APES Test#1 Syllabus
Systems (1&2) , Economics, Sustainability, and Equity (20)

Day
Date
Assignment
(DUE ON THAT DAY)
   
Block 2
Block 4
  
Thu
9/6
 
Fri
9/7
1
1
  

Sat
(7618)
9/8
no meeting
no meeting
  
Mon
9/10
2
LAB & 2
  
Tue
9/11
3
3
  
Wed
9/12
LAB & 4
DROP
  
Thu
9/13
DROP
4
  
Fri
9/14
5
5
  
Mon
9/17
6
LAB & 6
  
Tue
9/18
7 (Test #1)
7 (Test #1)
  

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Assignment
Class Topic (click to download the lecture (.pptx)
 Content Outline (click to download the content (.docx)
1
Summer Assignment Collaboration: Discuss Concepts, Check Answers, Make Revisions
Monitoring Earth, Sustainability, Ecological Footprint, and Scientific Method
 Lecture 1.1: Monitoring Earth
Lecture 1.1: Experimental Design
2

DO: Scientific Method Handout and
Free response #1 p. 24
(Your neighbor has fertilized her lawn.)
Math Skills for APES
 Lecture 1.2: Math Skills
3
DO: Math Review Worksheet
Chemistry Review, and
Thermodynamics, Energy Efficiency, Systems Analysis
 Lecture 1.3: Systems Analysis
and Chemistry Review
4
DO: Free Response Question #1, p.51 and Measuring Your Impact, p.51
(Bottled water Versus Tap Water)

QUIZ: Math Skills (see sample quiz)
Economics

 Lecture 1.4: Economics
5
READ: Ch 20 (pp. 549-557)
DO: Free-response Question #1 p. 570
(Gasoline consumption in the United States)

Environmental History then
Agencies, Laws, Regulations

 Lecture 1.5-History
Lecture 1.5: Agencies, Laws
6

READ: Ch 20 (pp. 557-568)
DO: Measuring Your Impact, p. 570
(GDP and World Footprints)

Poverty, Environmental Justice, and Stewardship
 Lecture 1.6: Poverty, Stewardship, & Justice
7

STUDY: Test #1: Ch 1, 2, and 20
Test #1: Ch 1, 2, and 20, Math Skills, Chemistry Review
 Test #1 Content Outline
(Ch 1, 2, 20)