AP Environmental Science course

The AP Environmental Science course is designed to engage students 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.

I personally studied Environmental science at BSc level at York University hence can relate to many aspects of course via my previous studies and courseworks.

Prerequisites (Exam based on multiple choice questions and essay style problem solving questions)

Students should have completed two years of high school laboratory science—one year of

life science and one year of physical science (e.g., a year of biology and a year of chemistry).

Due to the quantitative analysis required in the course, students should also have taken at

least one year of algebra. Also desirable (but not necessary) is a course in earth science.

Structure:

Units

Exam Weighting

Unit 1: The Living World: Ecosystems

6–8%

Unit 2: The Living World: Biodiversity

6–8%

Unit 3: Populations

10–15%

Unit 4: Earth Systems and Resources

10–15%

Unit 5: Land and Water Use

10–15%

Unit 6: Energy Resources and Consumption

10–15%

Unit 7: Atmospheric Pollution

7–10%

Unit 8: Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution

7–10%

Unit 9: Global Change

15–20%

Although there are no specific AP Environmental Science labs or field investigations

required for the course, it is required that students have the opportunity to spend a

minimum of 25% of instructional time engaged in hands-on, inquiry-based laboratory

and/or fieldwork investigations.

Career pathways:

Many and vary diverse, including at United Nations offices.

https://www.mendeley.com/careers/article/top-careers-in-environmental-science/

No of lessons per week

45 min per day 5 days a week as per AP guide.

For question come to the 214 room

Iskander Adinayev

e-mail: iskander@fizmat.kz