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4.50: Solid wasteSolid waste: produced by humans, non-toxic, results of civilization Bozeman science:Full listing:https://elab.local/apes/videos/bozeman_science/ Solid waste:http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap-es-031-solid-waste Primitive societies had no solid w...

Module 4.51: waste reduction and recyclingReduce, reuse and recycle: 3 R'sSource reduction: see also Tesla manufacturing: "best part of any car is the part you can delete" also reusable containers, buying in bulk (e.g. health food store)Reuse: easiest example ...

Mod 33: Sustainable agriculture (fishing too) Desertification (see above) intercropping vs. monocropping, see "the three sisters" Contour cropping: saves space, reduces runoff, preserves top soil (e.g. our garden, most of Asia) No-till ag: same idea, retains o...

Code:  Anything ending in "a" is an act of Congress Anything ending in "ES" involves endangered species Any "protocol" is an international agreement Critical laws and agreements by date: 1963 (revised several times since) Clean Air Act (CAA): Includes provisio...

Most common math concepts: Exponential decay: radioactive elements, A=Ao(1/2)^n where n is the number of half lives Isotopes: atomic number (protons) and atomic mass (p+n) Exponential growth: populations, rule of 70, 70/% = doubling time pH: log10 of [H+], 10x...

AP Environmental Science Syllabus: 2024-25  Summary of the important bits:How to succeedThis class is all about discovery and discussion  Points: How to get an A in APES:Classwork:  Daily quizzes: on homework and our class discussions. These help me keep up wi...

Bozeman Science: http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap-es-001-environmental-science Link to chapter 1 of the cengage Miller text: https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/_pdf/cengage/chapters/cengage_ch1.pdf Chapter 1.1 homework:email answers before next class Cengage, chapter 1...

Questions: What is  a "commons", what is the history, and where you might find one (NE US?) Where would you find a similar situation on campus?  Our country is aging, and the "youthening" of the nation will change our IPAT how? On your 8 countries, which are s...

1.3 Homework: We’ll be studying population growth in detail soon, but solve this riddle: you are given 2 M&M candies, and told that you can double it every minute, starting at the beginning of class. How many would you have after 15 minutes? You can do this wi...

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8 countries summation: How did your team group the 8 countries and why? What did you learn about cause and effect that you did not understand before this project? Explain the difference between causation and correlation Which of the markers was tied closely to...

2.1 scientific method  https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/_pdf/cengage/chapters/ Primitive societies at one time would sacrifice food, animals or even people to ensure a good harvest, good weather, or other things. If the harvest was good, was this causation or correla...

Alternate resource: https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/texts/fr3e/friedland-relyea-3rd-edition.pdf Scientific method: Screenshot 2024-09-01 at 7.50.19 AM.png Screenshot 2024-09-01 at 7.59.35 AM.pngKey part of science is peer review and replication Peer review: qualifie...

Alternate resource: https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/texts/fr3e/friedland-relyea-3rd-edition.pdf Modules 1-3 are useful... Please download while in the elab today, and look over modules 1-3 Energy->water->food->culture With energy you can move/purify water With water...

Module 4, Science terms: Main topics: elements: protons, neutrons, electrons atomic mass, isotopes isotopes vs. ions bonds: ionic and covalent periodic table: columns half lives pH and pOH melting and boiling points surface tension: adhesion and cohesion organ...

https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/texts/fr3e/fr3e_ch2.pdf Review: energy always moves from high energy (e.g. hot) to low energy (cold), or ordered energy (banana) to disorder (heat) entropy is a measure of disorder, so ∆universe > 0 (everything moves to disorder, incl...

Challenge will include ~15 free response questions week of 9.23.24 You create the questions on a google doc (share with me by Friday afternoon) Topics should cover everything so far this year (see the weblog) Google doc collaborations: :-) GPT :-( You must inc...

References:  Cengage chapter 3  FR 3e modules 9-11  Heat Important: Heat energy always moves from hot to cold (high energy to lower energy) Heat energy moves in three "modes": conduction: from the latin word for "contact", objects touching convection: matter i...