apesgnr Mrs. Nau-Ritter
Mount Sinai HS  
 


AP Extra Help (EH) (by appt.)

APES 2019 Review Schedule
The following are review book chapters which should be read and highlighted by the DUE DATE. The questions at the end of the chapter should also be done. It is also a good idea to preview other parts of the book (at beginning and end) for the AP exam. Review Books in class EVERY DAY for checked grade!

Date                 Review Book Topic                   
12 Apr                      Ecosystems/cycles
15  Apr            Earth Sci/Soil/Ag/Aq         
17 Apr                     H20 + Pollution
29 Apr                     Land Use + Pollution         
30 Apr                     Atmos + Pollution
1 May                     Global Change       
2 May                     Energy         
3 May                     Population
6 May       ALL PRACTICE EXAMS IN REV BKS should be highlighted ! (collected after AP exam)
Other Dates of Importance :   Request Review Sessions after you have studied topics!

ALL CORRECTED AP ESSAYS ARE DUE (no later than) TUES 30 APRIL 2016 (for E) amd 1 May for everyone else!  

Corrections are to be stapled  to the front of the ORIGINAL essays which are to be # and stapled in order. Some new essays or parts of essays (*) is included in the assignment, so do not procrastinate! Record all references/websites used in the corrections. Other corrections will be due on the day following the return of the essay.
***NOTE: YOU WILL NEED TO CIRCLE POINTS IN YOUR ESSAYS USING THE COLORED PENCIL GIVEN TO YOU BEFORE ATTACHING ADDENDUM TO FRONT COMPLETING CORRECTIONS on ALL ESSAY PARTS

AP REVIEW -> SECURE EXAMS EVERY DAY Per 2,3,4,7,8,9 and after school AND SUNDAY 5 May from 2-4pm

MONDAY, 6 MAY 2016- AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EXAM -NOON Bring pencils  and pens but no calculators.     
Remember to ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS and pace yourself for Part 2 Essays!


ALL MISSED TESTS/QUIZZES/WORK needs to be made up within 3 days of returning to school after absence OR GRADE WILL REMAIN AS A ZERO!!!

Remember "E" and no cell phone use in class unless authorized by me!
          1st Quarter ends   November!!!
          2nd Q ends  January!!! MIDTERM during last week of Q!
          3rd Q ends  April !!!
          4th Q - AP REVIEW BOOKS in class EVERYDAY until  May. They will be periodically checked for compliance with the review book schedule given out in class! Request Review Sessions for AP once you have studied topics for exam!

Essays ret'd for resubmission on  April with ALL corrections and new ENERGY essays completed
As per course description given out 1st day, "You are responsible for saving your "Report Folder" which is collected in the 4th Q as a grade after the AP exam."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           APES - Text Readings listed by week (M=Miller and N=Nebel)

ALL submitted work (Lab Reports, Essays, HW, ...) need to have a proper heading including student name, course name, teacher name, assignment name and date! Work must be individually written even when working in lab groups/partners (i.e. NO COPYING. Be sure to "internalize and write topic assignments into your own words")! )! Be sure to properly reference any websites used in writing assignments.

NOTE:  You will need a notebook/binder (preferably for my course only), folder, calculator, pencil and ruler in class every day. Always remember to READ and HIGHLIGHT all labs and handouts!!! 

LAB NOTES - FOR EACH LAB YOU NEED TO WRITE THE FOLLOWING IN NOTEBOOK:
Lab Title
Lab Overview
Objectives – restated from objectives in lab protocol
Safety Concerns
Lab Questions and Answers - per section in lab protocol (incl #)
Experimental Designs where appropriate – should include
HYPOTHESIS, CONTROLS, CONSTANTS, Stepwise PROCEDURE,
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE, DEPENDENT VARIABLE,
RESULTS DATA TABLES/GRAPHS (on graph paper),
DISCUSSION including Error analsyis and data needed to prove your hypothesis;
CONCLUSION

All LAB REPORTS (separate from lab notebook)are to have a I. Title Page; II. Intro-Objectives; III. Methods; IV. Results; V. Discussion; VI. Conclusion; VII Further Investigations (if assigned) with ERROR ANALYSIS explained in either V or VI.

                                       
REMEMBER:  WORK IS STILL DUE ON or BEFORE DUE DATE if absent from class!!!!
                            ("Es" and Late penalties apply) Extra Help (EH) upon Request!

SI (SchoolIsland) = CastleLearning Assignments due by 7 am on due date; SI = Castle Learning online assignments (late penalties apply  if assignment is not completely done by 7 am on due date; otherwise partial credit given for incomplete assignments )

APES - Text Readings listed by week (M=Miller and N=Nebel)

All submtted handouts should be highlighted while reading!


NO CELL PHONES IN CLASS UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY ME!


Week of 5 September - Topics- Current Events

Tues and Wed, 5/6 September - 1st day of classes. ALL SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS DUE! Signed summer assignment, Current Events folder, Nebel Chapter outlines and Miller Notes in notebook due. Both textbooks should be in class!
Thurs, 6 September - Current Events; HW- documents signed by you and your parents
Fri, 7 September -  Current Events

Hurricane Mapping -Be sure to plot Hurricane Name, Date, Lat/Longit. on map. A Table for each hurricane must be included which lists the hurricane name, date, latitude, longitude, wind and pressure.
It is due at end of Hurricane season


- EARTH is GONE! Sustainability Project starts!

Week of 10 September-
Mon- off
Tues- off
Wed- Math Worksheet due for E (# 1-33)
Thurs-
Fri- Math Worksheet due

Sat 29  September - Coastal Steward Clean Up, Port Jefferson - check Coastal Steward Website under volunteer events for details or see me for directions

Week of 17 September-
Mon- set up lab folders so bring in all summer assignments including signed 1st page
Tues- Sci Meas sheet is due with # 29-32 done on top of back in dimensional analysis form AND SLOPE FORMULA (#40) with values using that formula shown for # 41-43
Wed- off
Thurs- Library for Earth is Gone Sustainability project
Fri- Library for Earth is Gone Sustainability project

Week of  24 September -
Mon- -(Last LIBRARY for finishing Sustainability Project) 
Tues - (Back School Night) Mass Extinction POGIL
Wed- Practice AP Q in class (graded)
Thurs - Mass Extinction POGIL finish in class
Fri-  Sustainability Project Report rough draft due by each student. You should print out a copy of your section (with reference page) with your name on top of each page, so your group members can attach it to their paper. I can Xerox your diagram for each group member . NOTE;  Cover Title Page,  Purpose and Conclusion (several paragraphs) are individually written in your own words


Week of 1 October- Bio Regents quiz
Mon - Sustainability due for E
Tues- AP Essay Q in class
Wed- Sustainability due
Thurs- Bio Regents in class for a quiz grade
Fri- Class teaching cycles

Week of 8 October- Earth Science regents quiz week + Cycles in Ecology
Mon- off
Tues-
Wed-
Thurs-
Fri- ES Regents Quiz

Week of 15 October- ES regents week
Mon-
Tues-
Wed- ES Regents Qz - choice
Thurs-
Fri-

Week of 23 October- Intro test
Mon-
Tues- Ch 1 Miller and Intro Nebel and Sustainabilty test
Wed-
Thurs- Ch 1 test
Fri-  Eutrophication P. due

Week of 30 October - Trophics

Mon-  Ex 18 - Marine Food Chains ...
Tues-
Wed-
Thurs- Mr. D Ecology
FRI -  Mr. D Ecology



Week of 5 Nov -
Mon- be sure to underline where answers come from in nutrient packet
Tues- off  Conference Day
Wed-
Thurs-
Fri - Nutrient test- MC, diagram fillin and writing (C and N) - collect nutrient packet with Q and underline (UL) or highlight (HL)

Week of 12 Nov -
Mon- off
Tues-
Wed-
Thurs- Major Ecology Test
Fri- Aquatic Biodiversity Ch 8 due



Fri-  end of 1st Q -

Week of 19 November-
Mon-
Tues-
Wed- Fri Off  Happy Turkey Day!


Week of 27 Nov - AP Essays will be practiced on Challenge Days
Mon- Chall Day
Tues- Chall Day
Wed- self AP Essay followed by  group discussion
Thurs-
Fri-

Week of 3 Dec- 
Mon- Be sure to research your invasive species
Tues- Invasive Species chosen
Wed- Ecology Essay in class; TAKE HOME ESSAYS DUE MONDAY  Invasive Species Project due next Wed
Thurs-  All Ecology packets will be collected - shd be highlighted/underlined with Q done in packets
Fri- Ch 9 Species Biodiversity notes due

Week of 10 Dec-
Mon - TH Essays due (be sure to properly reference)
Tues-
Wed- Invasive Species Project due
Thurs- SIGN UP FOR END SPECIES PROJECT
Fri- Ch 11 Aquatic Biodiversity Notes due in notebook used only for APES

Week of 17 Dec -
Mon- World Map due
Tues-
Wed- End Species Project due for E
Thurs- Nebel Ch 17 completed with ALL BIODIVERSITY READINGS DONE (underline key ideas)
Fri- End Species Project due


(Don't forget holiday assignment due on Thursday when we return)

Week of January 2019!!!
Mon- Happy New Year!
Tues-
Wed- Ch 10 Ecosystem Biodiversity due
Thurs- CL due (will close at 9 pm): Ecol50; Human Impacts and Ecol-Human Impacts
Fri- El Nino Q due (paraphrased from the NOAA site) Answer on separate paper and attach to Q page

Week of 7 Jan - Biodiversity notes week
Mon- 
Tues-
Wed-
Thurs-
Fri- TEST-Biodiversity with AP essay 

Week of 14 Jan - APES Q during week
Mon-
Tues- Ch 13 Water resources notes due
END SP Presentation in class ....
Wed-
Thurs-
Fri-

Week of 21 Jan - End of 2nd Q     CL due on test day!!! 
Mon-
Tues- 
Wed-  AP EVAL TEST    (CL DUE no later than tomorrow BEFORE test!) BIODIVERSITY and WATER NOTES CHECKED!!!
Thurs-  last day of GNR Q !!!  DO NOT BE ABSENT! AP EVALUATION TEST. (CL DUE ON Ecol topics) BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR "E"s in class for 2nd Q!
LAST DAY TO SUBMIT ANY PAST DUE WORK!

Fri -  ALL Castle Learning NEED to be done by end of today!
TOPICS = cycles;  ecology; world maps; succession; biodiversity; 


Week of 28 Jan - Ch 14 outline will be given out at end of week
Mon-  CL - Plate Tectonics Intro DUE by NOON
Tues- CL- Plate Tectonics- Geology due by NOON
Wed-
Thurs - Cl - Plate Tect I due
Fri- PT LAB: Plate Motions and Effects DUE


Week 0f 4 Feb- PT WEEK
Mon- Sumatra in class
Tues-  Tonga in class; Cl - Plate Tect I due
Wed- Subduction in class   SUMATRA and TONGA Graph due
Thurs- Sea Floor Spreading in class
Fri-

Week of 11 Feb
Mon- Ch 14 notes due in notebook
Tues- Subduction Due
Wed- Rock Lab in Class; Ex 4 Sea Floor Spreading due
Thurs- EL NINO DUE (Before potential govt shutdown)

Week of 18 Feb - Pres Week -  Notes on Food Production to be done over break

Week of 25 Feb -
Mon - ALL CL ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD BE DONE BY THIS DATE :
Plate Tect Intro
PT - Geol
PT - I, II (EQ), III, IV
Rocks and Minerals
Tues-  NOTES due with the NEBELS COMPLETED ON WATER (Ch 8,10,11,15,16)
Wed- ALL PT LABS MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED BY TODAY
Thurs- Plate Tectonics Test
Fri-  Mech Weathering Lab - Limestone, Quartz and Halite

Sr Trip = Practice AP


Week of 19 March - Ch 13 Ag/Soil Notes week
Mon - Srs back - Bozeman Water Pollution watch again!
Tues- AP Exam Prac
Wed-
Thurs- Ch 20 notes due ON YOUR OWN in outline form in notes! Be sure to summarize all Case studies and, define bold terms in textcopy Table 20.1 and any "Solutions " tables!
Fri- AP Exam Prac

Week of 26 March - Water POLLUTION NOTES IN CLASS
Mon-
Tues-
Wed-
Thurs-
Fri-

Week of 1 April- NEW APES REVIEW BOOK DUE IN CLASS by FRIDAY!!!!
Mon - Ch 21 Solid Waste NOTES due
Tues- Nebel - Solid waste due = Ch 18 and point of views
Wed-
Thurs - GNR QUARTER ENDS! - LAST DAY TO SUBMIT WORK for 3rd Q!
Fri- ALL APES REVIEW BOOKS IN CLASS (There will be a review book scehedule to follow)

Week of 8 April -
Monday - Ch2, 15, 16 ENERGY  notes dues

12 April - RB Ecosystems due

Be sure to have REVIEW BOOK IN CLASS EVERY DAY from now on (May be used on in-class essays)

Spring Break - 1. Be sure to  do AP Prep Essay Packet. It will be due upon return
                                          
Week of 15 April -
Mon- RB Earth Sci and Agr topics due
Tues- Organize essay packet
Wed- RB H20 and Pollution due
Thurs- off
Fri-  off

Week of 23 April - OFF

AP REVIEW SECURE EXAMS EVERY DAY Per 2,3,4,7,8,9 and after school AND SUNDAY 5 May from 2-4pm

Week of 29 Apr -
Mon- MATTER AND ENERGY REVIEW PACKET DUE NOTES ON YELLOW PAGES AND NEBELS along with Land Use and Pollution in RB
Tues- Atmos Pollution due
Wed- ABSOLUTE DEADLINE FOR AP ESSAY PACKET ... REMEMBER TO USE COLOR PENCIL and circle points on essays not graded and then attach a handwritten addendum of points to the FRONT of EACH Essay!
Thurs- RB- Population    (APES only after school = 2010 after school and handout 1998 exam (to be returned after the AP exam next week)
Global Change due in RB
Thurs - Energy due in RB
Fri- Population due in RB

AP REVIEW SECURE EXAMS EVERY DAY Per 2,3,4,7,8,9 and after school AND SUNDAY 5 May from 2-4pm

Week of 6 May - AP EXAM WEEK - Plan rest of year day - all students in class
Mon- AP Exam in Afternoon . Bring pencil and blue/black pens and NO calculators
Tues-THE DAY AFTER
Wed-  JAWS
Thurs - JAWS
Fri -

AP EXAM Monday 6 May (afternoon)- LIBRARY -  Bring pencil, pen,  water
               NO CALCULATOR use on AP exam

Week of 13 May = AP EXAM WEEK - Plan rest of year day - all students in class
Erin Brokovitch week
Mon-
Tues- 
Wed-
Thurs-
Fri-

Week of 20 May-
Mon- Field Trip Plan
Tues- Field Trip
Wed- Collate Data
Thurs-
Fri -


Week of 28 May-
Tues-  off
Wed- Review Books in (originally due on 5/20)
Thurs-
Fri- Review Books returned to you to study




Week of 3 June - FINAL EXAM Week - DO NOT BE ABSENT FOR FINAL or GRADE WILL BE ZERO!
Mon-
Tues-
Wed-   APES FINAL EXAM***
Thurs- APES FINAL EXAM*** - ALL MILLER AND NEBEL TEXTBOOKS  returned by this date
Fri- LAST DAY to SUBMIT corrected AP ESSAY FOLDER AND
APES REVIEW BOOKS RETURNED to me AFTER FINAL .
*BE SURE TO COMPLETE MATTER AND ENERGY NEBELS (Ch 19,20 and 21) AND RETURN PACKET TO ME BY TODAY! (NO 2nd packet will be handed out!) If you lost it or threw it out, grade = ZERO!

***NOTE: FINAL EXAM dates switched due to Student Athlete Leaders who failed to acknowledge that Field day was on 6/5 when students planned the AP end of year schedule!

Week of 10 June - Field Report Week
Mon- Library to type field report
Tues- Final Exam
Wed- Final exam - ALL APES MATERIALS RETURNED
Thurs- Last day to submit Field Report
Fri- off = Senior Picnic


- AP ESSAY FOLDER Resubmitted for a real grade
- APES FINAL EXAM - REVIEW BOOKS in CLASS =NO BOOK =ZERO Grade!
- APES FINAL EXAM  - RETURN 1998 AP Exam (MT) and 2003 exam(coral)
- RETURN  MILLER AND NEBEL TEXTBOOKS


IF YOU WANT ANY OF YOUR FOLDERS< BOOKS<ESSAYS, you can claim them until Tuesday 25 June 2019 in Room 205!

Happy Life :), Mahalo, GNR





























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