Study the relationships of the natural world, identify and analyze environmental problems, assess risk, understand potential solutions and prevent similar problems. Pairs well with AP Statistics Textbook Wright, Richard and Dorothy Boorse. Environmental Science. Boston, MA: Benjamin Cummings. Textbook Possibilities Summarized Silent spring by Rachel Carson The sixth extinction : An unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert Elements of Ecology by Robert Leo Smith The world without us by Alan Weisman Bryson, Bill.

Students study six countries in AP Comparative Government and Politics: China, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Textbooks Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction McCormick, John, Hague, Rod, Harrop, Martin, Red Globe Press Comparative Government and Politics: An Essential CoursebookEthel Wood AP Comparative Government and Politics: With 3 Practice Tests (Barron’s Test Prep) With 3 Practice Tests Barron’s Test PrepDavis M.Ed., Jeff, Barrons Educational Series The Future of Freedom: Fareed Zakaria Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad

Allows students to test out of first-year calculus at the university level. Prerequisite: Pre-calculus. The point of calculus is not about numbers, it’s about insight! Textbook Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 7th Edition Stewart, James (and solutions manual!) Twenty Key Ideas in Beginning Calculus (B & W)Umbarger, Dan, Morris, John, Diaz, Al, Brand: Math Logarithms Websites Humanity of Calculus Midnight Tutor Class Notes Collection of Videos and Notes Worksheets and Chapter Reviews MOOCs abound, here’s one from MIT

Study the core scientific principles, theories, and processes that govern living organisms and biological systems. Score2013[4]2014[5]2015[6]2016[7]2017[8]2018[9]2019[10]2020[11]2021[12]55.5%6.6%6.4%6.6%6.4%7.1%7.2%9.5%7%421.6%22.4%22.1%21%21%21.5%22.2%22.7%20%336.2%35.2%35.9%33.6%36.7%32.9%35.3%36.9%34%229.3%27.1%27.5%28.8%27.5%28.5%26.6%24.1%30%17.4%8.7%8.2%10.1%8.4%10%8.8%6.9%10%% of scores 3 or higher63.3%64.2%64.4%61.3%64.1%61.5%64.7%69.1%61%Mean2.882.912.912.852.902.872.933.042.87Standard deviation1.011.051.041.071.031.081.061.061.07Number of students203,189213,294223,479238,080254,270259,663260,816233,444212,198https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Biology Textbook Campbell Biology (we bought an older edition) Additional Reading I am so grateful to the booklist created by a teacher on Amazon . We found many great reads from her suggestions. Some of our favorites: Heart: a History by Sandeep Jauhar Nine Pints by Rose George

AP is an official, trademarked title and in order to advertise a class as “AP” you need to go through a course audit . However, anyone can prep for an AP test and taking an AP class is NOT required. The College Board wants as many students to take the AP tests as possible, and they make it easy to prep. This is something a homeschooler can do! Advantages of AP Tests Demonstrates mastery

Tips on Teaching AP At Home You can provide advanced academic courses while homeschooling your high school student. AP Chemistry Learn about the fundamental concepts of chemistry. Study states of matter, intermolecular forces, and reactions. Teach using hands-on labs. AP Art History This is a great first test for a freshman in high school since it doesn’t have any prerequisites and it gives good practice for writing essays. AP Biology Living organisms and the core scientific principles, theories, and processes that govern them.

In 2018 I taught AP Chemistry to 10 homeschool high school students in my home. None of them had previously taken a Chemistry course, and our pace was rigorous. Seven of the students ultimately chose to take the exam, and I was proud of all of them for their hard work. Though, many of the parents and students were very frustrated with the speed of our class. We expected a minimum of six hours each week of homework.

This is our choice for first AP test, and we’ve done it Freshman year. This is a good class if you like art already, but it is actually more of a history course. My children really enjoyed the study. As far as AP prep goes, there are fewer online resources and review books available. Part of this problem is that Art History just got revamped in 2016 and it’s not a very popular test: only 18,500 took it in 2021.