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Resources By Kristi Schertz — kristi@teachingapscience.com

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    • 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
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  • 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
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    • Flipped
    • Textbooks
    • New APES Teachers
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  • Content Quiz
    • Question Bank Bundle – All Units
    • Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 9
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    • 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
  • Learning Targets
    • Unit 1 Learning Targets Guide for AP® Environmental Science (Learning Objectives or Goals)
    • Unit 2 Learning Targets for AP® Environmental Science (Learning Objectives or Goals)
    • Unit 3 Learning Targets for AP® Environmental Science (Learning Objectives or Goals)
    • Unit 4 Learning Targets for AP® Environmental Science (Learning Objectives or Goals)
    • Unit 5 Learning Targets Guide for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
    • Unit 6 Learning Targets Guide for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
    • Unit 7 Learning Targets Guide for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
    • Unit 8 Learning Targets Guide for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
    • Unit 9 Learning Targets Guide for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
    • Bundle – All 9 Units of Learning Target Guides for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
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  • 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
  • Learning Targets
    • Unit 1 Learning Targets Guide for AP® Environmental Science (Learning Objectives or Goals)
    • Unit 2 Learning Targets for AP® Environmental Science (Learning Objectives or Goals)
    • Unit 3 Learning Targets for AP® Environmental Science (Learning Objectives or Goals)
    • Unit 4 Learning Targets for AP® Environmental Science (Learning Objectives or Goals)
    • Unit 5 Learning Targets Guide for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
    • Unit 6 Learning Targets Guide for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
    • Unit 7 Learning Targets Guide for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
    • Unit 8 Learning Targets Guide for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
    • Unit 9 Learning Targets Guide for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
    • Bundle – All 9 Units of Learning Target Guides for APES (Learning Objectives/Goals)
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Category: Strategies

Content Ideas / Flipped / Mastery Grading / Methods & Lessons / Strategies

Mastery Grading in AP: Part 4: Grades based on evidence of individual learning and understanding

In Part 1, I covered the “why” for Mastery Grading.In Part 2, I covered learning targetsIn Part 3, I covered fair grading scalesIn this part, I cover grading based on …

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Flipped Classroom / Mastery Grading / Methods & Lessons / Strategies

Mastery Grading for AP Part 3: Grading Scales

In Part 1, we covered the “why” for Mastery Grading.In Part 2, we covered Learning TargetsNow in Part 3, we cover grading scales   To review, the 3 parts of …

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CED / Content Ideas / Flipped / Flipped Classroom / Mastery Grading / Methods & Lessons / Strategies

Mastery Grading in AP® Part 2: Learning Targets/Goals/Objectives

In Part 1, I covered the “why” for Mastery Grading. In this post, Part 2, I cover learning targets (also known as learning goals or learning objectives.To review, the 3 …

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CED / Mastery Grading / Methods & Lessons / Strategies

Mastery Grading in AP® Part 1: Why Mastery Grading?

K.SchertzSaugus High School After 17 years of teaching AP ® Environmental Science with success, I realized two years ago that the kids have changed, technology has changed and I needed to …

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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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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® class. Ten years ago, when I started AP® Environmental Science at my school, I advertised …

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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 heard a lot of “rumors”, “here-say”, “anecdotal info”, &”verbal discussion” of the benefits of AP® …

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Sticky Note Methodology
Content Ideas / Methods & Lessons / Strategies / Textbooks

Sticky Note Methodology

I developed this method over a decade ago and  it one of the main things that students report back as being so helpful in prepping them for the AP® Exam …

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Recent Posts

  • Mastery Grading in AP: Part 4: Grades based on evidence of individual learning and understanding
  • Mastery Grading for AP Part 3: Grading Scales
  • Mastery Grading in AP® Part 2: Learning Targets/Goals/Objectives
  • Mastery Grading in AP® Part 1: Why Mastery Grading?
  • Five Most Important Labs in AP® Environmental Science

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