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Written specifically for the AP® Environmental Science course, Friedland and Relyea Environmental Science for AP® Third Edition, is designed to help you realize success on the AP® Environmental Science Exam and in your course by providing the built-in support y...
Written specifically for the AP® Environmental Science course, Friedland and Relyea Environmental Science for AP® Third Edition, is designed to help you realize success on the AP® Environmental Science Exam and in your course by providing the built-in support you want and need.
In the new edition, each chapter is broken into short, manageable modules to help students learn at an ideal pace. Do the Math boxes review quantitative skills and offer you a chance to practice the math you need to know to succeed. Module AP® Review questions, Unit AP® Practice Exams, and a full length cumulative AP® Practice test offer unparalleled, integrated support to prepare you for the real AP® Environmental Science exam in May. The new edition also features Achieve, a new digital learning management system complete with online homework.
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Written specifically for the AP® Environmental Science course, Friedland and Relyea Environmental Science for AP® Third Edition, is designed to help you realize success on the AP® Environmental Science Exam and in your course by providing the built-in support you want and need.
In the new edition, each chapter is broken into short, manageable modules to help students learn at an ideal pace. Do the Math boxes review quantitative skills and offer you a chance to practice the math you need to know to succeed. Module AP® Review questions, Unit AP® Practice Exams, and a full length cumulative AP® Practice test offer unparalleled, integrated support to prepare you for the real AP® Environmental Science exam in May. The new edition also features Achieve, a new digital learning management system complete with online homework.Features
This is program is fully aligned with the NEW 2019 AP® Environmental Science course framework.
Explore the world around you through science.
Module Structure Chapters are divided into short Modules to help keep content manageable. Each module opens with a brief description of the topics covered.
Chapter Opening Case Study An intriguing case study begins each chapter and asks students to think about the environmental challenges and trade-offs that are introduced. The subjects of these studies often will spark spirited class discussion.
Learning Goals A list of key goals at the beginning of the module help to keep students focused. Each section of the module presents material related to a single learning goal.
Running glossary Key terms are set in bold type in the text and defined at the bottom of the page on which they are introduced. Key terms are also defined in the glossary at the end of the book.
Math practice makes perfect.
Do the Math Among the biggest challenges on the AP® Environmental Science Exam are questions that ask you to solve environmental science math problems. Every chapter contains between 1-3 "Do the Math" boxes which present math skills needed for the Exam. After showing students how to work a problem, they have an opportunity to practice on their own with "Your Turn.
Analyze and interpret visual data.
Photos and Illustrations The photos and illustrations in this book have been carefully chosen and developed to help students comprehend and remember key ideas.
Tables and Graphs To understand environmental science and succeed on the exam, students must develop the ability to read and interpret a variety of tables, graphs, and charts. This text presents data in a variety of formats with careful, well-paced explanations.
Review and practice for quizzes and tests.
Module Review Review sections at the end of each module help students check their understanding before moving on to the next module.
Exam Prep All Year Each module ends with multiple-choice questions similar to those on the AP® exam.
Learning Goals Revisited A comprehensive review at the end of every chapter provides an opportunity to review the main ideas and key terms.
Prepare and practice for the AP® Environmental Science Exam. Chapter AP®
Environmental Science Practice Exam A practice exam at the end of each chapter can be used for in-class assessment or homework. The practice exams familiarize students with AP®-style questions all year. The practice exam includes multiple-choice questions and free-response questions. Many of the questions require analysis of data or visual material.
Unit AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam The textbook is divided into 8 major units. At the end of each unit, there is a unit practice exam containing 20-25 multiple-choice questions and 2-3 free-response questions. These exams give students a chance to review material across multiple chapters and to practice AP®test-taking skills.
Cumulative AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam The text offers two cumulative exams that are fully aligned to the 2019 AP® CED with 80 multiple-choice questions and 3 free-response questions. These exams, located at the end of the book, match the actual AP® Environmental Science exam in length and scope.
Be inspired by individuals making a difference.
Working Toward Sustainability This feature, located at the end of each chapter describes people and organizations that are making a difference. The feature includes critical thinking questions that give students a chance to hone their critical thinking and writing skills.
Learn about Science in the real world.
Science Applied At the end of each unit, the "Science Applied" feature offers an opportunity to read about how the science students are learning is used to make decisions about environmental issues.
Practice Free-Response Questions Science Applied essays includes a free-response question related to the topic in the article and concepts presented in the previous unit.
New to This Edition
AP® Exam Tips are scattered throughout each chapter to prepare for the exam by making sure students know key information that is likely to appear on the exam.
Practice Math and Graphing: This feature is at the end of every chapter to provide students with more opportunities to work math and graphing problems. These problems use skills that were presented in the chapter’s "Do the Math" boxes.
Math Review on the back end sheets references key mathematical concepts from the text and lists where to find them.
AP® Practice Exams: Two new comprehensive are located at the end of the book with 100 multiple-choice questions and 4 free-response questions each. These exams, match the actual AP® Environmental Science exam in length and scope.
Environmental Science for the AP® Course
Third Edition| ©2019
Andrew Friedland; Rick Relyea
Achieve is a comprehensive set of interconnected teaching and assessment tools that incorporate the most effective elements from Macmillan Learning's market leading solutions in a single, easy-to-use platform.
Environmental Science for the AP® Course
Third Edition| 2019
Andrew Friedland; Rick Relyea
UNIT 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Environmental Science: Studying the State of Our Earth
Chapter 2 Environmental Systems
Unit 1 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 1 What Happened to the Missing Salt?
UNIT 2 The Living World
Chapter 3 Ecosystem Ecology
Chapter 4 Global Climates and Biomes
Chapter 5 Evolution of Biodiversity
Unit 2 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 2 How Should We Prioritize the Protection of Species Diversity?
UNIT 3 Biological and Human Populations
Chapter 6 Population and Community Ecology
Chapter 7 The Human Population
Unit 3 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 3 How Can We Manage Overabundant Animal Populations?
UNIT 4 Earth Systems and Resources
Chapter 8 Earth Systems
Chapter 9 Water Resources
Unit 4 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 4 Is There a Way to Resolve the California Water Wars?
UNIT 5 Land Use
Chapter 10 Land, Public and Private
Chapter 11 Feeding the World
Unit 5 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 5 How Do We Define Organic Food?
UNIT 6 Energy Resources and Consumption
Chapter 12 Nonrenewable Energy Sources
Chapter 13 Achieving Energy Sustainability
Unit 6 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 6 Should Corn Become Fuel?
UNIT 7 Pollution: Aquatic, Atmospheric, and Terrestrial
Chapter 14 Water Pollution
Chapter 15 Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Chapter 16 Waste Generation and Waste Disposal
Chapter 17 Human Health and Environmental Risks
Unit 7 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 7 Is Recycling Always Good for the Environment?
UNIT 8 Global Change and a Sustainable Future
Chapter 18 Conservation of Biodiversity
Chapter 19 Global Change
Chapter 20 Sustainability, Economics, and Equity
Unit 8 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 8 How Can We Bring Back Biodiversity?
Cumulative AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 1
Cumulative AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 2
Appendix 1: Reading Graphs APP-1
Appendix 2: Periodic Table of the Elements Glossary Index
Environmental Science for the AP® Course
Third Edition| 2019
Andrew Friedland; Rick Relyea
Rick Relyea is the David Darrin Senior ‘40 Endowed Chair in Biological Sciences and the director of the Darrin Freshwater Institute at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He received a BS in environmental forest biology from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, an MS in wildlife management from Texas Tech University, and a PhD in ecology and evolution from the University of Michigan. He has authored more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters and presented research seminars throughout the world. Rick was a professor at the University of Pittsburgh for 15 years, where he was named the Chancellor’s Distinguished Researcher and received the Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award. In 2014, he moved to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to direct The Jefferson Project, which is the most technologically advanced research endeavor to study freshwater lakes. Rick has a strong interest in high school education, including hosting high school science teachers who conduct research in his laboratory. He is co-author of Environmental Science for the AP® Course, also published by BFW publishers.
Environmental Science for the AP® Course
Third Edition| 2019
Andrew Friedland; Rick Relyea
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