APES-Period 2, Room 108 Assignments
- Instructor
- Rebecca Morales
- Term
- 2025-2026 School Year
- Department
- STEAM
- Description
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AP Environmental Science
Upcoming Assignments
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Changes to the Coral Reef Ecosystem (8.2 etc)
This will count toward cycle 3 -- take your time!
Note: there are two different interactions posted on Gizmos (Abiotic Factors & Coral Reefs and Biotic Factors & Coral Reefs). The interactive component is the same, so it doesn't matter which one you use. The multiple choice questions at the 'bottom' of the interactive are different -- while helpful, they are not required.
Note: there are two different interactions posted on Gizmos (Abiotic Factors & Coral Reefs and Biotic Factors & Coral Reefs). The interactive component is the same, so it doesn't matter which one you use. The multiple choice questions at the 'bottom' of the interactive are different -- while helpful, they are not required.
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Unit 8 Topic Questions & Progress Check
(AP Classroom)
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Soil Texture and Rapid Testing Lab
To be continued...
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Methods of Meat Production
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Topic Questions & Progress Checks
Topic Questions and Progress Checks for unit 6 that were opened on AP Classroom at the beginning of the unit are due on Monday 3/1/26. The unit 6 exam will be on Tuesday 3/2/26.
Past Assignments
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Particulate Matter Lab Inquiry
**Modified version started in class on 3/16/26.
As discussed in class on 3/25/26, the brief PM 'report' should include:
independent variable
dependent variable
constant factors
results (qualitative is OK, does not need to be quantitative)
(brief) conclusion
No formal lab report is required or expected
As discussed in class on 3/25/26, the brief PM 'report' should include:
independent variable
dependent variable
constant factors
results (qualitative is OK, does not need to be quantitative)
(brief) conclusion
No formal lab report is required or expected
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Unit 7 Topic Questions AND Progress Check
Assignments on AP Classroom
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Indoor Air Pollution
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Air Pollution Review Scavenger Hunt
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Designing Solutions to Improve Air Quality (Gizmos)
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Photochemical Smog Diagram
Ground-level (tropospheric) ozone formation & formation of photochemical smog
Upload your images here. Labels/names are important.
Upload your images here. Labels/names are important.
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Ecocoloumns THEN Criteria Air Pollutants
Paper copies are at the front desk.
Please take measurements (and record data) for the Ecocolumns, too.
I should be back on Monday for topic 7.2. Best of luck to those involved with Girls' Show!
Please take measurements (and record data) for the Ecocolumns, too.
I should be back on Monday for topic 7.2. Best of luck to those involved with Girls' Show!
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Mammal Madness (aside)
Mrs. Morales has created a pool on MMMBrackets.com and is inviting you to join.
The name of the pool is: APES Period 2
The deadline for completing all brackets is Wednesday, 11-Mar-2026 08:00 PM ET.
Please use your Google login and the following link to create an account and join this pool.
When prompted for the bracket name, use your name.
https://www.mmmbrackets.com/index.php?invite_pool_pin=8866
The name of the pool is: APES Period 2
The deadline for completing all brackets is Wednesday, 11-Mar-2026 08:00 PM ET.
Please use your Google login and the following link to create an account and join this pool.
When prompted for the bracket name, use your name.
https://www.mmmbrackets.com/index.php?invite_pool_pin=8866
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Topic Questions & Progress Checks
Topic Questions and Progress Checks for unit 6 that were opened on AP Classroom at the beginning of the unit are due on Monday 3/1/26. The unit 6 exam will be on Tuesday 3/2/26.
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Energy Posters
See directions attached.
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Solar Investigation (6.8)
Work with your team -- but don't copy each other's work (ever!).
See me if you are absent.
See me if you are absent.
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Switch to Renewable Energy
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Nuclear Energy (6.6) and Fossil Fuels (6.5)
Work together - submit during Wed's class on 2/18/26.
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Nonrenewable Energy Jigsaw
Within your 'side' group, learn about your topic (Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, OR Nuclear Energy).
On Thursday, you'll teach your topic to the 'main' group you started with -- and you'll learn about the other topics from your peers.
Make slides, notes, diagrams, etcs as YOU feel necessary.
Remember, your 'main' group is depending on you! And you're depending on them!
On Thursday, you'll teach your topic to the 'main' group you started with -- and you'll learn about the other topics from your peers.
Make slides, notes, diagrams, etcs as YOU feel necessary.
Remember, your 'main' group is depending on you! And you're depending on them!
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Coal Power Plant Diagram
Submit Google Doc when completed.
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Trends in Energy Usage
Work together in class on this assignment.
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Topic Questions 5.5, 5.7, 5.14
AP Classroom
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Methods of Meat Production
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City Farming virtual project
How successful & sustainable will your urban farm be?
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Edpuzzle - APES Irrigation and Mining
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Sustainable City Design
Due date to be determined...
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5.4 TQ: Impact of Agricultural Practices
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Midterm Review
Pick THREE TOPICS ... Be ready to present on Thursday.
Create one content slide per topic.
No text should be written on the slides beyond titles & labels.
No notes in your hand while presenting/discussing the topic.
Add one multiple-choice question per topic (write yourself or find a question online).
Keep all slides in the same Google Slides document and UPLOAD here.
Present your three topics for a minute or two each.
Topics will be presented randomly, as they will appear in random order on the midterm and the APES exam.
Create one content slide per topic.
No text should be written on the slides beyond titles & labels.
No notes in your hand while presenting/discussing the topic.
Add one multiple-choice question per topic (write yourself or find a question online).
Keep all slides in the same Google Slides document and UPLOAD here.
Present your three topics for a minute or two each.
Topics will be presented randomly, as they will appear in random order on the midterm and the APES exam.
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5.4 TQ: Impact of Agricultural Practices
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Topic Question 5.3 Green Revolution
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Mining Simulation
Cookies again!!
Note: There are no Topic Questions for 5.9 (Impacts of Mining)
Note: There are no Topic Questions for 5.9 (Impacts of Mining)
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Topic Questions 5.10 (Urbanization) and 5.13 (Methods to Reduce Urban Runoff)
Via AP Classroom
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Urbanization and Urban Runoff Practice FRQ
Work together!
Submit paper during Wednesday's class.
Submit paper during Wednesday's class.
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5.2 Topic Questions (Clearcutting)
NOTE: Sustainable Forestry (5.17) was also discussed during Friday's class, but the "Topic Questions" for that concept is an FRQ that includes information not covered yet in Unit 5. As such, 5.17 is posted on AP Classroom so that is can be viewed, but it is NOT required and is NOT extra-credit.
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5.8 and 5.16 Topic Questions (Overfishing & Aquaculture) via AP Classroom
Topics will be discussed during Thursday's class (followed by Ecocolumns).
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5.11 and 5.12 Topic Questions (Ecological Footprints & Intro to Sustainability)
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Carbon & Ecological Footprints
Please answer questions as honestly a possible.
Don't attach your screenshots here -- make sure to upload them to the Google Doc for submission.
Don't attach your screenshots here -- make sure to upload them to the Google Doc for submission.
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5.1 Topic Question - Tragedy of the Commons
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NJ Fishing Activity
If you are absent, see me to complete this lab activity.
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Atmosphere/Climate Topic Questions (4.4, 4.5, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9) via AP Classroom
4.8 and 4.9 will be covered during Monday's class, finishing this unit.
Tuesday will be a review day.
Wednesday will be the Unit 4 exam, same format as the previous three exams.
**Even though the exam has been pushed to Friday, the due dates are not changing.**
Tuesday will be a review day.
Wednesday will be the Unit 4 exam, same format as the previous three exams.
**Even though the exam has been pushed to Friday, the due dates are not changing.**
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Coriolis Effect activity
If you are absent, see me. Don't simply copy a classmate's work.
There will be class time on Thursday to complete this (and new copies of the hemispheres).
There will be class time on Thursday to complete this (and new copies of the hemispheres).
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Peril River Investigation
Copy & paste your scoresheet into the Google Doc provided -- do not add an attachment.
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Topic Questions 4.3 and 4.6 via AP Classroom
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4.1-4.2 Topic Questions via AP Classroom
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Oreo Cookies & Tectonic Plates
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Map of Tectonic Plate Boundaries & Hotspots
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Progress Check via AP Classroom
This can be repeated and will earn a completion grade.
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3.8 TQ and 3.9 Topic Questions
(AP Classroom)
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Demographics via Gapminder
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3.8 TQ and 3.9 Topic Questions
(AP Classroom)
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3.6 and 3.7 Topic Questions via AP Classroom
World Population data in the link provided as an interesting resource, not specifically related to the Topic Questions posted on AP Classroom.
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Dollar Street
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Bubble Survivorship Lab
Each group will generated ONE set of data (population A, B, or C) for 25 bubbles. All data will be shared on the Google Sheets form attached here. Make sure to answer the questions on paper too.
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3.4 and 3.5 AP Classroom
3.4 three MCQ
3.5 one multi-part FRQ
3.5 one multi-part FRQ
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3.1-3.3 Topic Questions via AP Classroom
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Aquarium Lab Report Submission
The lab reports (in Google Doc format) should be submitted here. One report per group, but make sure to include all students' names and that all students contributed to the final product.
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Edpuzzle - APES Unit 2 Review
This can be repeated twice.
Meet Mr Smedes (if you haven't already watched any of his videos).
Meet Mr Smedes (if you haven't already watched any of his videos).
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Ecological Succession & 2.7 Topic Questions
Complete the Ecological Succession activity on BiomanBio and upload into the Google Doc.
Also, don't forget the Topic Questions for 2.7 and the Practice Test on AP Classroom.
Also, don't forget the Topic Questions for 2.7 and the Practice Test on AP Classroom.
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Gizmos Adaptations of Finches due to Rainfall Variations
Complete this assignment on paper, using the Gizmos website.
The code to join our APES class on Gizmos is ELD82B6T (only need this code for initial login).
The code to join our APES class on Gizmos is ELD82B6T (only need this code for initial login).
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Island Biogeography Simulation (plus 2.3 Topic Questions)
See me if you are absent -- don't simply copy someone's results!!
The AP Topic Questions for 2.3 have been assigned, too.
The AP Topic Questions for 2.3 have been assigned, too.
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2.4 Ecological Tolerance Topic Questions
via AP Classroom
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2.2 Topic Questions for Ecosystem Services
via AP Classroom
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Ecosystems Services Sorting Activity
Click & Drag.... then submit
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2.1 Intro to Biodiversity Topic Questions
via AP Classroom
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Edpuzzle - Importance of Biodiversity
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Water Bottles Needed for Eco-Columns
Here's a 'due date' for the water bottles. Make sure they are square one-gallon bottles. Crystal Spring bottles work great. You can bring them in empty or full. Thanks to the students who have brought them in already.
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Carbon Sequestration Lab
IMPORTANT NOTE added 9/18: When using the Growth Factor to determine the age of the tree, convert DBH from meters to inches.
Work together to determine how much Carbon a campus tree sequesters!
The List of Species LeafSnap link can help identify your tree.
The Wood Species link is used to determine the density of your tree.
The Forest Learning 'link' is a reference for the carbon sequestration calculations.
Work together to determine how much Carbon a campus tree sequesters!
The List of Species LeafSnap link can help identify your tree.
The Wood Species link is used to determine the density of your tree.
The Forest Learning 'link' is a reference for the carbon sequestration calculations.
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Nature Journal
Here's another 'reminder' post for the Nature Journal. The due date will not be changed. It was set back in June.
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Nitrogen Cycle
WATCH THE EDPUZZLE VIDEO FIRST!
Then, use the Biomanbio website to complete the Nitrogen cycle activity. Add the screenshot of your score to the Google Doc and submit.
Then, use the Biomanbio website to complete the Nitrogen cycle activity. Add the screenshot of your score to the Google Doc and submit.
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Edpuzzle - APES: Nitrogen Cycle with BiomanBio
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Nitrogen Cycle
WATCH THE EDPUZZLE VIDEO FIRST!
Then, use the Biomanbio website to complete the Nitrogen cycle activity. Add the screenshot of your score to the Google Doc and submit.
Then, use the Biomanbio website to complete the Nitrogen cycle activity. Add the screenshot of your score to the Google Doc and submit.
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C, N, P, and Water Cycle Questions on AP Classroom
Go to AP Classroom to complete these questions (to be graded).
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Topic Questions via AP Classroom (Topics 1.8-1.11)
Login to AP Classroom to complete these MCQ review questions - which will earn the grades you receive on AP Classroom. 3 correct questions = 3 points. Remember that these are not intended to review all topics thoroughly. There should be 16 questions posted, earning a maximum of 16 points.
Also, remember that is helpful to watch a video on the next day's lesson (after the lesson as well).
Also, remember that is helpful to watch a video on the next day's lesson (after the lesson as well).
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AP Classroom Practice Test ("Progress Check")
This earns a completion grade & must be done before Monday's review.
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1.9-1.11 Review on Trophic Levels, 10% Rule, and Food Webs
This was a paper assignment given on Monday during class. Sorry for posting it late, but you should all have the papers already.
(Don't forget the 1.8-1.11 Topic Questions posted in AP Classroom).
(Don't forget the 1.8-1.11 Topic Questions posted in AP Classroom).
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Virtual Dissolved Oxygen Lab
Watch the video then answer the questions on the paper (submit in person).
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Soil Fertility Lab
Submit paper assignment on Monday.
See me if you were absent.
See me if you were absent.
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Isle Royale Population Changes
Complete this assignment on paper. It will be peer-reviewed.
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AP Classroom: 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 Topic Questions
Monday's class: 1.1 (Intro to Ecosystems)
Tuesday's class: 1.2 (Terrestrial Biomes) and 1.3 (Aquatic Ecosystems)
Answer Topic Questions via AP Classroom
Tuesday's class: 1.2 (Terrestrial Biomes) and 1.3 (Aquatic Ecosystems)
Answer Topic Questions via AP Classroom
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Summer FRQ Practice
The AP exam will have three multi-part FRQs (free response questions). Let's start practicing!
Complete the questions on paper first, then get ready for peer review on Tuesday.
Complete the questions on paper first, then get ready for peer review on Tuesday.