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AP Environmental Science Summer Assignment 2019 1

AP Environmental Summer Assignment 2019

Welcome to Advanced Placement Environmental Science (APES)!!

Due the first day of class.

Materials Requirements for Class:

You will need a lab notebook, which will remain in the lab at all times. Order this soon – you will need it for the summer assignment. Please bring this notebook the first day of school.

You have several choices of notebook. You can get a formal lab notebook such as the carbonless ones found on Amazon’s Hayden—McNeil store. You will need about 50 pages. It doesn’t matter whether the cover says chemistry or life or environmental sciences. These notebooks have a tear-out copy page that you will be allowed to take home to complete your lab and hand in with your report. The other alternative is to get a composition notebook, take photos of your pages and print out (full size) those pages to hand in with your labs. Guidelines for Summer Assignment:

• Credit will be deducted at a rate of 10% per day for lateness.

• Do not plagiarize any part of these assignments, as doing so will earn you a "0" - not a good way to begin the year! If two or more students have the exact same sentences and/or paragraphs word for word, that is considered plagiarism!

• Emailed assignments will NOT be accepted. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, comments or concerns. I look forward to meeting you in the fall! [email protected]


Part A: Exploring Nature The environment is all around us, but we spend so much time inside that we fail to appreciate what is at our doorstep. The goal of this assignment is to help you learn to observe and appreciate the natural world around you. This assignment is to be completed in short sections – do not leave it until the day before school starts! Try to visit the same location each time. Record these thoughts in your lab notebook. You will hand in the yellow (carbon) copy. Please note date, time, location, and weather on each portion.

a) Sit at your spot for 10 minutes. Write freely whatever you observe. Don’t obsess about this – just write. Think about each of your senses and what they are noting. What is getting your attention? What are you feeling? Write for the entire 10 minutes. Don’t edit this or stop writing; just get your thoughts on paper.

b) At least 2 weeks later, return to your spot. Re-read your thoughts from part a. What has changed? What has remained the same? Spend 10 more minutes here, writing the entire time.

c) At least 1 week later, return to your spot. Imagine that you are a creature here. Who are you? What is your life/day/year like? What do you interact with? How do you regard humans? Write for at least 10 minutes.

d) Now try some nature sketching. Find 3 different leaf shapes and sketch them, as close to life size as possible. Use simple lines and label size and color. Identify if possible. Then draw a 3 by 5 inch box to create a map of the landscape in front of you. Inside the box, draw a line where sky and land meet. Add simple shapes to denote trees, buildings, etc.

e) Write a 1 paragraph summary reflection. What have you discovered during this exercise?

f) Hand in your yellow (carbon) sheets and your summary reflection.


Part B: GEOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT

The goal of this assignment to review the major political and physical aspects of the world. You will also look at world biomes and oceans. This will serve as a reference throughout the whole year, so make sure it is neat and legible. ALL work must be done ON the maps. No added lists or keys will be accepted.

A. Identify and Label on the World Political Map: a. Key: longitude line – blue, latitude lines – red b. Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Artic Circles, Prime Meridian, c. East Brunswick d. Continents/Islands: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, China, India, Pakistan,

Australia, Greenland, Antarctica, Iceland, Madagascar, New Zealand, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Galapagos Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Indonesia, Borneo, New Guinea, Philippines, Japan, Aleutian Islands, Sri Lanka. (We will identify more countries as they appear throughout the course by topic.)

B. Identify and Label on the World Physical Map 1 a. Oceans: Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern Ocean b. Mountains: Andes, Atlas, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Alps, Himalayas, Mt. Everest, Great Dividing Range,

Appalachians, Rockies, Sierra Nevada’s, Cascades, Sierra Madres, Alaska Range, Brooks Range

C. Identify and Label on the World Physical Map 2 a. Rivers – Name the following: Amazon, Congo, Zambezi, Nile, Niger, Danube, Yellow, Yangtze,

Ganges, Indus, Darling b. Seas and Lakes: Bering Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Hudson Bay, Labrador Sea, Mono

Lake, North Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Caspian Sea, Arabian Sea, Aral Sea, Bay of Bengal, Lake Victoria, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Lake Titicaca, Lake Victoria, Lake Chad, Baikal Lake

D. Identify and Label on the North American River Map a) Identify the rivers on the North American River Map (1-14) must be on the map – no lists. Color the rivers and lakes blue. b) Name the Great Lakes. c) Shade in the Ogallala aquifer d) Draw the US/Canada/Mexico boundaries in red

E. Color Code World Climate Map (Use colored pencils – and include all islands) Identify the correct biome. Make sure to color in the

key as well as the entire World map.


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Part C: PERSONAL INFORMATION Tell me who you are, why you want to take this class, and what you want to get out of AP Environmental Science.

1. Name:___________________________________ Grade:________

2. Nickname you prefer to be called:____________________________________ About you

1. What are your hobbies/ extracurricular activities?

2. Favorite Books/Movies?

3. Favorite music or musical groups?

4. Favorite app on your phone?

5. Do you work? If so, where?

6. What do you want to be when you grow up?

7. Why did you sign up for this course?

8. How do you learn best in the classroom?

9. What Science Courses and Levels have you had in High School?

10. Is there one thing you really, really, really want to learn about in this class?

11. What else do you want me to know, or do you think I should know about you? Tell me about yourself. What makes you…. You?

12. Do you have any questions about or for me?

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