AP Environmental Science

Subject Area
Credits 1
Prerequisites

Grade of B+ in Biology, B in Biology Honors, and B in Chemistry Honors or Chemistry

Note for tenth-grade entry: From Honors Biology with a B or higher and those who have not taken Chemistry will need to register for Chemistry or Chemistry Honors concurrently in the same year.

Home Learning
Moderate
Course Description

AP Environmental Science is an introductory college-level interdisciplinary science course in which students identify and analyze environmental problems, evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and examine alternative solutions for resolving or preventing them.

Learning Outcomes

Throughout the course, students develop and apply the science practices to the four big ideas that underscore the Environmental Science unit concepts; energy transfer, interactions between Earth systems, interactions between different species and the environment, and sustainability.

Assessment

The course will have core unit formative/summative assessments, inquiry-based laboratories and a mock examination in April using AP level questions and essay prompts.

Grades
10,
11,
12
Grading Scheme
Standards-based Course