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 a video clip instead to help them learn a concept. Recently, however, I’ve started creating my own mini videos.
Update! This lab is now Lab 1 in the AP Lab Manual which is found on your teacher login to AP Classroom. If you do not teach AP Environmental Science and do not have a log in, you can see an older version of the lab here. I took a regular lab, filmed it and now the kids can watch and fill in the lab sheet in about 30 minutes instead of taking about 2 hours of class time.
This is not the best teaching technique. Inquiry labs and the 5E is best, but that’s not always possible with so much content to get through in an AP® Class.
Read here to find more tips for teaching an AP® science class and ways to help teach large numbers of AP® kids.
Hello!
Do you still have the lab sheet for this virtual lab? When I click the link it doesn’t go anywhere. Thank you! (bethany27nelson@gmail.com)
I just updated the post. 🙂