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PRE-AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SUMMER INFORMATION, 2015-20164192905111125Welcome to Pre-AP Environmental Science!! Pre-AP Environmental Science (Pre-APES) is a high-school, credit-bearing course being offered to you at BMS! This course will require a variety of skills and habits—that come in all shapes and sizes! Pre-APES is not just about learning new science material; it’s about discovering how and why everything you’ve learned is interconnected. We will revisit a great deal of material that you have already learned in other classes—life science, chemistry, algebra, and even social studies. We move at a quick pace and the rigor of the class activities and assignments is greatly increased, so being up-to-speed on the topics included in this packet will be an immense help to you right from the beginning. -4572001130935 This summer packet is broken into three components—a math review, a geography review, and something new to you—governmental agencies. The first section is titled “Fun with Numbers ”. When it comes to math, we would like for you to review four key components for the beginning of this course: scientific notation and calculation with scientific notation, exponent rules, metric prefixes, and percent change. There is some instructional material in the packet along with practice problems. Here is the kicker about Pre-APES and math: you may not use a calculator on the AP exam, so you will NOT be using calculators in class. The time break the habit is now. It’ll be okay….I promise!! The next section of the packet is called “Where in the World?” In the course of our time in this class, we have discovered that many Pre-APES students need a small refresher on geography—since many of you forget it between 6th grade and now. Therefore the second part of this packet is a brief geography review. You will be asked to re-familiarize yourself with basic map components, continents, some countries, and specific locations within some countries. The last part of this packet is lovingly called “Alphabet Soup”. This information is probably all new stuff to you—but it is important that you are somewhat familiar with these agencies. We will be discussing different agencies and organizations, and we usually refer to them by their acronyms. Please make flash cards for each agency and get to know them!Please go through this packet between now and when school starts. During the first full week of school (once we have settled down into a regular schedule and routine), we will collect the packet and flashcards and will have a quiz on the review material. This is scheduled for Friday, August 14th. This summer assignment will comprise your first set of unit grades in Pre-APES. We will not be having a formal review of the packet in class, so if there is something you don’t understand, please e-mail us or contact school and find us. The end of the summer is here—which means we are probably on campus somewhere! Finally, please sign up for the APES remind account. Information will be sent out in this format to remind you of upcoming due dates, assignments, tests, quizzes, and parent information. The sign-up information is included on the back side of this letter.We can’t wait to see you on August 5th! Enjoy what is left of your summer break!Mrs. Shawn Boggs Mrs. Jamie WernerShawn.boggs@bardstown.kyschools.us Jamie.werner@bardstown.kyschools.us ????????????????????????????????????????????21907580010314325666750?????????????????????????????????????????????-133985-169545Fun with Numbers This is packet is due on Friday, August 14th. You will have a short quiz over these concepts in class on that date. NO CALCULATORS!!PART 1: SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONUse the margin to the right to show your work and how you derived the answer.Convert the following numbers into scientific notation.16,502= _____________________________0.0067= _____________________________0.015= _____________________________600= _____________________________3950= _____________________________0.222= _____________________________Convert from scientific notation to standard notation.6.96 x 103= _____________________________3.46 x 10-5= _____________________________2.54 x 104= _____________________________9.1 x 10-2= _____________________________5.0 x 10-3= _____________________________9.444 x 102= _____________________________PART 2: EXPONENT RULESCalculate the following without using a calculator. You must show your work! Write your answer in both scientific notation and expanded form.(8.7 x 10-3) x (4.2 x 10 -9) = __________________________________________________________(5.2 x 10 18) x (8.7 x 10-22)= __________________________________________________________(8.7 x 10-3) ÷ (4.2 x 10-9)=______ ____________________________________________________(5.2 x 1018) ÷ (8.7 x 1022)= __________________________________________________________(3 x 109) + (14 x 106)= __________________________________________________________(1.5 x 104) + (25 x 103)= __________________________________________________________(8.5 x 10-9)) – (4.5 x 10-7)= __________________________________________________________(92 x 109) – (0.15 x 106)= __________________________________________________________PART 3: PREFIXES AND METRIC CONVERSIONSFor this section, you will be converting from one metric unit to another. This practice sheet should be used to help refresh your memory about metric prefixes and how to easily convert between these units with ease. Complete the following metric conversions.31883352533651. 256 m = _________________cm2. 97.25 cm = _________________ mm3. 952 g = _________________mg4. 0.574 m= _________________cm5. 5.287 L= _________________mL6. 785.3 km= _________________m7. 84.363 km = _________________cm8. 0.254 g= _________________kg9. 36.52 mg= _________________g10. 14.72 kg= _________________mg11. 0.0035 mm=_________________km12. 35 kW= __________________WPART 4: PERCENT CHANGE: ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS SHOW YOUR WORK!!!1. Calculate the percent increase in world grain production per person between 1950 and 2000 using the following data table:YearPer capita worldgrain production (kg)19502001970223199024020002502. The total fertility rate (TFR) of a country is the average number of births per woman in that country. In Madagascar, the TFR went from 6.0 in 1995 down to 5.0 in 2005. What is the percent change in the TDR in Madagascar from 1995 to 2005?4716145216535Where in the World?? This is packet is due on Friday, August 14th. You will have a short quiz over these concepts in class on that date. As we will be talking about various places throughout the year, basic geography is important. As a refresher of skills you have learned in the past, please be familiar with the following terms/locations. There will be a quiz on the same day as the math refresher quiz (Friday, August 14th) in which points will be marked on a map, and you will be expected to identify them (the following list of words will be provided).AfricaAlaskaAntarcticaAppalachian MountainsArctic OceanAsiaAtlantic OceanAustraliaBangladeshBrazilCaliforniaChernobylChinaEnglandEquatorEuropeEvergladesFertile CrescentFukushima DaiichiGeorge’s BanksGlacier National ParkColorado RiverGrand BanksGreat LakesGulf of MexicoGulf StreamHoover DamIndiaIndian OceanJapanKenyaLake PowellLas VegasLatitudeLove Canal MexicoMississippi RiverNew Orleans, LANorth AmericaNorth Atlantic OceanNorth Pacific OceanNorth, South, East, WestPacific OceanPeruPhilippinesRocky MountainsRussiaSaudi ArabiaSan Andreas FaultSouth AmericaSouth Atlantic OceanSouth Pacific OceanSouthern OceanTropic of CancerTropic of CapricornVenezuelaYangtze River, ChinaYellow River, ChinaYellowstone National ParkYucca MountainYou should also have an idea of which states comprise the following regions of the United States: Great Plains, Northwest, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast.There are several blank maps attached that you can use to help you in your studying.-3606801372870-7207251415415-1428750910590-127635010668005110480-239395Alphabet Soup This is packet is due on Friday, August 14th. You will have a short quiz over a select amount of these agency acronyms in class. You will need to attach your flashcards to this packet when you turn it in on August 14th.AcronymMain Dept/Dept with oversightAgency NameATFDOJBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and ExplosivesBLMDOIBureau of Land ManagementCDCHHSCenters of Disease Control and Prevention CPSCConsumer Product Safety CommissionDEADOJDrug Enforcement AdministrationDHSmainDepartment of Homeland SecurityDOEmainDepartment of EnergyDOImainDepartment of InteriorDOJmainDepartment of JusticeEPAmainEnvironmental Protection AgencyDOTmainDepartment of TransportationFAADOTFederal Aviation AdministrationFBIDOJFederal Bureau of InvestigationFDAHHSFood & Drug AdministrationFEMADHSFederal Emergency Management AgencyFSUSDAForest ServiceFWSDOIFish & Wildlife ServiceHHSmainDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHUDmainDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentIRSTREInternal Revenue ServiceNASANational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNIHHHSNational Institutes of HealthNOAADOCNational Oceanic & Atmospheric AdministrationNPSDOINational Park ServiceNRCDOINuclear Regulatory CommissionNSFNational Science FoundationNTSBNational Transportation Safety BoardOMBOffice of Management and BudgetOSHADOLOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationTREmainDepartment of TreasuryUSAIDUnited State Agency for International DevelopmentUSDAmainDepartment of AgricultureInternational AgenciesUNUnited NationsUNEPUnited Nations Environmental ProgrammeUNESCOUnited Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationWWFWorld Wildlife Federation ................
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