Text: Environmental Science for AP, 2nd Edition. Friedland, Andrew & Relyea, Rick. W.H. Freeman & Company. 2015

Course Description: This AP Environmental Science course will conform to the standards instituted by the College Board and cover all of the topics in the AP Environmental Science Course Description. These include:

 1. Earth Systems and Resources (10-15%)

2. The Living World (10-15%)

3. Populations (10-15%)

4. Land and Water Use (10-15%)

5. Energy Resources and Consumption (10-15%)

6. Pollution (25-30%)

7. Global Change (10-15%)

· APES is a rigorous, full year course designed to be the equivalent of a one semester, introductory college course in environmental science.

· Environmental Science is interdisciplinary; it embraces a wide variety of topics from many areas of study.

· Students study the scientific principles, concepts and methods necessary to understand interrelationships in the natural world.

· Students will identify and analyze natural and human-made environmental problems in an effort to evaluate risks associated with these problems and to examine solutions for resolving and/or preventing them.

· Lab activities and fieldwork in this class are an integral part of the AP curriculum.

· This course prepares students for the AP Environmental Science exam in May.