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Teaching AP® Science

Resources By Kristi Schertz — kristi@teachingapscience.com

  • AP Exam
    • AP Classroom
      • Tips for using AP® Classroom
    • For Students
      • FRQ tips for the APES Exam
      • Tips and hints for the APES exam
      • Math for students for the 2019 exam
    • Prepare
      • Peer Grading FRQs using Google Forms and Spreadsheets by Katy Sturges
      • APES Exam and Bloom’s Taxonomy/Depth of Knowledge
      • Using and Teaching FRQs in Science
      • FRQs and Peer Grading
    • Review
      • Sample Grading and Points
      • What Do Students Think is Best for AP Exam Review?
      • AP® Released Exams, Score Predictions, & the Final Exam “Curve”
      • 6 Week Study Plan for the AP® Environmental Science Exam
  • CED
    • Science Practices
      • Math
        • APES Math
        • APES Math Strategy That Really Works
        • Math Differentiation in Science
        • LD-50 Graph and Math Practice
        • AP® Environmental Science Math Review Practice Problems
      • Text Analysis
    • Units
      • Unit 1
      • Unit 2
      • Unit 3
      • Unit 4
      • Unit 5
      • Unit 6
      • Unit 7
      • Unit 8
      • Unit 9
  • Labs
    • Ecocolumns
      • Building
        • Building the Aquatic Chamber in Ecocolumns
        • Things Go Wrong in Ecocolumns-and its OK!
        • Bugs, Worms, and Leaf Litter…..O my! (Adding detritivores to EcoColumns)
        • Cutting and Filling Ecocolumns
        • EcoColumns: Solving Dissolved Oxygen issues with aquatic chamber holes
      • Data and Tips
        • Everything Ecocolumns
        • Group Data Analysis
        • Planting Seeds in EcoColumns, Taking Soil Data and Setting Up Data Charts
        • EcoColumns: Taking Aquatic Chamber Data
        • Ecocolumns: Taking Terrestrial Chamber Data
        • How to use a pH Probe in Ecocolumns
        • How to use Nitrate and Nitrite Test Strips for EcoColumns A
        • Rapitest Digital Analyzer Instructions
      • Objectives and Assessing
        • Finishing and Assessing EcoColumns
        • 10 Scientific Concepts Learned from Ecocolumns
        • Building EcoColumns NSTA 17 Presentation
      • Supplies
        • Buying Supplies for Ecocolumns
        • Ecocolumns with a Small Budget and with a Big Budget
        • Container Seeds in Ecocolumns
    • Labs For AP Environmental Science
    • Supplies
  • Methods & Lessons
    • Strategies
    • Flipped
    • Textbooks
    • New APES Teachers
    • Content Ideas
  • Content Quiz
    • Question Bank Bundle – All Units
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 9
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 8
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 7
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 6
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 5
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 4
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 3
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 2
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 1
  • AP Exam
    • AP Classroom
      • Tips for using AP® Classroom
    • For Students
      • FRQ tips for the APES Exam
      • Tips and hints for the APES exam
      • Math for students for the 2019 exam
    • Prepare
      • Peer Grading FRQs using Google Forms and Spreadsheets by Katy Sturges
      • APES Exam and Bloom’s Taxonomy/Depth of Knowledge
      • Using and Teaching FRQs in Science
      • FRQs and Peer Grading
    • Review
      • Sample Grading and Points
      • What Do Students Think is Best for AP Exam Review?
      • AP® Released Exams, Score Predictions, & the Final Exam “Curve”
      • 6 Week Study Plan for the AP® Environmental Science Exam
  • CED
    • Science Practices
      • Math
        • APES Math
        • APES Math Strategy That Really Works
        • Math Differentiation in Science
        • LD-50 Graph and Math Practice
        • AP® Environmental Science Math Review Practice Problems
      • Text Analysis
    • Units
      • Unit 1
      • Unit 2
      • Unit 3
      • Unit 4
      • Unit 5
      • Unit 6
      • Unit 7
      • Unit 8
      • Unit 9
  • Labs
    • Ecocolumns
      • Building
        • Building the Aquatic Chamber in Ecocolumns
        • Things Go Wrong in Ecocolumns-and its OK!
        • Bugs, Worms, and Leaf Litter…..O my! (Adding detritivores to EcoColumns)
        • Cutting and Filling Ecocolumns
        • EcoColumns: Solving Dissolved Oxygen issues with aquatic chamber holes
      • Data and Tips
        • Everything Ecocolumns
        • Group Data Analysis
        • Planting Seeds in EcoColumns, Taking Soil Data and Setting Up Data Charts
        • EcoColumns: Taking Aquatic Chamber Data
        • Ecocolumns: Taking Terrestrial Chamber Data
        • How to use a pH Probe in Ecocolumns
        • How to use Nitrate and Nitrite Test Strips for EcoColumns A
        • Rapitest Digital Analyzer Instructions
      • Objectives and Assessing
        • Finishing and Assessing EcoColumns
        • 10 Scientific Concepts Learned from Ecocolumns
        • Building EcoColumns NSTA 17 Presentation
      • Supplies
        • Buying Supplies for Ecocolumns
        • Ecocolumns with a Small Budget and with a Big Budget
        • Container Seeds in Ecocolumns
    • Labs For AP Environmental Science
    • Supplies
  • Methods & Lessons
    • Strategies
    • Flipped
    • Textbooks
    • New APES Teachers
    • Content Ideas
  • Content Quiz
    • Question Bank Bundle – All Units
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 9
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 8
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 7
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 6
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 5
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 4
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 3
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 2
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 1

Category: Methods & Lessons

CED / Content Ideas

Content and Lecture Resources for AP® Environmental Science

Content and skills go hand-in-hand. Every question on the AP® Exam will combine content (essential knowledge and learning objectives) with AP® science practices. It is important to keep this in …

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Online Class Community Builder: What do we have in common?
Methods & Lessons

Online Class Community Builder: What do we have in common?

I started teaching online last week due to the pandemic. Community building in an online class can be challenging and requires new tools. This is one tool I created for …

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Tips for using AP®  Classroom
AP Classroom / Methods & Lessons

Tips for using AP® Classroom

AP®  Classroom is a new, powerful tool that the College Board has provided for teachers and students this year. I used many aspects of the program with my students this …

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Quick, Low-Tech Ways to Film Instructional Video
Flipped / Methods & Lessons

Quick, Low-Tech Ways to Film Instructional Video

I like to film quick, low-tech, no-editing instructional videos for students. Quick, because I’m a teacher and who has enough time?Low-Tech means that I use items around the house and …

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Content Ideas / Methods & Lessons / Strategies / Units

Content Delivery Ideas

Focusing on skills and science practices is super important in a science class whether its an AP® or a regular class. But students still need content and essential knowledge. What …

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How I Structure My Flipped Class
Flipped / Flipped Classroom / Methods & Lessons

How I Structure My Flipped Class

My “flipping” method has evolved over the past 3 years. This is my current approach for a flipped class. For reference, I teach on a traditional schedule of 55 minutes …

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AP Exam / Methods & Lessons / New APES Teachers / Review

Sample Grading and Points

This is a sample of how I grade in AP® Environmental Science. As a teacher, you must find what works for you and your own students, school and community! It …

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Content Ideas / Methods & Lessons / Unit 7

Air Pollution Chalk Drawings

One way to help students memorize the 3 atmospheric processes they need to know for the AP® Exam is to have them draw. Research indicates that sketching or drawing information …

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Methods & Lessons / New APES Teachers

February = AP® Exam Pacing Check

In February, I like to plan the rest of the year up to the AP® Exam. Pacing is crucial and while kids may complain about going too fast through content, …

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Binders to Collect Work
Content Ideas / Methods & Lessons / New APES Teachers

Binders to Collect Work

I want my students to save certain papers during the year and use later as they study for the AP®  Exam. These papers include labs, charts, handouts, some notes and …

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The Great APES Booklet
Methods & Lessons / New APES Teachers / Uncategorized

The Great APES Booklet

I give students “The Great APES Booklet”  at the beginning of the year and tell kids to keep as reference. I find these booklets are better than a syllabus to …

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Favorite Films for Environmental Science
Content Ideas / Methods & Lessons / New APES Teachers

Favorite Films for Environmental Science

Many new teachers want to know which APES films or environmental documentaries are the best. We all have different opinions, but here are some of the most commonly shown films …

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Methods & Lessons / New APES Teachers

Getting to Know Your Students

A “Getting to know you” survey or questionnaire the first week of school is not a new idea. Used strategically, however, it is an essential tool to quickly learn about …

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APES Math Strategy That Really Works
Math / Methods & Lessons / Science Practices

APES Math Strategy That Really Works

(Updated in July 2019 to reflect the new AP® calculator policy) The million dollar question in AP® is “How can I help struggling students while not boring or giving busy …

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AP Exam / Methods & Lessons / Prepare

Peer Grading FRQs using Google Forms and Spreadsheets by Katy Sturges

Implementing FRQ Peer Grading in the Classroom Guest writer: Katy Sturges, APES teacher from Texas In the summer of 2008, after completing my first year of teaching only Biology, I …

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Methods & Lessons / Textbooks

Using Mastering in an AP® Class

I’ve been using the “Mastering Environmental Science” companion website for Environment: The Science Behind the Stores by Withgott and Laposata for many years. The Mastering platform (a Pearson website for college-level …

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Methods & Lessons / Textbooks

Pacing Calendar and Curriculum Plan for Withgott

I use Withgott and LaPosada’s Environment, the Science Behind the Stories, 5th edition for AP® Environmental Science.  I’ve used Withgott for 15 years and love it. My students find it accessible …

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Flipped / Flipped Classroom / Methods & Lessons

Flipped Classroom-Reflections and Changes for Year 2

I recently finished the second year of a flipped classroom for AP® Environmental Science and my students did very well on the AP® Exam. I have a lot of first-time …

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AP Exam / Methods & Lessons / Review

AP® Released Exams, Score Predictions, & the Final Exam “Curve”

One way to prepare students for the AP® exam is to have them take practice exams and released exams as practice or as a final exam before the AP® Exam. …

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AP Exam / Methods & Lessons / Review

6 Week Study Plan for the AP® Environmental Science Exam

Reviewing for the AP®Exam is important. My students review content and knowledge at home while we work on skills and practice exams in class.  Read about different ways to review …

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