NEW Module 0 The fourth edition includes a new Module 0 that introduces students to the field of Environmental Science, while providing them with the foundation and groundwork they need to find success from the very first pages of the book.
Pursuing Environmental Solutions describes people and organizations that identify environmental problems and the solutions they propose to make a difference. The feature includes critical thinking questions that give students a chance to hone their critical thinking and writing skills.
Science Applied: Context Explanation offers an opportunity for students to learn about environmental concepts or processes in an applied, real-world context. Students will see how the study of Environmental Science is used to make decisions about environmental issues.
Visual Representation. These new 2-page spreads, with beautifully rendered art, present key concepts in informative and visually engaging ways while helping students improve their visual analysis skills. These engaging features allow students to see the relationships between different environmental concepts and to better grasp the interconnectedness of a range of environmental issues.
Practice Math and Graphing features appear at the end of certain modules and give students an opportunity to work on their data analysis skills and calculate accurate numeric answers with similar problem-types students will encounter on the AP Environmental Science Exam. Students are always encouraged to show their work.
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.
Unit AP Environmental Science Practice Exams The textbook is divided into 9 major units. At the end of each unit, there is a unit practice exam containing 20-30 multiple-choice questions and 3 free-response questions. These exams give students a chance to practice AP test-taking skills.
Cumulative AP Environmental Science Practice Exam The text offers one cumulative exam with 80 multiple-choice questions and 3 free-response questions. This exam, located at the end of the book, matches the actual AP Environmental Science exam in length and scope.
Precise Alignment The 9 Units of the course are divided into short bite-sized modules that precisely align with the AP CED. Now with a NEW Module 0, this edition opens with an introduction to the field of Environmental Science.
Visual Representation. These new and engaging, 2-page visual spreads allow students to see the relationships between different environmental concepts and to understand the interconnectedness of a range of environmental issues.
Pursuing Environmental Solutions describes people and organizations that identify environmental problems and the solutions they propose to make a difference. Critical thinking questions hone critical thinking and writing skills.
"Very thorough, easy to read and understand with great examples for the students to reflect back to. This 4th edition does a GREAT job integrating all 17 topics from College Board. I tried to reorganize the units the first year of the rewrite and it did not work. The order all the units in the 4th edition work great and mimic the CED order."
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.
Module 1 - Introduction to Ecosystems
Module 2 - Terrestrial Biomes
Module 3 - Aquatic Biomes
Module 4 - The Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
Module 5 - The Phosphorus and Hydrologic (Water) Cycles
Module 6 - Primary Productivity
Module 7 - Trophic Levels, Energy Flow and the 10% Rule, Food Chains and Food Webs
Unit 1 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 1: AP Environmental Science Practice Exam
Module 8 - Introduction to Biodiversity
Module 9 - Ecosystem Services
Module 10 - Island Biogeography
Module 11 - Ecological Tolerance
Module 12 - Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems
Module 13 - Adaptations
Module 14 - Ecological Succession
Unit 2 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 2: AP Environmental Science Practice Exam
Module 15 - Generalist and Specialist Species, K-selected and r-selected Species, and Survivorship Curves Module 16 - Carrying Capacity, Population Growth, and Resource Availability
Module 17 - Age Structure Diagrams and Total Fertility Rates
Module 18 - Human Population Dynamics and the Demographic Transition
Unit 3 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 3: AP Environmental Science Practice Exam
Module 24 - The Tragedy of the Commons and Clearcutting
Module 25 - The Green Revolution
Module 26 - Impacts of Agricultural Practices
Module 27 - Irrigation and Pest Control Methods
Module 28 - Meat Production Methods and the Impacts of Overfishing
Module 29 - Impacts of Mining
Module 30 - Impacts of Urbanizations and the Methods to Reduce Urban Runoff
Module 31 - Ecological Footprints
Module 32 - Introduction to Sustainability
Module 33 - Integrated Pest Management and Sustainable Agriculture
Module 34 - Aquaculture and Sustainable Forestry
Unit 5 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 5: AP Environmental Science Practice Exam
Module 35 - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources and the Global Energy Consumption
Module 36 - Fuel Types and Uses
Module 37 - Distribution of Natural Energy Resources: Fossil Fuels
Module 38 - Nuclear Power
Module 39 - Biomass and Solar Energies, and Hydroelectric Power
Module 40 - Geothermal Energy and Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Module 41 - Wind Energy and Energy Conservation
Unit 6 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 6: AP Environmental Science Practice Exam
Module 42 - Introduction to Air Pollution
Module 43 - Photochemical Smog, Thermal Inversion, Atmospheric CO2 and Particulates
Module 44 - Indoor Air Pollutants
Module 45 - Reduction of Air Pollutants
Module 46 - Acid Rain and Noise Pollution
Unit 7 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 7: AP Environmental Science Practice Exam
Module 55 - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and its Reduction
Module 56 - The Greenhouse Effect
Module 57 - Increases in the Greenhouse Gases Global Climate Change
Module 58 - Ocean Warming and Ocean Acidification
Module 59 - Invasive Species, Endangered Species, and Human Impacts on Biodiversity
Unit 9 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 9: AP Environmental Science Practice Exam
Andrew Friedland is the Richard and Jane Pearl Professor in Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College and co-author of the Environmental Science for the AP Course, 3e textbook series. He was the founding chair of the AP Test Development Committee (College Board) for Environmental Science. He has a strong interest in high school science education, and in the early years of AP environmental science he participated in many trainer and teacher workshops. For more than 15 years, Andy has been a guest lecturer at various Advanced Placement Institutes for Secondary Teachers and in high school APES classrooms. He also served on the College Board AP Environmental Science Curriculum Development and Assessment Committee.Andy regularly teaches introductory environmental science and energy courses at Dartmouth and has taught courses in forest biogeochemistry, global change, and soil science, as well as study abroad courses in Kenya. He created an online introductory environmental science course that is accessible through edX.org and YouTube.Andy received a BA degree in both biology and environmental studies, and a PhD in earth and environmental science, from the University of Pennsylvania. For almost four decades, he has been investigating the effects of air pollution on the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and lead in high-elevation forests of New England and the Northeast. During the last decade, he has examined the impact of increased demand for wood as a fuel, and the subsequent effect on carbon stored deep in forest soils.Andy has served on panels for the National Science Foundation, USDA Forest Service, and Science Advisory Board of the Environmental Protection Agency. He has authored or coauthored 80 peer-reviewed publications and one other book, Writing Successful Science Proposals, Third Edition (Yale University Press). In 2015, he was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Andy is passionate about saving energy and at his home has installed a 4 kW photovoltaic tracker that follows the sun during the day.
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