Mommyfaithe Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Does anyone have any info on Environmental Science courses for High School and maybe an AP?? I see Oak Meadow has a syllabus...but I would like a TM and exams. Where would I get those things? Thanks, Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Could you use one of the recommended AP texts: (list from the College Board) Botkin, Daniel B., and Edward A. Keller. Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Berg, Linda, and Peter H. Raven. Environment. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Brennan, Scott R., and Jay H. Withgott. Environment: The Science Behind the Stories. San Francisco: Pearson Education/Benjamin Cummings. Chiras, Daniel D. Environmental Science. Boston: Jones and Bartlett. Cunningham, William P., Mary Ann Cunningham, and Barbara Woodward Saigo. Environmental Science: A Global Concern. New York: McGraw-Hill. Enger, Eldon D., and Bradley F. Smith. Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships. New York: McGraw-Hill. Miller, G. Tyler. Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning. Miller, G. Tyler, Jr. Environmental Science: Working with the Earth. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning. Wright, Richard. Environmental Science. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. It would seem that these publishers would have the ancillary materials. There may also be an AP Enviro listserv for teachers with additional advice. Just a thought. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 No personal experience, but it looks like Keystone has an online AP Environmental Science program. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 Keystone & Oak Meadow both have AP courses, but I would like to teach this myself. I am not sure how to get a hold of the Teacher materials...ie: tests, teachers manuals etc. Any idea? Thanks, Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Contact the publishers. Some are leery of distributing test bank materials to individuals, but will sell these and other teacher related materials to homeschoolers. Or search ISBNs to see if some are available on the used market. Since books come in so many editions (not just 1st, 2nd and 3rd, but brief and split editions), it can sometimes be exasperating to find a teacher and student book which line up. You'll need patience and luck if you go this route. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Oak Meadow will sell you the teacher manual for any of their courses so long as you aren't signed up for teacher support. The teacher manual is for the work that Oak Meadow assigns in the syllabus. For Health, there isn't any daily work, but there are weekly tests. The tests and answer key are in the teacher manual. For Biology, there aren't any tests, but there are labs and daily work. The labs and daily work assignments are in the syllabus. The answer key is in the teacher manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I used a book by Miller (see pp) and used the online tests and essays. I only gave half a credit. It was not AP, but we paired the course with a geography course, and it worked out pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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