AP DAILY VIDEOS AP Environmental Science AP Daily is a series of on-demand, short videos—created by expert AP teachers and faculty—that can be used for in-person, online, and blended/hybrid instruction. These videos cover every topic and skill outlined in the AP Course and Exam Description and are available in AP Classroom for students to watch anytime, anywhere. AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AP DAILY VIDEOS Unit 1 Video Title Topic Video Focus Instructor 1.1: Daily Video 1 Introduction to Predator-prey relationships; basic background information Lisa Bagley Ecosystems on ecosystems; how the availability of resources influences species interactions. 1.1: Daily Video 2 Introduction to Symbiotic relationships (mutualism, commensalism, and Lisa Bagley Ecosystems parasitism); how the availability of resources influences these relationships. 1.1: Daily Video 3 Introduction to Competition between species and within a single species; Lisa Bagley Ecosystems how resource partitioning helps reduce the negative impact of competition on species’ survival. 1.2: Daily Video 1 Terrestrial The global distribution and principal environmental Chad Scholten Biomes aspects of major terrestrial biomes. 1.2: Daily Video 2 Terrestrial The global distribution and principal environmental Chad Scholten Biomes aspects of major terrestrial biomes. 1.2: Daily Video 3 Terrestrial Human impact on terrestrial biomes. Chad Scholten Biomes 1.3: Daily Video 1 Aquatic Biomes Freshwater biomes (streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes); Chad Scholten freshwater biomes as a vital resource for drinking water. 1.3: Daily Video 2 Aquatic Biomes Marine biomes (oceans, coral reefs, marshland, Chad Scholten and estuaries). 1.3: Daily Video 3 Aquatic Biomes Human impact on aquatic biomes. Chad Scholten 1.4: Daily Video 1 The Carbon The movement of carbon between sources and sinks and Lisa Bagley Cycle through photosynthesis and respiration. 1.4: Daily Video 2 The Carbon Carbon cycling and sequestration; the role of Lisa Bagley Cycle decomposition and the burning of fossil fuels on the storage and release of carbon. 1.5: Daily Video 1 The Nitrogen The movement of nitrogen between sources and sinks Lisa Bagley Cycle through the processes of fixation, ammonification, nitrification, assimilation, and denitrification. 1.5: Daily Video 2 The Nitrogen The major processes of the nitrogen cycle, with a focus on Lisa Bagley Cycle reservoir interactions. 1.6: Daily Video 1 The Phosphorus The movement of phosphorous between terrestrial and Lisa Bagley Cycle aquatic sources and sinks; the concept of phosphorous as a limiting factor in biological systems. 1.7: Daily Video 1 The Hydrologic Following water through its cycle transformations of Lisa Bagley (Water) Cycle solid, liquid, and gaseous states; identifying sources, sinks, and transformation processes through the use of visual models. 1.8: Daily Video 1 Primary Primary productivity: The rate at which solar energy Chad Scholten Productivity (sunlight) is converted into organic compounds via photosynthesis over a unit of time. 1.8: Daily Video 2 Primary Comparing the primary productivity of biomes. Chad Scholten Productivity 1.8: Daily Video 3 Primary How to measure solar energy that is acquired and Chad Scholten Productivity transferred by living organisms. 1.9: Daily Video 1 Trophic Levels How energy flows and matter cycles through trophic levels. Chad Scholten © 2020 College Board. 2 AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AP DAILY VIDEOS Video Title Topic Video Focus Instructor 1.9: Daily Video 2 Trophic Levels How biogeochemical cycles are essential for life; how each Chad Scholten cycle demonstrates the conservation of matter. 1.10: Daily Video 1 Energy Flow and How energy decreases as it flows through ecosystems. Chad Scholten the 10% Rule 1.11: Daily Video 1 Food Chains and Depicting the flow of energy and nutrients in two or more Chad Scholten Food Webs food chains; understanding a food web as a model of an interlocking pattern of food chains. 1.11: Daily Video 2 Food Chains and How a trophic cascade results in both positive and Chad Scholten Food Webs negative impacts on food webs. 1.11: Daily Video 3 Food Chains and Human impacts on food webs. Chad Scholten Food Webs © 2020 College Board. 3 AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AP DAILY VIDEOS Unit 2 Video Title Topic Video Focus Instructor 2.1: Daily Video 1 Introduction to This video will explain the three levels of biodiversity and Chad Scholten Biodiversity their importance to ecosystems. 2.1: Daily Video 2 Introduction to This video will explain the impact of environmental stress Chad Scholten Biodiversity on the biodiversity of a population of species. 2.1: Daily Video 3 Introduction to This video will explain how habitat loss affects species Chad Scholten Biodiversity differently based on habitat biodiversity. 2.2: Daily Video 1 Ecosystem This video will explain the environmental worldviews that Chad Scholten Services place value on ecosystem services. 2.2: Daily Video 2 Ecosystem This video will describe and compare the four categories Chad Scholten Services of ecosystem services. 2.3: Daily Video 1 Island This video will explain the impact of habitat fragmentation Chad Scholten Biogeography on species diversity and habitat biodiversity. 2.3: Daily Video 2 Island This video will provide examples of habitat fragmentation Chad Scholten Biogeography on a large scale and its impact on species diversity and habitat diversity. 2.3: Daily Video 3 Island This video will provide an example of a local investigation Chad Scholten Biogeography involving a field study to measure the impact of habitat loss on biodiversity. 2.4: Daily Video 1 Ecological This video explores ecological tolerance, the range of Amy Fassler Tolerance conditions such as temperature, salinity, and flow rate that an organism can endure before injury or death results. 2.4: Daily Video 2 Ecological This video will demonstrate how ecological tolerance Amy Fassler Tolerance determines species distribution. We will practice identifying an author’s claim from a reading passage. 2.5: Daily Video 1 Natural Natural Earth processes can occur quickly or over long Amy Fassler Disruptions to periods of time. This video will describe patterns or Ecosystems trends in data that show changes in Earth’s climate over geologic time. 2.5: Daily Video 2 Natural This video will explore how natural disruptions can lead to Amy Fassler Disruptions to animal migration. Migration is an adaptive response that is Ecosystems usually triggered by seasonal changes in resources. 2.6: Daily Video 1 Adaptations This video will explore how organisms adapt to changes Amy Fassler in their environment through incremental changes at the genetic level. 2.6: Daily Video 2 Adaptations This video will examine data to show how environmental Amy Fassler changes may threaten a species’ survival, requiring individuals to alter behavior, move, or perish. 2.7: Daily Video 1 Ecological This video will compare and contrast primary and Amy Fassler Succession secondary succession. We will examine how indicator species and keystone species are important in understanding ecosystem structure. 2.7: Daily Video 2 Ecological This video will explain how ecological disturbances can Amy Fassler Succession set the stage for species to move into the habitat and adapt to the new conditions. © 2020 College Board. 4 AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AP DAILY VIDEOS Unit 3 Video Title Topic Video Focus Instructor 3.1: Daily Video 1 Generalist This video explains why specialists have an advantage Amy Fassler and Specialist in habitats that remain constant, while generalist species Species tend to have the advantage in habitats that are changing. 3.2: Daily Video 1 K-Selected This video describes characteristics of K-selected species Amy Fassler r-Selected that produce few offspring, and r-selected species whose Species populations are determined by their biotic potential. 3.2: Daily Video 2 K-Selected This video examines species that are not uniquely Amy Fassler r-Selected r-selected or K-selected and the impact of invasive species Species on populations with different reproductive strategies. 3.3: Daily Video 1 Survivorship This video will examine survivorship curves to explain Amy Fassler Curves the differences in survival rate between K-selected and r-selected species. 3.4: Daily Video 1 Carrying In this video we will interpret a graph of population growth Amy Fassler Capacity to explain how resources are depleted when a population overshoots the carrying capacity. 3.5: Daily Video 1 Population This video will illustrate how the unequal distribution of Amy Fassler Growth and resources can result in changes in population. Resource Availability 3.6: Daily Video 1 Age Structure In this video we will interpret the parts and vocabulary Antonio (Tony) Diagrams involved in an age structure diagram. Villarreal 3.6: Daily Video 2 Age Structure In this video we will examine trends in age structure Antonio (Tony) Diagrams diagrams in various economic and societal situations. Villarreal 3.7: Daily Video 1 Total Fertility In this video we will explain total fertility rate (TFR) and Antonio (Tony) Rate discuss the social and cultural factors that can affect it. Villarreal 3.8: Daily Video 1 Human In this video we will discuss how human populations Antonio (Tony) Population change in reaction to a variety of factors, including social Villarreal Dynamics and cultural factors. 3.8: Daily Video 2 Human In this video we will analyze environmental problems Antonio (Tony) Population through graphs and trends to determine factors