Lab Supplies by CED unit in AP® Environmental Science
Here is a list of some labs that are commonly done in AP® Environmental Science …
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Here is a list of some labs that are commonly done in AP® Environmental Science …
My “flipping” method has evolved over the past 3 years. This is my current approach …
Read about the AP® Exam in these various posts. You can also find out the …
This is a list of labs with links that I do for each unit in …
My students’ favorite lab is building and taking care of Ecocolumns. This lab gives them …
I have a PocketLab Air device which I use to demonstration indoor air pollution–specifically particulate …
These are resources for Unit 9 of the Course and Exam Description for AP® Environmental Science . No …
One of the best and easy-to-implement labs in my class is an air pollution lab. …
These are resources for Unit 8 of the Course and Exam Description for AP® Environmental Science . No …
In Unit 8, students must know a lot! The Course and Exam Description for AP® …
These are resources for Unit 7 of the Course and Exam Description for AP® Environmental Science . No …
These are resources for Unit 6 of the Course and Exam Description for AP® Environmental Science . No …
Soil testing is a great at-home lab for students who are distance learning or for …
These are resources for Unit 5 of the Course and Exam Description for AP® Environmental Science . No …
This lab requires students to make claims and justify their claim as to which soil …
These are resources for Unit 3 of the Course and Exam Description for AP® Environmental …
I developed this 5E lab during distance learning for my students to do at home …
These are resources for Unit 2 of the Course and Exam Description for AP® Environmental Science . No one will do all of these items, because of the lack of time.
I started teaching online last week due to the pandemic. Community building in an online …
Unit 4 in AP® Environmental Science is about Earth’s systems and resources. It is heavy …
These are resources for Unit 1 of the Course and Exam Description for AP® Environmental …
It is common to do introductory lessons or activities with students the first week or …
This is my review of the recent editions of the three most popular texts for …
AP® Classroom is a new, powerful tool that the College Board has provided for teachers …
I created this lab during the summer when tropospheric ozone is really high in the …
I like to film quick, low-tech, no-editing instructional videos for students. Quick, because I’m a …
I love it when I hear kids say “whoa”, or “wow” or “ohhhh, now I …
This year, I had packets of donated seeds that my students used in ecocolumns. Two …
I used some of Pasco’s wireless sensors in my classroom over the past two years …
I recently tried a few of Vernier’s GoDirect Wireless Sensors with my high school students …
I recently tested three of Hanna’s pH Meters in my high school science lab. Hanna …
This post discusses each part of the 5E Lab. For suggestions, materials and set of …
One of the most interesting labs in Regular or AP®Environmental Science is using cemetery data …
I came across this lab from the Monterey Bay Aquarium called “Light in the Deep …
Focusing on skills and science practices is super important in a science class whether its …
This is a sample of how I grade in AP® Environmental Science. As a teacher, …
Tree rings are a good way to study past and present climate. They are proxy …
These are practice problems to prepare for the math on the AP® Environmental Science Exam. …
These are tidbits of important information and some common student errors that many students make …
These are some basic guidelines for writing FRQs. For help with math, read “What students …
This is the basic information you need about APES math on the AP® Exam. Read …
I survey my students every year after the AP Exam, because I want to improve …
One way to help students memorize the 3 atmospheric processes they need to know for …
In February, I like to plan the rest of the year up to the AP® …
Two important topics in APES are combined for this 5E–Serial dilution Lab and LC50 Lab. …
Take students outside to measure trees, discover ecosystem services of trees and forests, develop math …
The Theory of Island Biogeography is a nice 5E lab using inexpensive materials (funnels, beans …
Finishing EcoColumns is a sad, but necessary part of EcoColumns. Students become very attached to …
I want my students to save certain papers during the year and use later as …
I give students “The Great APES Booklet” at the beginning of the year and tell …
Many new teachers want to know which APES films or environmental documentaries are the best. …
A “Getting to know you” survey or questionnaire the first week of school is not …
(Updated in July 2019 to reflect the new AP® calculator policy) The million dollar question …
Implementing FRQ Peer Grading in the Classroom Guest writer: Katy Sturges, APES teacher from Texas …
I’ve been using the “Mastering Environmental Science” companion website for Environment: The Science Behind the Stores …
I use Withgott and LaPosada’s Environment, the Science Behind the Stories, 5th edition for AP® Environmental …
I recently finished the second year of a flipped classroom for AP® Environmental Science and …
One way to prepare students for the AP® exam is to have them take practice …
The labs on this post tend to be popular, because they cover a lot of …
A question new AP® Environmental Science teachers ask is “What supplies do I need?” or …
One of the best (and easy to implement) labs I do is an air pollution …
Part of our challenging profession is to determine what teaching strategies to use for our …
I really like this biomagnification activity from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I discovered this activity …
Reviewing for the AP®Exam is important. My students review content and knowledge at home while …
Sounds crazy, but a good air pollution documentary doesn’t exist to show to our students. …
Water Quality Testing is essential for AP® Environmental Science students. Every released exam has water …
Students need to understand fecal coliform bacteria. This is bacteria that comes from mammal waste …
I live in arid Southern California where surface water is scarce and it is impossible …
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Students in science classes often have differing math abilities and its difficult to cover math …
There are many ways to practice AP® Environmental Science (APES) math. As a teacher, you …
Students and many teachers struggle with El Nino. Being in California, we have an advantage …
Students in AP® Environmental Science need to know several of the notable or “infamous” diseases. …
Students have to know several important toxins for the AP® Environmental Science Exam. These are …
Students can use this worksheet to practice graphing LD-50 data. This is an important skill …
I don’t always have time for students to do a lab. Every day is precious. …
One of the most common (and important!) labs in AP® Environmental Science is the Soil …
Things will go wrong in ecocolumns, they always do. And that’s part of the magic …
Updated Spring 2019! This year, I revised my Kill-A-Watt lab with a lot more math, …
A great way to teach Tragedy of the Commons is with a “fishing” activity. There …
Students learn not only about the effects of increasing acidity in the ocean on marine …
Ecocolumns can teach the kids A LOT of scientific concepts if you are purposeful with …
When I was beginning science teacher 20 years ago, a very wise science education professor …
Sometimes new teachers panic when they see all the shiny probes, grow lights and data …
After two weeks of draining your ecocolumns, its time to build the aquatic chamber. DO …
After weeks of your students being excited about getting a fish, today is the day! …
Owl pellet dissection is used to teach ecology topics such as food webs, biomass pyramids …
Adding worms is almost as much fun as getting a fish! (NO FISH for two …
On the second day of building ecocolumns, students add seeds and begin taking data. (This …
Students thoroughly enjoy building ecocolumns. Building usually takes 2 full class periods (50-55 min). The …
Students thoroughly enjoy building ecocolumns. The supplies here are for an ecocolumn with three chambers: …
I believe explaining WHY I do something in class is important for students. While they …
I’ve always told people that the AP® Exam has a lot of higher order thinking …
Students in an AP® Environmental Science class need to know how to write Free Response …
Peer Grading FRQS Peer grading free response questions is a great way to 1. Teach …
Teaching large classes can be daunting in any subject, but especially in a college-level AP® …
What does the research really say about taking an AP® class? Over the years, I’ve …
Being a new AP® teacher is exciting and daunting! It will be a tough year …
I recently led a couple of workshops about Flipped Classrooms for a technology institute. (Discalimer: …
This video describes how to build the Aquatic Chamber. Remember, DO NOT build this chamber …
Why I decided to Flip I decided to do a full flip in 2016/2017 out …
I developed this method over a decade ago and it one of the main things …
At the end of Ecocolumns, my students graph their data and answer questions as a …