Quick-Study Card

APES March 2016

Have you seen those laminated review guides published by Quick Study? These study cards review the entire content of a course on two pages (four
sides). You can buy them in most college bookstores for microbiology, chemistry, calculus, biology, etc. The purpose of this activity is for you to
review the content of this course while you create your own Quick-Study card for Environmental Science.

The Quick-Study card should cover four sides of 8.5 by 11 inch sized paper. These turn out well if you paste the pages onto a colored folder. Use
one of the two formats presented on the next page. The first follows the sequence of our textbook. The second follows the percentages of content
mandated by the College Board for our subject. A detailed outline of topics from the College Board can be printed from their website at
www.collegeboard.com

Due Date_________________

Grading Rubric for Quick-Study Card

A or B grade = excellent or good job C grade = average F or D grade = really pitiful or
didn’t turn it in
CONTENT -complete coverage of topics -incomplete &/or unbalanced
-lists of info w/ emphasis on mnemonics coverage of topics
-diagrams -all prose
-some sentences okay; fragments are better;
no paragraphs of writing!
APPEARANCE -four sides of 8.5 by 11, any sequence -less than four sides of 8.5 by 11
-legible, easy to read, clear, hand written -legible
-eye-catching, colorful, distinct borders & -plain
titles -maybe you ran out of time
-paste-up is fine but if pasted use sleeves
THE BOTTOM I would buy your Quick-Study card because it is I can see you spent some time on this. It was your choice to ignore this
LINE appealing and I see that it would help me to pass the assignment.
AP exam.

There are two formats described on the next page for the quick-study card. CHOOSE ONE!!
Botkin & Keller Format

Front page Inside page Inside page Back page

Science, Systems, Geology Ecology Ch 5, 7-9 Water Ch 18-19 Energy Ch 14-17
Ch 1-3, 6

Minerals, Solid Waste &

Human Population & Human BioResources Ch 11-13 Air Ch 20-21 Global Concerns Ch 22-24
Health Ch 4, 10

College Board Format: Environmental Science content distribution. Use the College Board website or handout for details!!!

Front page Inside page Inside page Back page

Earth Systems (10-15%) Populations (10-15%) Pollution (25-30%) Energy (10-15%)

-Earth Science Concepts -demographics -Types of pollution -Energy concepts
-The Atmosphere -carrying capacity -Impacts of pollution -Energy consumption
-Water -cultural & economic -Economic impacts -Fossil Fuels
-Soil -human population issues -Nuclear energy
-Hydroelectric power
Biota (10-15%) Land & water use (10-15%) -Energy conservation
-Ecosystems -Agriculture -Renewable energy
-Energy flow -Forestry
-Ecosystem diversity -Rangelands Global Change (10-15%)
-Natural ecosystem changes -Other land use -Stratospheric Ozone
-Biogeochemical cycles -Mining -Global Warming
-Fishing -Loss of biodiversity
-Global Economics