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Welcome to Advanced Placement Environmental Science
Welcome to Advanced Placement Environmental Science
Check AGENDA SECTION FOR the current, future, and previous weeks' schedules.
This "HOME" page has general information about the class.
Parents! Be sure to check out the "Information for Parents" page for important information to help your student.
The "Class Resource Materials" page has resources that will help you in Advanced Placement Environmental Science.
Each unit page has an overview of the unit and the information that you will be expected to know. Under each unit overview page are the topics that you will need to study and understand, the laboratory investigations, and a resource page to help you with the topics in the unit.
2025-26 AP CLASS CODES:
1st: 7N4NEG
2nd: WNWJ2M
6th: 33XPJZ
8th: XL64R4
AP Environmental Science College Board Course and Exam Description (CED)
Class overview
The AP Environmental Science course is designed to engage you, the learner, with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships within the natural world. The course requires that students identify and analyze natural and human-made environmental problems, evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and examine alternative solutions for resolving or preventing them. Environmental science is interdisciplinary, embracing topics from geology, biology, environmental studies, environmental science, chemistry, and geography.
Why take APES?
Gain the edge in college preparation - Get a head start on college-level work by possibly earning college credit. Improve your writing skills and sharpen your critical thinking and problem-solving techniques. Develop the study habits necessary for tackling rigorous college work.
Stand out in the college admissions process - Demonstrate your maturity and readiness for college. Show your willingness to push yourself academically. Emphasize your commitment to academic excellence.
Broaden your intellectual horizons - Explore the world from a variety of perspectives, most importantly, your own. Assume the responsibility of reasoning, analyzing, and understanding for yourself.
Another important reason to take APES? - it's not as hard as you think and most students later regret not taking it with their friends who completed the class. Don't live with regret - take APES!
ap-environmental-science-course-and-exam-description.pdfAdvanced Placement Environmental Science is a class designed and coordinated by the CollegeBoard. The CED for all nine (9) APES units is available by clicking on the image to the left.
The CED is a very detailed document and outlines all of the requirements laid out by the CollegeBoard for the class. The course framework includes two essential components: Science Practices and Course Content.
Science Practices: The science practices are central to the study and practice of environmental science. Students should develop and apply the described practices on a regular basis over the span of the course.
Course Content: The course content is organized into units of study that provide the sequence for the course. These units comprise the content and conceptual understandings that colleges and universities typically expect students to master to qualify for college credit and/or placement. This content is grounded in big ideas, which are cross-cutting concepts that build conceptual understanding and spiral throughout the course.
Course content is broken down into Big Ideas, Units, and Topics.
Big Ideas: The big ideas serve as the foundation of the course and allow students to create meaningful connections among concepts. They are often overarching concepts or themes that become threads that run throughout the course. Revisiting the big ideas and applying them in a variety of connects allows students to develop deeper conceptual understanding.
Units: The course content is organized into commonly taught units. The units have been arranged in a logical sequence frequently found in many college courses and textbooks. The nine units in AP Environmental Science, and their weighting on the multiple-choice section of the AP Exam, are listed below.
Topics: Each unit is broken down into teachable segments called topics. Each unit has a different number of topics based on the unit of instruction.
Safety Contract & Mrs. Bertin's Classroom Expectations and Procedures - Mandatory Reading. After reading, complete the following google form. This must be completed by our second class meeting.
Mandatory Google Acknowledgement Form
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