- "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
- Henry David Thoreay, Walden (1854)
Miss O'Quinn's Environmental Science
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Week 1 Quote
Sunday, August 5, 2012
APES Course Overview
Welcome to APES! Everything
we do, from drinking a cup of coffee to driving our cars, has an environmental
impact. This course will take an
in-depth look at how you as a citizen of planet earth have rights and
responsibilities to the world resources.
It is my hope that you leave this class a changed person. We will use scientific principles to
understand the interrelations of the natural world and the impact of humans on
natural systems. We will evaluate the risks and economic realities associated
with environmental problems while working towards analysis of potential
solutions.
This is an AP course and will
require that you are a dedicated learner.
The AP exam is comprehensive and rigorous. The course will rely on heavily on activities
and field studies to illustrate the general topics of the course. Hence, you
must take the textbook and other readings assignments seriously so, as a group,
we can discuss the many topics.
Course Philosophy:
This course is designed to be the equivalent of a one-semester,
introductory college course in environmental science. The course is broadly interdisciplinary,
covering topics in biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, sociology,
political science, economics, and ethics.
Major themes throughout the year will be God’s omnipotence and
creativity as Creator and Sustainer of Life, as well as man’s responsibility to
be stewards over God’s creation.
The goal of the course is the same as that described in the Course Description for AP Environmental
Science: “to provide students with the scientific principles, concepts and
methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural
world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and
human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems and
to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them.” A student must sit for the AP exam in order
to receive the additional quality point over and above the Honors level course.
By the very nature of the topics and their relevance to current events,
this course appeals to a wide diversity of students with wide ranging interests
such as: nature, science, law, economics, computers, and literature. This diversity lends itself to interesting
discussions and presentation of scientific topics and concepts.
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