Click here for: Summer Assignment 2017
Hello Students!
The purpose of the summer assignment is to introduce you to the major themes and issues to be covered in AP Environmental Science, with a focus on achieving sustainability for our global society. We will draw upon the concepts presented here throughout the year, so it is important that you complete this assignment before school begins. The more you engage with this material over summer, the more prepared you will be for the class.
The purpose of the summer assignment is to introduce you to the major themes and issues to be covered in AP Environmental Science, with a focus on achieving sustainability for our global society. We will draw upon the concepts presented here throughout the year, so it is important that you complete this assignment before school begins. The more you engage with this material over summer, the more prepared you will be for the class.
Link for Article to read (#4) on the Summer Assignment
Explore:
Mostly awesome science stuff that will expand your overall knowledge base and skills in interesting ways. Poke around and find stuff that looks interesting to you!
Awesome Documentaries:
If you liked "Home", here are some others that will help connect and expand upon it:
(1) "The Story of Earth"
(2) "Journey through the Universe"
(3) "History of the World"
(4) "Planet Earth 100 Million Years in the Future"
eteRNA:
A very fun puzzle game (designed by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University) in which you design RNA molecules based on real problems in biology to advance scientific research. If you are interested in molecular biology or genetic engineering, YOU HAVE TO PLAY THIS!!
(http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/)
Free Online Courses from Universities
What would it be like to sit in on a lecture at Harvard or Berkley? Now you can find out! Many prestigious universities contribute their courses to one or more of the sites below for FREE. There are tons of courses available, ranging from "The History of Rock and Roll" to "the Diversity of Exoplanets Around Other Stars" to "Genomic Medicine". There is no limit to what you can learn here, and knowledge in power...
https://www.coursera.org/
https://www.edx.org/
http://academicearth.org/ (Check out the playlist section at the top)
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
http://www.openculture.com/ (free courses, movies, books, & great lectures by important thinkers)
Awesome Documentaries:
If you liked "Home", here are some others that will help connect and expand upon it:
(1) "The Story of Earth"
(2) "Journey through the Universe"
(3) "History of the World"
(4) "Planet Earth 100 Million Years in the Future"
eteRNA:
A very fun puzzle game (designed by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University) in which you design RNA molecules based on real problems in biology to advance scientific research. If you are interested in molecular biology or genetic engineering, YOU HAVE TO PLAY THIS!!
(http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/)
Free Online Courses from Universities
What would it be like to sit in on a lecture at Harvard or Berkley? Now you can find out! Many prestigious universities contribute their courses to one or more of the sites below for FREE. There are tons of courses available, ranging from "The History of Rock and Roll" to "the Diversity of Exoplanets Around Other Stars" to "Genomic Medicine". There is no limit to what you can learn here, and knowledge in power...
https://www.coursera.org/
https://www.edx.org/
http://academicearth.org/ (Check out the playlist section at the top)
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
http://www.openculture.com/ (free courses, movies, books, & great lectures by important thinkers)
More Interesting Websites:
http://www.gapminder.org/videos/ (Population Growth)
http://brightstorm.com/science/ (Reviewing general Biology, Chemistry & Physics concpets)
http://www.ted.com (A collection of fascinating talks from important people, mostly 15-20 minutes)
http://palaeos.com (The history of life on Earth, back through 3.5 billion years)
http://blog.ted.com/2013/02/05/fun-interesting-science-10-amazing-online-sources/ (Cool Stuff)
https://www.youtube.com/user/APESinaBOX/videos (Videos on most of the major topics in APES)
https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse (Crash Course)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/ (Great site with interesting stories on a wide range of science topics)
http://www.grist.org (Cutting edge journalism on the intersection of environment and society)
http://www.npr.org/sections/environment/ (Easily digestible news stories about the environment)
http://www.gapminder.org/videos/ (Population Growth)
http://brightstorm.com/science/ (Reviewing general Biology, Chemistry & Physics concpets)
http://www.ted.com (A collection of fascinating talks from important people, mostly 15-20 minutes)
http://palaeos.com (The history of life on Earth, back through 3.5 billion years)
http://blog.ted.com/2013/02/05/fun-interesting-science-10-amazing-online-sources/ (Cool Stuff)
https://www.youtube.com/user/APESinaBOX/videos (Videos on most of the major topics in APES)
https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse (Crash Course)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/ (Great site with interesting stories on a wide range of science topics)
http://www.grist.org (Cutting edge journalism on the intersection of environment and society)
http://www.npr.org/sections/environment/ (Easily digestible news stories about the environment)
