2BGU

Liceo Campoverde, Quito

AP Environmental Science
2017/2018

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

APES curriculum Teaching Labs, Research and Projects and

UNIT Unit section Unit content Text book & Resources Skills
connections hours Investigation, Visits assignments
DIAGNOSTIC
Week 1
EVALUATION
I Earth Systems and
1 THE PLANET EARTH
Resources
1A Earth's systems and
Week 2 1. Infographic presentation Obj 3
resources
1. Earth history time scale Obj 2
1Ai Earth science concepts 1A Earth Science Concepts 2. Plate tectonics calculations - Obj 3
Hawaii Obj 5
1Aii The atmosphere 1B The Atmosphere
1C Global Water Resources 1 Thermal expansion of water Obj 4
1Aiii Global water resources 1. Ocean's currents visual
and Use lab Obj 3
1. Soil types & texture - inv
2. Soil testing 1. Soil types - dichotomous key Obj 2
1Aiv Soil and soil dynamics 1D Soil and Soil Dynamics
3. Soil permeability (La Hespera?) Obj 4
4. Acid rain and erosion inv
1B The living world II The Living World Week 3
1. Biome research Obj 3
1Bi Ecosystem structure IIA Ecosystem structure 1 Eco-columns - run 8 weeks
2. Research ecological niche Obj 4

1. Seashore food webs and

1Bii Energy flow IIB Energy Flow chains from data Obj 2
2. Pyramids from data

1. Shannon Index - Trail Mix 1 Defining biodiversity Obj 2

1Biii Ecosystem diversity IIC Ecosystem Diversity Week 4
2. Simpson's index - spider lab 2 Virtual biodiversity lab Obj 3

1. Mapping succession 1. Human evolution skull inv Obj 2

1Biv Natural ecosystem change IID Natural Ecosystem Change
Cotopaxi 2. Galpagos adaptive radiation Obj 5
1Bv Natural biogeochemical IIE Natural Biogeochemical
Biogeochemical newspaper Obj 3
cycles Cycles
THE HUMAN
2 POPULATION III Population
EXPLOSION
1. Capture/mark/release
Lincoln index invertebrates
2A Population biology IIIA Population Biology 2. Quadrats and vegetation Obj 2
Week 5 1. Plotting S curves from data
concepts Concepts density Obj 4
3 Duckweed population groeth -
4 weeks
2B Growth of the human
IIIB Human Population Week 6
population
1. Population structure
graphing
2Bi Human population IIIB1 Human population Obj 2
2. Plotting J curves and human
dynamics dynamics Obj 5
population increases over years
3. Demographic analysis
2Bii Human population 1. World population lab
IIIB2 Population Size Obj 4
dynamics 2. Bread mould lab
 IIIB3 Impacts of Population
2Biii Consequences 1. Calculating Carbon footprint Obj 2 & 5
Growth
THE PLANET'S
3 RESOURCES AND THEIR IV Land and water use
USE
3A Land and water resources Week 7

1. Tragedy of the commons lab Obj 4

IVA Agriculture
IVA1 Feeding a Growing
3Ai Agriculture
Population
IVA2 Controlling Pests
3Aii Forestry IVB Forestry
3Aiii Rangelands IVC Rangelands
3Aiv Mining IVE Mining
IC Global Water Resources
3Av Water
and Use
3Avi Fishing IVF Fishing
IVD2 Transportation
3Aviii Transportation
Infrastructure
IVD1 Urban Land
3Aviii Urban development
Development
3Aix Public land IVD3 Public and Federal Lands
V Energy Resources and
3B Energy resources Week 10
Consumption
3Bi Energy concepts VA Energy Concepts
3Bii Energy consumption VB Energy Consumption
3Biii Energy conservation VF Energy Conservation
3Biv Nuclear energy VD Nuclear Energy Week 11
3Bv HEP VE Hydroelectric Power
VC Fossil Fuel Resources and
3Bvi Fossil fuels Week 12
Use
3Bvii Renewable energy VG Renewable Energy
NEGATIVE IMPACT; VI Pollution
4
POSITIVE RESPONSE VII Global change
VI Pollution
4Ai Air pollution VIA Pollution Types
4Aii Noise pollution VIA1 Air pollution
4A Pollution Weeks 13/14 pollution from cars lab
4Aiii Water pollution VIA2 Noise Pollution
4Aiv Solid Wastes VIA3 Water Pollution
VIA4 Solid Wastes
VIB Impacts on the
Environment and Human
Health
VIB1 Hazards to Human
4B Human health, hunger
Health Weeks 15/16
and disease
VIB2 Hazardous Chemicals in
the Environment
(IIIB3 Impacts of Population
Growth)
1. Visit Potato Centre, INIAP,
1. Debate GMOs Obj 4
Quito
2. Assessing intensive farming Obj 5
2 Virtual Biol control lab
1. PQM for forestry carbon
Week 8 Obj 4 & 5
holding
1. Cookie mining lab Obj 4
1. Water purification inv
Week 9 Obj 4
2. Visit water treatment plant?
1. How to estimate fish stocks? Obj 2
Research inv Obj 5
1. Conventional v hybrid car
research, analysis and Obj 3 & 5
conclusiona
1. Cotopaxi NP management Obj 3 & 5
1. Land use planning project Obj 3
1. Graphing energy
consumption historically Obj 3
2.Home energy audit - inv
1. Creating mini-HEP Obj 4
2. Energy generation from
Obj 4
different fuels
1. Design and build a solar
1. Renewable proposal for Obj 3
house or solar oven or solar
Tumbaco Obj 4
water heating system
1. Acid rain lab
2. Oil on feathers lab
3. Assessing particulate
Obj 4
4. Biological oxygen demand
(BOD)
5. Indicator species (La
Hespera?)
NEWSPAPER PROJECT
1. Research one epidemic
disease, presentation Obj 3
2. Research one chemical
disaster, presentation
 4C Global economics and IVG Global Economics
Week 17
economic impact VIBC Economic Impacts
(1C Global Water Resources
4D Sustainable water use and
and Use) Week 18 1. Bioremediation lab Obj 4
conservation
(VIA3 Water Pollution)
Quimester 1 Exam APES Mock) Obj 1 & 2
IVD4 Land Conservation
Options
4E Soil problems and
IVD5 Sustainable Land-use Week 19 1. Analysis of land use data Obj 5
conservation
Strategies
(1D Soil and Soil Dynamics)
4F Ozone depletion VIIA Stratospheric Ozone Week 20 1. Ozone lab Obj 4
1. Glacier retreat monitoring 1. Greenhouse gas plotting and Obj 4
4G Global warming VIIB Global Warming Week 21
Cotopaxi critical analysis Obj 5
VIIC Loss of Biodiversity
1. Invasive species inv and
4H Biodiversity loss (IVD4 Land Conservation Week 22 Obj 3
presentation Galpagos
Options)
VIIC1 Habitat Loss
(IVD4 Land Conservation
4I Habitat loss and 1. Minimum viable population
Options) Obj 2
degradation, and Week 23 analysis
(IVD5 Sustainable Land-use Obj 5
conservation of land 2. Mapping habitat loss
Strategies)
(IVC Rangelands)

4J Legislation and global
agreements
(IVE Mining)
(IVF Fishing)
(IVG Global Economics)
(VD Nuclear Energy)
1. EIA analysis - Toachi-
(VIA1 Air Pollution)
Pilatn HEP dam (La
(VIA2 Noise Pollution) 1. Toachi-Pilatn visit (La Obj 3
Weeks 24/25 Hespera?)
(VIA3 Water Pollution) Hespera?) Obj 5
2. Research and present global
(VIB2 Hazardous Chemicals in
agreement
the Environment)
(VIIA Stratospheric Ozone)
(VIIB Global Warming)
(VIIC3 Loss of Biodiversity)

ENVIRONMENTAL
5
PERSPECTIVES
5A The GAIA hypothesis Week 26
5B The environmental
movement
5C Environmental ethics and
human values
5D Environmental
Week 27
worldviews
5E Environmental education
and activism
Weeks
APES EXAM PREPARATION
28/29/30
Thursday
APES EXAM 10th May
2018