Description
Review and study resources for APES Unit 1: Ecosystems. Aligned to the AP Environmental Science Course and Exam Description! Works great as an AP Environmental Science Test Review or learning guide for your Ecosystems Unit!
Students will know exactly what College Board expects them to learn. Each Essential Standard is written out on the left side of the paper, with focused, aligned, open ended questions on the right side for students to work through.
Most of the questions are open ended, asking students to think critically and put concepts together in meaningful ways. Students are also asked to draw, label, and annotate diagrams, create graphs, explain data sets, and justify reasoning.
Review and Study Questions for all eleven Topics in Unit 1: Ecosystems
- 1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems
- 1.2 Terrestrial Biomes
- 1.3 Aquatic Biomes
- 1.4 The Carbon Cycle
- 1.5 The Nitrogen Cycle
- 1.6 The Phosphorous Cycle
- 1.7 The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle
- 1.8 Primary Productivity
- 1.9 Trophic Levels
- 1.10 Energy Flow and the 10% Rule
- 1.11 Food Chains and Food Webs
Product includes a link to a digital copy of the document. Open it in Google Docs and then make a copy for your own Google Drive to edit as needed!
Includes a full answer key!
**BONUS**
Save hours of time searching for resources to teach with! Purchase includes a list of links to 55 extra resources – arranged and organized for each unit topic. The list includes online interactive activities, video clips, and Lab ideas and classroom activities for your students.
Your AP Environmental Science students benefit tremendously from having quick access to the Essential Knowledge standards and these guiding questions. After going through each set, they will feel confident they are ready for the Exam!
The APES Unit 1 review can be used several ways:
- While going through a Unit as a working document, a learning guide, students can add to it as they read though the text book or listen to lecture
- To complete just before a Unit test as a study guide
- At the end of the semester to prepare for the AP Environmental Science Exam
When used as a learning guide: It is helpful to have students begin the Unit by going through the Essential Knowledge itself, highlighting key vocabulary. This gives them a good foundation to grow from, they know what to look for and what is important as they learn about, or review for the Unit.
When my students use these as review, I put them into small groups of three or four. They work together to complete the questions. Then students get into new groups and review their answers. I help guide them and help with questions that they can not come to an agreement on.
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Here are what some Happy Teachers have to say about the AP Environmental Science (APES) Unit 1 Review in our Teachers Pay Teachers store:
Love this review packet- includes standards and simple but effective review activities as well as an additional list of resources and activities to draw upon. Downloads as a docx with minimal formatting required. Will purchase the rest of the unit reviews for sure! – Katie P. February 6, 2022
Awesome review documents! I plan to use with my students as we prepare for the AP exam. Next year I plan to use them with students from the start so that they are building a review guide the entire year. – Leslie D. February 9, 2021
This is a great resource! I immediately bought unit 2 and might get the whole year while I’m at it. Very well organized, visually appealing, and the resources at the end are a nice bonus! Highly recommend. – Alexandria L. September 25, 2020
