5/13/14

Tonight's homework is the following:

12A - Continue working to set up and execute your plan. Remember that your write-up (analysis and reflection of) what you did/experimented upon/designed/etc. is due on Friday, 5/16.

12CD - Continue conducting background research on your topic of interest. A 4 to 6 page draft of your introduction, background research, and your plan is due on Friday. A BCC (blind carbon copy) of your email to an advocacy organization related to your topic is due ASAP (ie. Monday). If necessary, use this link to help you start writing your email. Also, please bring back your AP Review book.

5/12/14

Tonight's homework is the following:

12A - Continue working to set up and execute your plan. Remember that your write-up (analysis and reflection of) what you did/experimented upon/designed/etc. is due on Friday, 5/16.

12CD - Continue conducting background research on your topic of interest. A 4 to 6 page draft of your introduction, background research, and your plan is due on Friday. A BCC (blind carbon copy) of your email to an advocacy organization related to your topic is due ASAP. If necessary, use this link to help you start writing your email. Also, please bring back your AP Review book.

5/8/14

This weekend's homework is the following:

12A - Continue working to set up and execute your plan. Remember that your write-up (analysis and reflection of) what you did/experimented upon/designed/etc. is due on Friday, 5/16.

12CD - Continue conducting background research and choose a topic of interest. A page of background information, the idea for your action/design/intervention is due ASAP. Once you finish and search your research, use this link to help you start writing your email. Also, please bring back your AP Review book.

5/7/14

Tonight's homework is the following:

12A - Continue working to set up and execute your plan.

12CD - Continue conducting background research and choose a topic of interest. A page of background information, the idea for your action/design/intervention is due on Thursday or Friday (depending on if you are taking the AP Lit exam on Thursday). Also, please bring back your AP Review book.

5/6/14

Tonight's homework is the following:

12A - Continue working to set up and execute your plan.

12CD - Begin conducting background research and choose a topic of interest. A page of background information, the idea for your action/design/intervention is due on Thursday or Friday (depending on if you are taking the AP Lit exam on Thursday. Also, please bring back your AP Review book.

Unit 8 Project Environmental Science Action Research

Introduction

Over the past eight months, we have a discussed a wide variety of topics concerning how the Earth and its various living and nonliving systems interact and how humans impact those systems. Now that you have a deeper understanding of the environment and the factors that affect it, you are in a place to put that knowledge to some use. Your final major project for semester will be to research an actionable topic of interest, develop a plan for action/experimentation/design, implement it, and analyze/reflect on its results.

Procedure

1. Think about topics that you have been interested in over the course of the school year, conduct background research, choose a topic, and write up a brief summary of your research thus far.

Product - One page submission detailing topic choice and a summary of background research thus far. Due date: Thursday, May 8th.

2. Continue background research.

3. Reach out to an advocacy group concerned with your topic about ideas for action/experimentation/design ideas/background research materials/etc.

Product - BCC’ed email to pwhelton@sof.edu reaching out to advocacy group. Due date: Friday, May 9th.

4. Complete background research and develop a clear plan for experimentation and/or action.

Product - 4 to 6 page written submission of background research and action plan. Due date: Friday, May 16th.

5. Implement action plan.

6. Analyze and evaluate results of action/experimentation and write about your findings/reflections.

Products - 3 to 5 page analysis/reflection. Draft due date: Friday, May 30th. Final due date: Wednesday, June 4th.

Potentially Interesting Topics (not an exhaustive list)

For experimentation…

●      Composting

●      Particulate matter in buildings

●      Using grey water

●      Constructing and optimizing bioreactors

●      Constructing and optimizing vertical farms

●      Using solar power effectively in NYC

●      Measuring the effects of green roofs

●      Redesigning packaging to minimize waste/material usage

●      Using wind power effectively in NYC

For design…

●      Designing and constructing a solar heater

●      Designing and modeling green roofs

●      Designing and constructing a composter

●      Designing and modeling an ecologically sustainable city

●      Designing and building a window farm

For action…

●      Green roofs in cities

●      Lowering emissions from vehicles

●      Hydraulic fracturing for natural gas

●      Recycling in schools

●      Composting in cities

●      Conserving water

●      Changing building design in cities

●      Conserving electricity

●      Reducing emissions in cities

●      Ensuring clean drinking water/proper wastewater treatment

●      Eating lower on the food chain

●      Slowing population growth

●      Vertical farming in cities

5/5/14

Tonight's homework is the following:

12A - revise/complete/work on your research/draft/plan for action/experimentation

12CD - rest. If you need to do more than that, then think about topic we discussed this year and found particularly interesting. Write them down and bring them tomorrow.

5/2/14

This weekend's homework is to:

12A - finish your research and your draft. See previous posts for details about requirements and assistance.

12CD - Study. Everything. And get some rest. Come to the review session tomorrow at Murry Bergtraum High School. Otherwise good luck! See you at 7:30 am.

Resources
2003 APES exam Multiple Choice and MC Answers