You can also use smart phone magnifiers plus light. Hand lens with a good light source work, but are more difficult for kids to use. Microscopes can also work using a low objective.

Tape-blue painter’s tape is best as it can be removed easily to allow reuse of the dishes.

Petri dishes-2 per student, if possible.

Materials are quick and easy for this lab Materials Materials needed on day 1 of the lab.

The AP® exam will ask complicated higher-level thinking questions-many of which are experimental design. This is an experimental design lab which is really important for students to do at least once or twice in the year, because the AP® Exam WILL have experimental design questions on the multiple choice section and on an FRQ. Click for an at-home version of this lab for virtual learning. This lab works best in for unit 7 but really can be done anytime you can fit into your year. I worked with a colleague at a neighboring school (Laura Solarez) to develop this lab for AP® Environmental Science. One of the best (and easy to implement) labs I do is an air pollution lab– airborne particulates lab (Click for student handout).

Ecocolumns with a Small Budget and with a Big Budget.

Building EcoColumns NSTA 17 Presentation.

10 Scientific Concepts Learned from Ecocolumns.

How to use Nitrate and Nitrite Test Strips for EcoColumns A.

Ecocolumns: Taking Terrestrial Chamber Data.

EcoColumns: Taking Aquatic Chamber Data.Planting Seeds in EcoColumns, Taking Soil Data and Setting Up Data Charts.EcoColumns: Solving Dissolved Oxygen issues with aquatic chamber holes.Bugs, Worms, and Leaf Litter….O my! (Adding detritivores to EcoColumns).Things Go Wrong in Ecocolumns-and its OK!.Building the Aquatic Chamber in Ecocolumns.AP® Environmental Science Math Review Practice Problems.6 Week Study Plan for the AP® Environmental Science Exam.AP® Released Exams, Score Predictions, & the Final Exam “Curve”.

What Do Students Think is Best for AP Exam Review?.

APES Exam and Bloom’s Taxonomy/Depth of Knowledge.

Peer Grading FRQs using Google Forms and Spreadsheets by Katy Sturges.

AP® Environmental Science math for students for the 2019 exam.

Tips and hints for the AP® Environmental Science exam.

FRQ tips for the AP®Environmental Science Exam.

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