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WHAT EVERY PARENT (AND STUDENT) SHOULD KNOW ABOUT APES

AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. WHAT EVERY PARENT (AND STUDENT) SHOULD KNOW ABOUT APES. APES COURSE DESCRIPTION. http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap-environmental-science-course-description.pdf. WHAT IS COVERED IN APES?. I Earth Systems and Resources II The Living World

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WHAT EVERY PARENT (AND STUDENT) SHOULD KNOW ABOUT APES

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  1. AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE WHAT EVERY PARENT (AND STUDENT) SHOULD KNOW ABOUT APES

  2. APES COURSE DESCRIPTION • http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap-environmental-science-course-description.pdf

  3. WHAT IS COVERED IN APES? • I Earth Systems and Resources • II The Living World • III Population • IV Land and Water Use • V. Energy Resources and Consumption • VI. Pollution • VII. Global Change

  4. APES ORDER OF TOPICS 2013-2014 • TOPIC I: AIR: CHAPTERS 19, 20 • TOPIC II: HUMANS & SOCIETY: CHAPTERS 8, 9, 13, 18 • TOPIC III: ENERGY: CHAPTERS 2, 16, 17 • TOPIC IV: BIODIVERSITY, CULTURE, & SOCIETY: CHAPTERS 10-12, 23-26 • SEMESTER ONE FINAL EXAM WEEK OF DECEMBER 17 CUMULATIVE EXAM • TOPIC V: LIFE SYSTEMS: CHAPTERS 3, 4, 5, 7 • TOPIC VI: WATER: CHAPTERS 6, 14, 21 • TOPIC VII: EARTH/GEOLOGIC RESOURCES: CHAPTERS 15, 22

  5. APES SYLLABUS • http://mysite.cherokee.k12.ga.us/personal/lenora_lewis/site/default.aspx • MY WEBSITE CONTAINS: • SPECIFIC INFO FOR THE APES STUDENTS • SPECIFIC DATES FOR THE YEAR • LINKS TO OTHER SITES FOR MORE INFORMATION

  6. WHAT DOES THE APES TEST CONSIST OF? • 100 multiple-choice questions that comprise 60% of the student’s score • Four free response questions that comprise 40% of the student’s score

  7. APES EXAMMULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS • THE MAJORITY ARE “APPLY YOUR KNOWLEDGE” TO ANSWER • VERY FEW ARE SIMPLY “GIVE THE ANSWER” SUCH AS A FACT OR A DEFINITION • SAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

  8. FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS (FRQ) • THE COLLEGE BOARD’S VERSION OF THE ESSAY QUESTION • FOUR FRQs ON EACH AP EXAM • ONE IS A DATA-BASED QUESTION (DBQ); • ONE IS A DATA-SET QUESTION (MATH & NO CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED) • THE REMAINING TWO ARE SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION QUESTIONS; • SEE PAGE 17 OF THE APES COURSE DESCRIPTION

  9. APES SCORES • OUR GOAL IS A • 5 • 4 • 3 • NO • 2’S OR 1’S

  10. APES STATS NATIONWIDE 2009-2013

  11. SPRING 2010 SPRING 2011 TOTAL TAKERS: 3,503 SCORES: 5 – 229 4 – 718 3 – 507 2 – 947 1 – 1,102 • TOTAL TAKERS – 2,955 • SCORES: • 5 – 208 • 4 – 539 • 3 – 495 • 2 – 537 • 1 – 1,176 APES STATISTICS IN GA

  12. WHAT APES SCORE IS NEEDED FOR COLLEGE CREDIT? • http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp • IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED TO CHECK WITH EACH COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY INDIVIDUALLY;

  13. WHAT DOES EACHSTUDENT NEED TO DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN APES? • READ EACH CHAPTER THAT IS ASSIGNED • (FOR TOMORROW THAT IS CH 19) • PRINT THE POWER POINTS FROM MY WEBSITE • TAKE NOTES FROM EACH CHAPTER • OUTLINE THE CHAPTER • DEFINE THE VOCABULARY WORDS • ADD NOTES TO POWER POINT AS THEY READ • USE PRINCETON REVIEW BOOK APES FROM SCHOOL • USE OTHER REVIEW BOOKS FOR APES • CHECK MY WEBSITE WEEKLY

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