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Environmental Science 1,2 AP (HP) (6455, 6456) | |||
| Grade Range: | |
| 11–12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Successful completion of Chemistry 1,2 and Biology 1,2, or equivalents | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Science; weighted | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| d - Laboratory Science | |
| Course Description: | |
This advanced-level course is designed as the equivalent of a one-semester college-level course in environmental science. It provides students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine solutions for resolving or preventing them. Environmental Science 1,2 Advanced Placement will provide students with an additional laboratory science option at the advanced-placement level, as well as an opportunity to explore their local environments and global environmental issues. Students who normally do not enroll in Advanced Placement courses may select this course as a result of their interest in environmental issues. Note: The Career Technical Education department is currently offering a version of this AP course under course numbers 8448, 8449. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 9346 - Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental science | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Withgott, Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, AP 5th ed., Pearson, 2014. | |