APES Summer Assignment 2019 - Jackson Due Monday 8/19/19

Part 1 - Textbook

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Textbook: Environment, 9th edition, Raven, Hassenzahl, Hager, Gift, & Berg. John Wiley & Sons Publishers, 2015. ISBN : 978-1-118-87582-7.

*There are options for purchasing this textbook including print, electronic and rental*

Part 2 - Book Review

You are to choose one of the books from this reading list and do the below assignment (check amazon.com for an idea of what the book is about). You will turn in a 2-3 page hand-written summary of the book during the first week of class, including:

• 1-2 paragraphs with a personal introduction of yourself, your interests, and potential career goals, why you decided to take this course, and what topics on my syllabus seem most interesting to you in the environmental sciences. • An introduction paragraph describing the theme of the book you chose • Two paragraphs describing events/themes/topics you learned about in the book and found interesting • A paragraph describing what surprised you the most and what you want to learn more about • A paragraph describing something you disagree with or otherwise need to research further to evaluate • A conclusion paragraph

A Sand Country Almanac by Aldo Leopold Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner Crimes Against Nature by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Death in the Marsh by Tom Harris Deep Ecology by Bill Devall Earth in Mind by David Orr Earth in the Balance by Al Gore Earth Under Siege by Richard P. Turco Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey How Many People Can the Earth Support? by Joel E. Cohen In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall Ishmael by Daniel Quinn The Control of Nature by John McPhee

APES Summer Assignment 2019 - Jackson Due Monday 8/19/19

The Diversity of Life by E. O. Wilson The Future of Life by E.O. Wilson The Population Bomb by Paul Ehrich The Stork and The Plow by Paul Ehrich Walden; Or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau Wolves of Isle Royale by Rolf Peterson Part 3 - Take a Hike! Sustainability of our environment is the key concept in APES. Go outside this summer! Go o Experience nature then tell us about it.

• Spend a minimum of 2 hours somewhere hiking in nature without any man-made noise!

• No music, phone calls etc. • Don't hike alone, take a cell phone, water, snacks and a flashlight with you. • Take pictures! Take a picture of you with a sign showing where you are at the

beginning of your hike and a picture of you at the point you turn around to go back. Be creative we will share these on the first day of class.

• Write a 2-page reflection on your observations as you hiked and what you noticed while not having any man-made noise. Minimum 700 words double-spaced, 12 point font.

• Please submit this report and your pictures through Google Docs Part 4 - Math Review Complete the attached math review. DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR!!! You can not use a calculator in this class!!!

APES Summer Assignment 2019 - Jackson Due Monday 8/19/19

Part 5 – Environmental History Important Events Document Complete the attached APES Environmental Events Assignment.

• If the event is a publication, you need to know the author and it’s subject (main environmental focus).

• If it is an environmental event, you need details such as location, cause, effect, and key people or organizations involved, impact on the environment.

• If it is an environmental law, act, or treaty you need to know date it was passed (original), it’s focus (one sentence summary), and an abbreviation or nickname if any (or what the acronym stands for if given).

APE

S EN

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ON

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NT

AL

HIST

OR

Y Im

portant Events

Objectives:

1) To construct a tim

eline that shows key events in environm

ental history. 2)

To see the relationship between scientific investigation, cultural changes, and legislative changes that effect the environm

ent.

Due D

ate: 8/19/19

Assignm

ent: R

esearch and investigate dates and details on the events in the attached list. Additional details should include but are not lim

ited to: 1.

If the event is a publication, you need to know the author and it’s subject (m

ain environmental focus).

2. If it is an environm

ental event, you need details such as location, cause, effect, and key people or organizations involved, impact on

the environment.

3. If it is an environm

ental law, act, or treaty you need to know

date it was passed (original), it’s focus (one sentence sum

mary), and an

abbreviation or nickname if any (or w

hat the acronym stands for if given).

G

rading Rubric

Pts. Possible Points received

All events from

list are represented in timeline and inform

ation and dates for each event are accurate. N

otes are completed

70

All events in correct order by date

10

Timeline includes pictures (not necessarily of every event)

10

Timeline is neatly done.

10

Total

100

!NAM

E!(s)!!___________________________!!!

Period!____________!

!!

Important!Environm

ental!Events!in!History!

DATE!EVEN

T!DESCRIPTIO

N!

!

Life In The Woods

published

!

!M

ining Act

!!!

!S

ierra Club

founded (by!w

ho?)!!!

!A

tomic E

nergy Act

!

!

Everglades

National P

ark established

!

!

FIFRA

passed

!!!

!

Sand C

ounty A

lmanac

published

!

!M

ercury poisoning in M

inamata B

ay, Japan

!

!P

rice Anderson

Act

!!!

!S

ilent Spring

published

!!!!

!H

undreds of people die in N

Y

from air pollution

!

!C

lean Air A

ct first passed

!!!

!C

ITES

!!!

!300 deaths in N

ew

York from

air pollution

!

!E

nvironmental

Defense Fund established

!!!

!Torrey C

anyon shipw

reck and oil spill disaster

!!!

!The P

opulation B

omb published

!

!Tragedy of the

Com

mons article

published

!!!

!C

uyahoga River in

Cleveland O

hio

!

!First E

arth Day

held !!!

!O

ccupational H

ealth and Safety

Act

!!

1970!

Clean A

ir Act

amendm

ent

(what!are!N

AAQS?)!

!M

arine Mam

mal

Protection A

ct !!!

!P

hoto of Earth

taken from A

pollo 17

!!!

!C

lean Water A

ct !!!!

!R

oland and Molina

publish report on C

FCs

!!!

!(R

CR

A) first

passed !!!

S

urface Mining

Control and

Reclam

ation Act

Love C

anal toxic w

aste leak

G

aia: A new

look at life on E

arth first published

Author?

What is the G

aia Hypothesis?

N

uclear accident at Three M

ile Island

C

ER

CLA

Tim

es Beach

Missouri dioxin

contamination

evacuation

B

hopal India pesticide plant

tragedy

S

cientists discover thinning ozone

layer above A

ntarctica

C

hernobyl nuclear pow

er plant explosion

M

ontreal Protocol

E

xxon Valdez oil

spill

International

Convention on

Biological D

iversity

K

yoto Protocol

(Treaty)

Last C

hild in the W

oods published

D

eepwater

Horizon oil rig

disaster

!!!!!!

!