Saturday, August 24, 2019

Google Classroom

This blog will only be updated rarely.  Most online student information and assignments will be give through google classroom.  Make sure you sign up for the right section.

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Welcome to APES

The 2019-2020 school year is starting.  Welcome to AP Environmental Science.

Some Notes on the Class.

Grades: Approximately 50% Tests, 10% Vocabulary Quizzes, 10% End of Unit Projects, 30% Classwork (Homework, Labs, Participation) Labs,

Tests: About two or three times a quarter. Almost always items from old AP tests, partly multiple choice and partly extended answers.  The first semester final will be another unit test.  There will be a cumulative second semester final right before the AP Test.  No retakes will be available for these tests.

Quizzes:  Most units will have several small vocabulary quizzes in them.  There will be retakes for these.

Projects:  Most units will end with a project as well as a test.  These might be power point presentations, debates, or essays.

Classwork: This category includes completing the reading guides that accompany the textbook chapters, lab reports, and in-class assignments.

Much more detailed information can be found in the class overview link to the right.

Grading Scale: 100-90 A, 90-80 B, 80-70 C, 70-60 D, Below 60 F.

Supplies:
Textbook
Notebook, or section of a notebook
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