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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
AP PREP or DSST PREP Study Journal cover Both the AP and DSST testing programs offer exams in Environmental Science. Choose the one that best suits your needs. (NOTE: AP exams are for high school students only.) High school students may take AP exams without taking AP courses. However, if you are interested in AP tests, you may want to first consider checking to see if your state has a virtual school program that offers AP courses. If not, the following resources can help you study for the AP Environmental Science Exam. AP Course Description - includes a topic outline for building your study journal, and sample multiple choice questions More information from the AP/College Board. |
Complete your studies and take the DSST or AP exam, or take the StraighterLine Environmental Science course for 3 college credits. |
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Environment and Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet - DSST exam outline
PRIMARY SOURCES: Georgia Virtual Learning Environmental Science course The Habitable Planet - online textbook, videos, virtual labs HippoCampus AP Environmental Science - click on the "course view" link; this site includes virtual labs Alison's Diploma in Environmental Science |
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Important Note: The AP course outline includes the following: "Colleges often require students to present their laboratory materials from AP science courses before granting college credit for laboratory, so students should be encouraged to retain their laboratory notebooks, reports, and other materials." This website - AP Environmental Science Course Material - provides lab activity and ideas in addition to the lab link above, but understand that some would require the purchase of lab materials. Note also that this pertains to receiving laboratory credit. Check with your college or university of choice to see if this is a requirement.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
How to Pass the DSST Environmental Science Exam - this is a blog post from someone who took and passed the test, using only wikipedia articles to study from. She has listed the articles here.
Environmental Science in the 21st Century - online textbook
Environmental Science (Cunningham) - textbook companion site; can be used stand-alone. Includes quizzes, flashcards, and case studies
Environmental Science (Enger) - additional textbook companion site
SparkNotes Environmental Science - study outlines
Environmental Laws
Website resources - various links to environmental science websites
Why Sustainable Energy Matters
PRACTICE AND FINAL EXAMS:
The textbook companion sites have quizzes that can be used for practice.
Released 1998 AP Environmental Science exam and answers - for practice
Scoring sheet for 1998 exam
Environmental Science exams and answers - multiple choice and short essay exams; many exams available dating from 2002 to the present
Recommended Course of Study
Choose one of the two exams, either AP or DSST, and tailor your studies to the exam outline. Complete the Georgia Virtual course. Download the Habitable Planet textbook (found here) and plan a reading schedule. Watch the Habitable Planet videos and explore the visuals and interactive labs. Complete the activities at the HippoCampus site. Use any of the additional resources as needed. Finish with the practice quizzes and take one or more of the final exams.
Note: If you have access to a public library, you should borrow environmental science books for additional reading. Consider visiting the children's section for "quick-read" books on specific topics such as "Air Quality" or "Water Usage."
