28 May 2021Moanalua High School

AP Environmental ScienceSchool Year 2021-2022

Summer Homework and Expectations

Complete the outlines for Chapters 01 through 04 in aCOMPOSITION NOTEBOOK (not a spiral).Please use the Cornell note taking method as shown below.

1. Read the entire section first. Do not read, copy, read, copy- this is a waste of yourtime and ineffective. If you find yourself doing this, put the pencil/ pen away. Readthe section, THEN grab your pencil/pen.

2. When you finish reading the section, decide which aspects are important. This is thehardest part of taking notes BUT with practice and patience you will figure out this isbetter than rewriting the whole chapter and more of the info will stick in your head.

3. Now you can begin writing out your notes:a. Write the notes using the format below. Write condensed notes- avoid

rewriting the sentences from the section.b. Bullet, star, or highlight main ideas or concepts. Use letters to organize the

details.c. Use symbols and shorthand (don’t forget to add a legend to your notes if you

do!)

Chapter number: Title Date

(page range for this chapter)

Narrow

column

- The section

title (they are

bold and black

in color)

- List of the

vocabulary words

in this section

Notes

Key Ideas and concepts (they are bold and blue in color)

with brief descriptors

● Definitions of words you don’t know (e.g. functionally

extinct-

● the population is no longer viable)

● Formulas with labels

● Diagrams with pictures (include page it is found on)

● Repeated information… what is being stressed

throughout the section?

All outlines will be due during the week of

07th August 2021

Summary for the CHAPTER: In your own words, what was the main focus of

this chapter? State your top THREE takeaways from this chapter. Why did you

select these as your ‘takeaway’ moments? (a.k.a. An epiphany)

*ALL NOTES NEED TO BE HAND WRITTEN- NO EXCEPTIONS*1

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At the end of each chapter are FRQs and ‘Measuring your Impact’ questions. Pleasecomplete the assignments in your notebook and hand in to GClassroom by the stated duedates, thank you.

Chapter GClassroom Assignment(Complete the assignments in blue or black pen)

Due inGC on:

01: Studying the State ofOur Earth

FRQ #1 on pg 24(Use the MEAT, SEE, or CER strategy)

7/09(Friday)

02: Environmental Systems MYI: Bottled versus Tap Water on pg 51(show all your work)

7/16(Friday)

03: The Living World FRQ on pg 84(Use the MEAT, SEE, or CER strategy)

7/23(Friday)

04: Global Climate AndBiomes

MYI: How Much Paper do you use? on pg 116(show all your work)

8/06(Friday)

Note:If you do one chapter a week (outline and problems) between June 27th and July31st you should be more than ready to turn in the outlines on the due date. It is

highly recommended that you pace yourself rather than cram everything in theeleventh hour.

Your teacher will be assigning one current event ‘research’ assignment via the school GoogleClassroom during the month of July 2021. The purpose of this assignment will be to assistyou in making connections with what you have been taking notes on to relevant events thatare occurring in our world. The assignment will be written in such a way so that you will beable to ‘self-guide’ yourself through the process. Please remember to check your schoolemail/ GClassroom regularly or set up your GClassroom to send you automatic notifications.

If you have any questions or concerns please email me atsnakagawa-saito@moanaluahs.k12.hi.us (school google account)

Thought to Ponder:

This is an Advanced Placement Course.Its main purpose is to prepare you tosuccessfully pass the AP Environmental ScienceCollege Board Exam that is scheduled sometime during the first two weeks of May 2022. Asyou enter your senior year you will not onlyhave your school workload (yes, school is your‘job’) but college applications, scholarshipapplications, job applications, and other ‘posthigh school’ plans to juggle. If- after lookingat this document, the textbook, and pondering what is going on in your head- you are havingsecond thoughts about ANY of your courses, please contact your counselor to adjust yourcourse load. Other than that, enjoy your summer homework for this course. ~ Naks-Saito

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