About AP Environmental Science

Course: Advanced Placement Environmental Science
Instructor: Mr. Scott Danville, danville.scott@bcsdk12.org email me with any questions!

Advantages of taking AP Environmental Science

AP Environmental science is a nationally accepted course like AP Calculus, AP English, AP World History, or AP Psychology
You can receive 4 SUNY (State University of New York) credits for only $96
20 hours of Services Learning are built into the course
- Great for college applications and Honor Society
APES is about proposing solutions for environmental problems and supporting your ideas with evidence as a critical aspect of what AP Environmental science is all about.
Don't expect the class to be all about science, there is a social science component as well as economic, and political elements that are capitalized on at conferences AP
- Environmental science students participate in as well as helping inform students for Model U.N. and Harvard U.N.

Projects

Projects have led students to New York City to film documentaries, Climate Summits, STEM Fairs with Clarkson University and more.
Research fieldwork and presentation with area colleges
Local, Regional, and even National science fairs for cash prizes and scholarships.
Student-centered projects:
- Past projects

Field Trips

Participation in two-day U.N. breakout-session style Climate Conference at the Wild Center, staying in Lake Placid
Many Field Trips to Whiteface Mountain, The Wild Center, Lake Placid and other places over the course of the year.

What about the AP Environmental Science Test?

The AP Environmental Science exam is usually the first week in May
Section 1: 80 multiple choice questions (60%) 1 hour 30 minutes
Section II: 3 Free Response questions (40%) 1 hour 10 minutes
Receiving 3 (out of 5) gives the student 4 nationally accredited college credits for $96
- Note: there is also a $34 fee reduction that may be applied if you qualify