland Race

5/28, StreamWatch Eco Study Poster Due

098, 5/28, Lab: Environmental Justice

5/29, Exam: Cities, Economics & Politics

5/30, Final Exam Review

5/31, Final Exam Review

6/3, Final Exam Review

6/4, 1st & 3rd Period Final Exam

6/5, 2nd & 4th Period Final Exam