AP Environmental Science

Are Humans On A Sustainable Path? The Science Behind the Claims

Debate/Socratic Seminars

Air Quality SpecialistAlternative Energy SpecialistAquacultureBioprospectingClimate Change SpecialistEcologistEcotourism SpecialistEnvironmental ArchitectEnvironmental ChemistEnvironmental EconomistEnvironmental EducatorEnvironmental EngineerEnvironmental Journalist Environmental LawyerEnvironmental NanotechnologyForesterFuel Cell TechnologyGeographic Information Systems Specialist

In this class you will learn about the interrelationships in the natural world, how to identify and analyze natural and human-made environmental problems,

and how to determine risks and solutions associated with these problems.

Field Trips & Outdoor Labs

Course Topics

Are we really causing global

warming?

Is “Organic” food worth the cost?

What is the science behind Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s)?

Pros/cons?

Farming vs. Logging vs. Ecotourism in the

Amazon

Energy Sources – crops, algae, fossil

fuels, wind or solar?

Hydrogen Energy SpecialistHydrogeologistIndoor Air Pollution SpecialistIndustrial EcologyInfectious Disease PreventionIntegrated Pest ManagementLimnology - a Career in Inland WatersMarine ScientistOrganic FarmerPaleontologistReconciliation EcologyRestoration Ecology SpecialistRooftop Garden DesignSoil ScientistSolar Cell TechnologyWater Conservation SpecialistWater Quality Specialist

•Ecology & Human sustainability

•Land Use & Forestry

•Water Resources & Pollution

•Climate Change

•Air Pollution & Ozone Depletion

•Energy Efficiency & Resources

•Population Dynamics

•Food Security & Agriculture

•Solid & Hazardous Waste

Environmental Science Related Jobs

What is

AP ES?

Become more employable by

learning to use GIS software! …

used in a wide variety of industries.

See Ms. Childress in 007 for more info!

Global Information Systems