Five Most Important Labs in AP® Environmental Science
The following list is my take on the 5 most important labs for AP Environmental Science. I recommend doing 1-2 labs per unit and to make sure you have these …
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Lab Supply List for AP® Classroom Labs #11-19
This is the supply list for the Labs in AP® Classroom for AP® Environmental Science. We call it a “Lab Manual”, but it is virtual and requires your login to …
Lab Supply List for AP® Classroom Labs #1-10
This is the supply list for the Labs in AP® Classroom for AP® Environmental Science. We call it a “Lab Manual”, but it is virtual and requires your login to …
Air Pollution Lab- Airborne Particulates for Distance Learning
One of the best and easy-to-implement labs in my class is an air pollution lab. Traditionally, my students are in person as we use petri dishes, but this year, I …
Lab Supplies for other labs in AP® Environmental Science
Here is a list of some labs that are commonly done in AP® Environmental Science that are not in the lab manual on AP® Classroom. You will also need basic …
Tropospheric Ozone Virtual Picture Lab
I created this lab during the summer when tropospheric ozone is really high in the Los Angeles area. I used ozone test strips from Carolina Biological and took pictures at …
Coriolis Effect and Atmospheric Circulation Lab
I love it when I hear kids say “whoa”, or “wow” or “ohhhh, now I get it” during a lab. I recently did the “Coriolis Effect and Atmospheric Circulation” Carolina …
Container Seeds in Ecocolumns
This year, I had packets of donated seeds that my students used in ecocolumns. Two of the packets were varieties made for containers and grew better than any plants had …
A Review of Pasco’s Wireless Sensors
I used some of Pasco’s wireless sensors in my classroom over the past two years in my high school science classes. Here’s my review of their wireless sensors with water …
A Review of Vernier Sensors
I recently tried a few of Vernier’s GoDirect Wireless Sensors with my high school students and liked many of their features. Vernier technology is a popular choice for many secondary …
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A Review of Hanna pH Meters
I recently tested three of Hanna’s pH Meters in my high school science lab. Hanna is a specialist and leader in pH technology for industry as well as education and …
Human Population 5E Lab Using Cemetery Data Part II
This post discusses each part of the 5E Lab. For suggestions, materials and set of the Cemetery Lab, read Part I. Engage In a 5E, an Engage should be quick …
Human Population 5E Lab Using Cemetery Data Part I
400+ Original curated images to use as data for cemetery lab ($9.00) One of the most interesting labs in Regular or AP®Environmental Science is using cemetery data for human population …
Predator/Prey, Primary Productivity and Light in the Ocean Lab
I came across this lab from the Monterey Bay Aquarium called “Light in the Deep Sea” a few years ago when I taught Marine Science. I recently pulled it out …
Tree Rings and Climate Lab
Tree rings are a good way to study past and present climate. They are proxy indicators of climate change, but can be used to study other climate events as well. …
Labs For Each Unit in AP® Environmental Science
This is a list of labs with links for each unit in the Course Exam and Description. There are many more great labs that APES teachers do. I chose these …
Toxins 5E Lab
Two important topics in APES are combined for this 5E–Serial dilution Lab and LC50 Lab. The lab papers needed for this lab can be found on this google drive folder. …
Trees, Forestry and Deforestation 5E
Take students outside to measure trees, discover ecosystem services of trees and forests, develop math skills, deforestation and sustainable forestry in the “I Love Trees 5E” Lab. If you are lucky …
Island BioGeography Theory 5E Lab
The Theory of Island Biogeography is a nice 5E lab using inexpensive materials (funnels, beans and poster paper) that not only teaches students an important concept, but also helps develop …
Finishing and Assessing EcoColumns
Finishing EcoColumns is a sad, but necessary part of EcoColumns. Students become very attached to their ecocolumns, but they start to degrade after about 6-8 weeks. Plants begin to run …