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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Air Pollution Lab-Airborne Particulates
One of the best (and easy to implement) labs I do is an air pollution lab–airborne particulates lab (Click for student handout). I worked with a colleague at a neighboring …
Biomagnification Activity from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
I really like this biomagnification activity from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I discovered this activity in a Monterey Bay Aquarium workshop at a conference I attended a couple of years …
Water Quality Testing in the Lab
Water Quality Testing is essential for AP® Environmental Science students. Every released exam has water quality test questions. Water quality is usually covered in Unit 8, but some teachers cover …
Fecal Coliform Bacteria
Students need to understand fecal coliform bacteria. This is bacteria that comes from mammal waste and can be an indicator of a sewage spill, or something else that contaminates the …
Biological Oxygen Demand
I live in arid Southern California where surface water is scarce and it is impossible for my students to measure Biological Oxygen Demand in person. So, I filmed the process …
GPP/NPP Virtual Lab
I don’t always have time for students to do a lab. Every day is precious. And, sometimes I don’t have the funds to do a certain lab. Sometimes, I find …
Soil Salinization Lab
One of the most common (and important!) labs in AP® Environmental Science is the Soil Salinization Lab. There are many versions of the lab that are great. This is a …
Electricity 5E using Kill-A-Watt Meters
Updated Spring 2019! This year, I revised my Kill-A-Watt lab with a lot more math, better leading questions to help students to figure out the concepts, a phenomena that is …
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