Important Updates
Quantitative Skills in the AP Sciences (2018)
This reference guide is for students to use as they develop quantitative skills throughout the course.
Secure Exam for Classroom Use
A secure 2016 AP Environmental Science Exam is available on the AP Course Audit website. To access, sign in to your AP Course Audit account, and click on the Secure Documents link in the Resources section of your Course Status page.
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- Thu, May 10, 2018
AP Environmental Science Exam Day 2018
Exam Overview
AP Environmental Science is interdisciplinary, embracing topics from geology, biology, environmental studies, environmental science, chemistry, and geography. Exam questions are based on each major topic area outlined in the course description. They are designed to cover the breadth of students' knowledge and depth of understanding of environmental science. Thought-provoking problems and questions based on fundamental ideas from environmental science are included along with questions based on the recall of basic facts and major concepts.
Encourage your students to visit the AP Environmental Science student page for exam information and exam practice.
Exam Format
Section I
Multiple Choice — 100 Questions | 1 Hour, 30 Minutes | 60% of Exam Score
- Individual questions
- Questions in sets
Section II
Free Response — 4 Questions | 1 Hour, 30 Minutes | 40% of Exam Score
- Data Set (1 question)
- Document-Based Question (1 question)
- Synthesis and Evaluation (2 questions)
Exam Questions and Scoring Information
For free-response questions from prior exams, along with scoring information, check out the tables below.
Be sure to review the Chief Reader Report. In this invaluable resource, the Chief Reader of the AP Exam compiles feedback from members of the reading leadership to describe how students performed on the FRQs, summarize typical student errors, and address specific concepts and content with which students have struggled the most that year.
Exam Resources
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AP Environmental Science Course Description—2013
This is the core document for this course. It clearly lays out the course content and describes the exam and the AP Program in general.
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Quantitative Skills in the AP Sciences (2018)
This reference guide is for students to use as they develop quantitative skills, such as using measurements, gathering and evaluating data, using quantitative evidence to support claims, and connecting empirical information to scientific theory, throughout the course.
