AP Environmental Science 2019-2020Welcome to AP Environmental Science I am super excited to be able to teach you

this coming year. I plan on having a fun year but it will be intense, and you will have to work hard. The major topics we will be covering are:

* Energy Systems and Resources – Atmosphere, Soil, Groundwater, and Geology

* The Living World – Ecosystems and Cycles

* Populations – Demographics, Dynamics and Growth

* Land and Water Use – Agriculture, Forestry, Mining, Fishing and Global Economics

* Energy Resources and Consumption- Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy, Conservation and Consumption

* Pollution – Types of Pollution and their Impacts, Waste Disposal

* Global Change – Ozone, Global Warming, Loss of Biodiversity

This summer assignment will help you to get acquainted with the underlying concepts that we will be covering this year. There are two major tasks that need to be completed. This summer assignment is meant to give you an informative but less intensive look at our school year. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at sbell@hsd2.org. The assignment will be due August 30th, you will be taking an assessment on the information around this time!

Before you leave school:� Pick up the textbook

from the library

Summer Checklist:� Complete Summer

Assignment

� Purchase Supplies: These will help you be the most successful in class!

� Notebook� 2” Binder

� Binder Tabs� Notecards� Colored pencils� Highlighters� Pens and

Pencils!!

Summer Assignment Task 1: Story Time� Pick one of the following books and read it! I have already double checked that you can

check out each of the books from the library.• Silent Spring by Rachel Carson• The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

• World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky� As you read you need to complete a dialectical journal.

• Choose passages that standout to you. Minimum of 3 per chapter. These will be recorded in the left-hand most column.

• In the middle column identify the chapter, page number, and paragraph number.• Label your responses using the following codes

o Q (question) – ask about something in the passage that is unclear.o C (connect) – make a connection to your life, the world, or another text.o P (predict) – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage.o CL (clarify) – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction.o R (reflect) – think deeply about what the passage means in the broad sense.

What conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work?

o E (evaluate) – make a judgement about what the author is trying to inform us about.

Passage from the text – minimum of 3 per chapter

Ch. #/ pg #/ ¶ #

Each passage you quote must relate to one of the following codes above. Make sure to use a variety. Using the same codes for most or all of the entries will result in a lower score.

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better It’s not.”

Ch.1 / pg. #64/ ¶ #1

R – Dr. Suess is trying to teach us that we can change the world as long as we care about something. Things won’t change unless someone stands up for what is important in the world.

Dialectical Journal Rubric

50-45

Detailed, meaningful passages and quotations Thoughtful interpretation and commentary about the text. Includes comments about the world, environment, or nature, and how these

elements contribute to the meaning of the text Makes insightful personal connections and asks thought-provoking, insightful

questions Minimum of 3 passages per chapter. Journal is neat, organized and professional looking; student has followed

directions in the organization of journal

44-40 Less detailed, but good quotations

Some intelligent commentary; addresses some thematic connections Identifies and interprets many elements of the world, environment, or nature, but

does not explain they contribute to the meaning Some personal connection; asks pertinent questions Minimum of 2 passages per chapter.

Journal is neat and readable; student has followed directions in the organization of journal

39-35

Several relevant details from the text Most of the commentary is vague, unsupported, or plot summary/paraphrase Some listing of world elements; virtually no discussion on meaning Limited personal connection; asks few, or obvious questions Minimum of 1 passage per chapter. Journal is relatively neat; may be difficult to read; did not follow all directions in

journal organization

34-30

Few relevant details from the text Most notes are plot summary or paraphrase Few elements of the world addressed, virtually no discussion of meaning Limited personal connections; no good questions or too many questions Limited coverage of the text; sections with few entries or not covered Did not follow directions in organizing journal; difficult to read or follow; evidence

of having been hurriedly done in one sitting.

29-1

Incomplete/Does not meet the standards above

0 Failure to bring in by the due date

Summer Assignment Task 2: Math Practice� In this course you will be expected to complete math problems based off the topics

that we will cover in the course. Below are the common skills that you will need to accomplish. Khan academy is a great resource if you are struggling to understand the problems.

• Decimals• Averages• Percentages and percent

change

• Metric units• Scientific notation• Dimensional analysis.

� Complete the following practice problems. To get full credit you MUST show your work.

Math with Decimals1. 1.678 + 5.246 =2. 344.598 + 672.9 = 3. 1922.078 + .0567 =4. 45.739 – 43.13 =5. 196.007 – 154.553 =6. 90 – 32.679 =

7. 42.8 x 9.78 =8. 324.45 x 9.84 =9. 125.693 x 12.38 =10. 64.5 / 3.5 =11. 114.54 / 34.5 =12. 3300.584 / 34.67 =

Metric Unit Practice13. 28000 millimeters = ? meters _________________________14. 4465 liters = ? milliliters _________________________15. 0.087 kilometers = ? meters _________________________16. 71 grams = ? kilograms _________________________

Math in Scientific Notation:17. Expand the following: Put the following in scientific notation:

a. 3.96 x 10 7 a. 0.052

b. 6.02 x 10 -2 b. 1850000

c. 6.67 x 10 11 c. 0.0006520

d. 9.8 x 10 -5 d. 7600

18. Perform the following calculations without a calculator and write the answers in scientific notation:

a. (2.96 x 10 7) + (2.0 x 10 7) ___________________________

b. (8.0 x 10 6) ÷ (3.0 x 10 4) ___________________________

c. (2.63 x 10 5) x (3 x 1010) ___________________________

d. (8 x 10 12) - (3.4 x 10 12) ___________________________

19. Perform the following calculations without a calculator and write the answers in scientific notation:

a. (2.69 x 10 7) ÷ (7.3 x 10 8) ___________________________

b. (8.6 x 10 8) ÷ (1.7 x 10 -4) ___________________________

c. (2.1 x 10 10) x (1.3 x 10 10) ___________________________

d. (1.6 x 10 12) ÷ 160,000 ___________________________

Math with Percentages20. What is 63% of 1800?

21. A gas engine is 6% efficient. What portion of a full 27 gallon tank of gas is wasted?

22. The Greenland Ice Sheet contains 2,650,000 cubic kilometers of ice. It is melting at a rate of .007% per year. How many cubic kilometers are lost each year?

23. In a small oak tree, the biomass of insects makes up 5000 kilograms. This is 3.4% of the total biomass of the tree. What is the total biomass of the tree?

24. 12,000 acres of a 43,000 acre forest burned in a forest fire. What percentage of the forest was damaged?

25. A teenager consumes 18% of her calories each day in the form of protein. If she is getting 650 calories a day from protein, how many calories is she consuming per day?

Dimensional Analysis Practice

Non-metric Conversion:1 hectare (Ha) = 10000 square meters1 barrel of oil = 159 liters

26. Approximately 32.5 million mobile devices were sold in 1998 in the United States. Each mobile device sold in 2007 contained an average of 0.07 gram of gold. Calculate the number of kilograms of gold that were used in the production of the mobile devices sold in 1998.

27. The U.S. consumes approximately 28 million barrels of oil per day. How many kilo-liters of oil does the U.S. consume in one year?

28. The Roe family of four showers once a day with an average of 25 minutes per shower. The shower has a flow rate of 2.3 gallons per minute. How many gallons of water does the family use in one year?

29. A 563 million square meters of forest is how many hectares?

Graph Practice/Analysis

30. Answer these questions about the graph below:a. How much rain fell in Mar of

1989?b. How much more rain fell in Feb of

1990 than in Feb of 1989?c. Which year had the most rainfall?d. What is the wettest month on the

graph?

31. Graph the following data then answer the questions.

A. Make a line graph of the data.B. What is the dependent variable?C. What is the independent variable?D. What is the average pH in this experiment?E. What is the average number of tadpoles per sample?F. What is the optimum water pH for tadpole development?G. Between what two pH readings is there the greatest change in tadpole number?H. How many tadpoles would you expect to find in water with a pH reading of 5.0?

pH of water Number of tadpoles8.0 457.5 697.0 786.5 886.0 435.5 23