
They must get two approvals from me before making their petri dishes. Student lab groups brainstorm and come up with a question to test, a hypothesis, and design.

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.


