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Gr 11-12 | 6 Class Credits 1 Lab Credit | Year-Long | 6x per Cycle
Gr 11-12 | 6 Class Credits 1 Lab Credit | Year-Long | 6x per Cycle
PREREQUISITE: Students must have completed one year of chemistry at Wellesley High School. In addition, students must be either simultaneously enrolled in a biology course at Wellesley High School or have completed one of these courses. It is strongly recommended that students earn an A- or above in Chemistry 10 H or Biology 11 H to enroll in AP Environmental Science. Seniors are given preference for this course.
PREREQUISITE: Students must have completed one year of chemistry at Wellesley High School. In addition, students must be either simultaneously enrolled in a biology course at Wellesley High School or have completed one of these courses. It is strongly recommended that students earn an A- or above in Chemistry 10 H or Biology 11 H to enroll in AP Environmental Science. Seniors are given preference for this course.
This course follows the rigors of the College Board Advanced Placement Program. Its goal is to provide students with the scientific background to critically analyze the intricacies of the natural world, to identify key environmental problems, and subsequently provide viable solutions to resolve and/or prevent these problems. Topics shall include scientific analysis, fundamentals of Earth‘s systems, human populations, renewable and non-renewable resource, environmental quality, global changes and environmental ethics. Students will participate in frequent field trips to the Fuller Brook and to the State Street Pond. A student centered field study journal will be required.
Essential Skills in the AP Environmental Science Classroom
Essential Skills in the AP Environmental Science Classroom
SKILL 1: Modeling
Students will be able to interpret or construct an effective model in familiar and unfamiliar contexts using all relevant environmental science content.
SKILL 2: Concept Description and Explanation
Students will be able to construct an explanation for a scientific phenomenon using all relevant environmental science content in familiar and unfamiliar contexts.
SKILL 3: Scientific Methods and Argumentation
Students will be able to successfully follow all steps of the scientific method and communicate arguments that establish claims and use sufficient evidence and reasoning to support those claims.
SKILL 4: Data Gathering, Interpretation and Analysis
Students will be able to gather, graphically illustrate, analyze, and interpret data using all relevant environmental science content in familiar and unfamiliar contexts.
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