AP Environmental ScienceÂ
Students who take APES will work to understand the interrelationships of the natural world to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made and find alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them.
Visit the AP Board APES page to read all about the course topics and requirements.Â
College Board Suggested Syllabus
What do we do in APES?
MODELING
Skill 2.B: Explain relationships between different characteristics of environmental concepts, processes, or models represented visually. a. In theoretical contexts. b. In applied contexts.
OBTAINING, EVALUATING, and COMMUNICATING INFORMATION
Skill 7.E: Make a claim that proposes a solution to an environmental problem in an applied context.
ENGAGING in ARGUMENT FROM EVIDENCE
Skill 3.B: Describe the author's perspective and assumptions.Â
PLANNING and CARRYING OUT INVESTIGATIONS
(Ecocolumns)
Skill 4 Scientific Experiments