APEnvironmentalScienceSummerAssignment–2016/2017
WelcometoAPES!!!–NOTE:CHEMISTRYISAPRE-REQFORTHISCOURSE!!!
AP EnvironmentalScience is a lab- based course that is designedto examineecological,biological,
chemical,physical andenvironmentalconceptsandinteractions.Theobjectiveofthissummer
assignmentistogetyouthinkingenvironmentallyandtorefreshsomemathandchemistryskills.
Therearethreesections.
Please assemble all printed materials in order and have them labeled. Section 1 & 3 should be
handwrittenandsection2shouldbetyped.
1. BrushUpYourPrerequisiteSkills-NoCalculatorsallowedonAPExam,sonocalculatorsonthis!
(~15-20min,dependinghow“brushedup”youare)
MathAssignment-Pleasecompletethefollowingproblems,showingallwork.Therewillbeaquizthe
secondweekofschoolwithbasicproblemsinvolvingdecimals,percentages,dimensionalanalysis,
metricsystem,andscientificnotationandproblemsliketheonesbelow.Allofthisshouldbereview
frommathcoursesandchemistry.
a) Byhand/nocalculator:1)0.056x1.22)345÷5.93)0.345÷5.9
b) Youmaysomedaypurchaseahousethathas2500squarefeetoflivingspace.Howmanysquare
metersoflivingspaceisthis?
c) Ifacalorieisequivalentto4.184joules,howmanyjoulesarecontainedinthat250kilocalorie
sliceofpizza?
d) Converttoscientificnotationandthencalculate:1)10,000,000x20,0002)320,000,000÷
50,000,000
e) Apopulationofrabbitshas350individuals.Ifthepopulationgrowsby26%inoneyear,how
manydeerwilltherebethenextyear?
f) Oneyearthelocalparkhad157chipmunkslivinginit.Thenextyearadiseaseoccurredandthe
numbersdroppedto89.Whatpercentdidthepopulationdecreaseby?
g) Electricitycosts9centsperkilowatt-hour.Inonemonthahomeuses1.3megawatt-hrsof
electricityonaverage.WhatwillthehomeownerspendonelectricityfortheYEAR?Setupthis
problemusingdimensionalanalysis,likeinchemistry.1MW-hr=1000kW-hr
h) Yourcarisratedat28milespergallon.Youwanttogoonaroadtriptoyouruncle’shouse,
whichis289milesaway.Ifgascosts$2.84/gallon,will$200beenough?Setupthisproblemusing
dimensionalanalysis,likeinchemistry.
ExtraMathTutorialsandPractice(notrequired):http://mrsbssciencescoop.weebly.com/math-practice.html
ScientificNotation:
http://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/fyp/mathrev/mr-scnot.html
DimensionalAnalysis:
ohttp://www.chemprofessor.com/dimension_text.htm
ohttp://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/fyp/mathrev/mr-da.html
LongDivisionandMultiplicationwithdecimals:
ohttp://www.mathsisfun.com/dividing-decimals.html
ohttp://www.tutors4you.com/tutorialondecimals.htm
Percentages:
o
https://www.mathsisfun.com/percentage.html
o
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/beg_algebra/beg_alg_tut16_percent.htm
2. ThinkGlobal!PartI(~1-2hours)-Documentary
Chooseoneenvironmentaldocumentarytowatch(somesuggestionsarebelow,butyoumaychoose
others.Documentariesmustbeaminimumof45minutesinlength.Documentariesshouldlookat
EnvironmentalISSUES,notjustnature.Pleasecompletethefollowing.Documentarysuggestionsare
listedbelow.
1. Providethenameofthedocumentaryandyearinwhichitwasreleased.
2. Writeashortsummaryofthefilm(3-4sentences).
3. Describeanyquestionsyoumayhaveasaresultofyourviewing(3QuestionsMinimum)
4. Describeyouropinionofthedocumentary–positive/negative/neutral.Referenceitemsinthe
documentarytosupportyourthoughts. (Minimum1paragraph)
5. Didthedocumentaryhaveabiasorwasitbalanced.Explainwithevidencefromthedocumentary.
6. Relatewhat youhavelearned toyour personal life – how doesit affect/impactyou?What
informationaffectedyou themost?Willitimpacthowyouliveyourlife? (Minimum1paragraph)
SuggestedDocumentaries-manycanbefoundonNetFlix,AmazonInstantVideo,orsomeevenstream
ontheweb.
• NationalGeographic:Human
Footprint
• NationalGeographic: SixDegrees
CouldChangetheWorld
• 180°South
• Flow:FortheLoveofWater
• Tapped
• Trashed
• Food,Inc.
• KingCorn
• Dirt
• Gasland
• WhoKilledtheElectricCar/Revenge
oftheElectricCar
• ManufacturedLandscapes
• VanishingoftheBees
• Fresh
• Fuel
• BagIt
• Baraka
• BlueGold:WorldWaterWars
• WorldinBalance:ThePopulation
Paradox
• PlasticPlanet
• PlanetinPeril
• AnInconvenientTruth
• EmptyOceans,EmptyNets(PBS)
• HarvestofFear(Frontline)
• TheCove
• Hawaii: MessageintheWaves
• CaneToads: AnUnnaturalHistory
3.ThinkGlobal!PartII(~1.5hours)–“HOME”byArthus-Bertrand
WatchthevideoonYouTubeandanswerthefollowingquestionsasyouwatch.Usethislinkorjustsearchbytitle
andauthor.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU
1. DescribetheconditionsonearlyEarth.
2. Whathappenedtothecarbonthatpoisonedtheatmosphere?
3. HowdidtheagriculturalrevolutionchangetheEarth?
4. HowhasEarthchangedinthelast60yearssincetheuseofoilhasbecomemore
widespread?
5. WhatismostofthegrainintheUSusedfor?
6. Whatledtothedramaticdeclineinthebiodiversityofagriculturalcropspecies?
7. Howmanykilosofwaterdoesittaketoproduce1kiloofbeef?
8. HowhavecarsshapedthewayhousingislaidoutintheUSandotherdeveloped
countries?
9. Howmuchhasthevolumeofinternationaltradeincreasedsince1950?
10.WhatareyourthoughtsonhowthevideoportraysDubai?Isitself-sustainable?
11.Rainforestsarecutdowntomakefarmlandforwhichproducts/crops?
12.WhatmakesthegrowthofLagosdifferentfromhowmostothercitiesgrow?
13.WheredoesthewaterfromGreenland’smeltingicesheetgo?
14.Whyaretheglaciersofmountainssoimportantforthepeopleinthelowlands?
15.Whathopedoesthevideoofferattheend?