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  • AP Exam
    • AP Classroom
      • Tips for using AP® Classroom
    • For Students
      • FRQ tips for the AP®Environmental Science Exam
      • Tips and hints for the AP® Environmental Science exam
      • AP® Environmental Science 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”
      • Review for the AP® Exam
      • 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
  • AP Exam
    • AP Classroom
      • Tips for using AP® Classroom
    • For Students
      • FRQ tips for the AP®Environmental Science Exam
      • Tips and hints for the AP® Environmental Science exam
      • AP® Environmental Science 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”
      • Review for the AP® Exam
      • 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

Category: New APES Teachers

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, …

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® …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

Using and Teaching FRQs in Science
AP Exam / Methods & Lessons / New APES Teachers / Prepare

Using and Teaching FRQs in Science

Students in an AP® Environmental Science class need to know how to write Free Response …

Methods & Lessons / New APES Teachers / Strategies

10 Tips for Teaching Large AP® Classes in High School

Teaching large classes can be daunting in any subject, but especially in a college-level AP® …

Methods & Lessons / New APES Teachers / Strategies

To AP® or Not to AP®…What does the Research Say?

What does the research really say about taking an AP® class? Over the years, I’ve …

15 Things a new AP® teacher should know
Methods & Lessons / New APES Teachers

15 Things a new AP® teacher should know

Being a new AP® teacher is exciting and daunting! It will be a tough year …

Ecocolumns / lab / Labs For CED Units / Methods & Lessons / New APES Teachers

Group Data Analysis

At the end of Ecocolumns, my students graph their data and answer questions as a …

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