Mrs. Lips
AP Environmental Science Current Events Research Assignments
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Each marking period you will need to complete 1 current event article.
Choose a recent article relating to environmental issues. For each article, write a short paper summarizing the content of the article. Be specific about environmental issues discussed. The entire paper should be between 1-2 pages in length. Also, make sure you include the following:
1). Content of the article/summary
2) What does the article teach you?
3). What environmental impact was highlighted in the article?
4). How does the information in the article make you feel (your reaction)?
Sources
Sources for your articles should be science publications such as National Geographic, Discover Magazine, Natural History Magazine, Science, Nature or Scientific American. You will probably find it more convenient to search on-line. Make sure your citation is in the correct MLA format.
The current events need to be about the topics listed below. Label and number each summary according to its topic. For example, if your first article and summary is about fossil fuels, be sure your heading indicates this. Each topic may only be used once – assignment will not be accepted if duplicated. These summaries must be typed, double-spaced, 12 font.
The topics are:
1.) Human population growth
2.) Soil resources and management
3.) Non-native (invasive) species
4.) Food production or food safety
5.) Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)
6.) Renewable resources (any type)
7.) Nuclear energy, nuclear waste, or nuclear storage
8.) Air quality
9.) Water quality (surface or ground water)
10.)CO2 emissions and Global warming
11.) Recycling or another aspect of waste management (garbage)
12.) Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, World Wildlife Fund, or similar organization
13.) Over fishing or over hunting
14.) Deforestation, Forest Fires
15.) Ozone depletion
16.) Legislation or International Treaty dealing with an environmental issue
17.) Risk, Toxicology, or Human Health
18.) Pesticides
19.) Endangered and Threatened Species
20) Any environmental issue specifically dealing with Montgomery County
APES Current Events Grading Rubric for: Topic# .
|Summary |3 |2 |1 |0 |
| |included & correct |included & somewhat |included but |not |
| | |correct |incorrect |included |
|Content of the article/Summary | | | | |
|What does the article teach you? | | | | |
|Environmental Impact? | | | | |
|Reaction | | | | |
|Amount of information |3 |2 |1 |0 |
| |Guidelines are followed to allow enough |Guidelines are somewhat followed to allow |Guidelines are not clearly|Guidelines are not |
| |information to summarize article 100% |enough information to summarize article 75%. |followed 50% |followed |
| |Includes introduction, body, and conclusion |Some parts are included but not others | | ................
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