Ch. 5 Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity
AP Curriculum Framework Units in this Chapter
Unit 1.2 Terrestrial Biomes (pdf)
Unit 4.5 Global Wind Patterns (pdf)
Unit 4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth's Seasons (pdf)
Unit 4.8 Earth's Geography & Climate (pdf)
Unit 4.9 El Nino and La Nina (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations, Graphics & Charts
Ch. 5 Textbook Powerpoint (pptx)
Biomes (pptx)
Ecosystems of the World (jpg graphic)
Video and Tutorials
AP Environmental Science by BozemanScience
Activities
Terrestrial Biomes Chart (Google Doc coming soon)
Laboratory Experiments
Communities & Biomes Virtual Lab (website link)
Specific Heat & Climate Laboratory Investigation (pdf)
Data Analysis
Links coming soon
Interesting Websites
Global Map of Wind, Weather & Oceans
The Power of Hurricanes (NY Times)
The Atmosphere (Bozeman AP Envi. Sci., YouTube, 12:52 min. )
Latent Heat Captured on Video (YouTube, 3:31 min. )
The Thermohaline Circulation - The Great Ocean Conveyer Belt
Blue Planet Biomes - World Biomes
Biomes Overview
RI Ecological Communities Classification (pdf)
Rare Native Plants of RI (pdf)
Rare Native Animals of RI (pdf)
Chapter AP Review Questions
Chapter Review Questions p. 146-148 (Google Form with immediate feedback)
Unit 1.2 Terrestrial Biomes (pdf)
Unit 4.5 Global Wind Patterns (pdf)
Unit 4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth's Seasons (pdf)
Unit 4.8 Earth's Geography & Climate (pdf)
Unit 4.9 El Nino and La Nina (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations, Graphics & Charts
Ch. 5 Textbook Powerpoint (pptx)
Biomes (pptx)
Ecosystems of the World (jpg graphic)
Video and Tutorials
AP Environmental Science by BozemanScience
Activities
Terrestrial Biomes Chart (Google Doc coming soon)
Laboratory Experiments
Communities & Biomes Virtual Lab (website link)
Specific Heat & Climate Laboratory Investigation (pdf)
Data Analysis
Links coming soon
Interesting Websites
Global Map of Wind, Weather & Oceans
The Power of Hurricanes (NY Times)
The Atmosphere (Bozeman AP Envi. Sci., YouTube, 12:52 min. )
Latent Heat Captured on Video (YouTube, 3:31 min. )
The Thermohaline Circulation - The Great Ocean Conveyer Belt
Blue Planet Biomes - World Biomes
Biomes Overview
RI Ecological Communities Classification (pdf)
Rare Native Plants of RI (pdf)
Rare Native Animals of RI (pdf)
Chapter AP Review Questions
Chapter Review Questions p. 146-148 (Google Form with immediate feedback)