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 \nThe purpose of this summer assignment is to review skills that we will be using throughout the course and topreview the content we will be learning this year. The assignment should be completed before the first day of the school year. There are four parts, I estimate it will take 2-3 hours to complete depending on the individual. There will be a quiz on the material on the first day of class. This is your first assignment in the course please try your best.  \nPlease feel free to email me with any questions you may have, I will respond as soon as I can but please know that I am not checking my email every day.  \nLooking forward to class next year! -Mr. Lochan  \n[jlochan@uniondaleschools.org](jlochan@uniondaleschools.org)  \n[Part 1: Experimental Design](Part 1: Experimental Design) ( 10 pts)  \nAnswer the following questions using the following statement, your knowledge of experimental design, and the graph below. Need a refresh on experimental design? Watch this video or this one.  \nA clam farmer has been keeping records concerning the water temperature and the number of clams developing from fertilized eggs. The data is recorded below.  \n\n| Water Temperature inoC | Number of developing clams |\n| --- | --- |\n| 15 | 75 |\n| 20 | 90 |\n| 25 | 120 |\n| 30 | 140 |\n| 35 | 75 |\n| 40 | 40 |\n| 45\u003Cbr>50 | 15\u003Cbr>0 |\n\na. ) What is the dependent variable?  \nb. ) What is the independent variable?  \nc. ) What is the optimum (best) temperature for clam development?  \nd. ) What is the average temperature in this experiment?  \ne. ) What are some constants the scientists should consider?  \nPart 2: Watch the Write Like A Scholar Series  \nAn important part of AP Environmental Science is being able to communicate your  \nunderstanding of the content through writing. The AP exam has three free-response questions ( FRQs) that count for 40% of your overall score. The following videos provide an introduction to get you on the path to writing successful FRQs.  \nVideo 1 : Write Like A Scholar Series: Annotating AP Environmental Science FRQs  \nVideo 2: Write Like A Scholar Series: Writing AP Environmental Science FRQs  \nVideo 3 : Write Like A Scholar Series: Scoring AP Environmental Science FRQs  \nPart 3: Math Skills (what this is a science class, why so much math?) (30 pts) There are seven Science Practices that we will incorporate throughout the year, these are skills and a way to apply your content knowledge. You can check them all out here.  \nPractice 6 is Mathematical Routines: Apply quantitative methods to address environmental concepts.  \n6.A Determine an approach or method aligned with the problem to be solved.  \n6. B Apply appropriate mathematical relationships to solve a problem, with work shown (e.g. ,dimensional analysis) .  \n6.C Calculate an accurate numeric answer with appropriate units.  \nReminders  \n1. 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