Environmental science labs high schools

Parents are always looking for interesting science experiments that are easy and inexpensive. Although these can be easy to find for grade school students, they can be harder to find at the high school level. Thankfully, even high school biology labs can use everyday items from your kitchen. No expensive kits required.

Great for high school Environmental Science / agriculture students to learn about the following topics: groundwater v. surface water, uses of groundwater, aquifers, the Ogallala aquifer, tragedy of the commons, Dust Bowl, types of irrigation, cost and benefit of different irrigation methods, crop needs, impacts of irrigation. Includes lesson plan, web quest, lab / experiment, research activity, bell-ringers, homework, data analysis, quiz, aquifer model! 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, homeschool.

Are you looking for a fun natural selection simulation activity for your evolution unit? You are in the right place. “Survival of the Fittest Finch” will not disappoint you nor your students! I did…

This PreMade High School Level Environmental Science course is a ready to use curriculum. Year long resource. NGSS and Standard Aligned. Pacing guides, task cards, doodle notes, webquests, activities, power points, worksheets, cornell notes, labs, tests, quizzes, videos included. Many resources for independent learning, group collaboration and hands-on learning. 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th.

This is a list of labs with links for each unit in the Course Exam and Description. There are many more great labs that APES teachers do. I chose these …

Mrs.Phillips Science on Instagram: "Our geologic time unit perfectly aligns with the holiday season so it’s time to deck the halls with the geologic time scale! This massive 4600 link paper chain represents earth’s history with 1 million years per link. We have our students research an organism and a geologic event to make an ornament of and place on the scale. I’m glad our admin and fellow teachers like us enough to put up with us taking up most of the entire school 😂 (Ill update when it…

Last spring Elijah and I started discussing some options for summer learning. Ecology was at the top of his list, but options for a homeschool ecology class for a high school student didn’t really exist. After a bit of searching, I found a multi-age textbook I determined could be a spine. I started pulling resources …

Engage your Forensics students with the pickle autopsy! Check out how I prep and implement this fun activity into my Forensic Science class.

Intro to Environmental science for High School. Topics: environment, environmental science, activism, ecology, renewable and nonrenewable resources, the Agricultural & Industrial Revolution, ecological footprints, global natural resource consumption, Tragedy of the Commons. Includes teacher lesson plans, PowerPoint, guided student notes, and multiple activities, including Environmental Scientist Project. Accessible for google classroom, distance or virtual learning. 9th, 10th, 11th…

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Let me tell you about my absolute favorite Ecology project for my High School students. It is an ecology project that gives students choice in what they research, an actual problem to solve, real world issues to consider, and total creativity in how they solve the problem. Project based learning at its best!

Tired of the same human impact project presentations? Try this group dodecahedron project to liven up the topic. Students will be assigned a human impact to research. Teachers can differentiate…

Try this oil spill clean up experiment with your students or kids! This is agreat one for Earth Day or anytime you want to teach about the environment!

Last spring Elijah and I started discussing some options for summer learning. Ecology was at the top of his list, but options for a homeschool ecology class for a high school student didn’t really exist. After a bit of searching, I found a multi-age textbook I determined could be a spine. I started pulling resources …

Are you teaching a new science class for the first time? Are you overwhelmed with what lab supplies you will need and how to spend (or save) your budget? I’ve taught biology for many years, and compiled a list of 20 must-have items to get you started. Some materials can be found at the dollar ... Read more

This lab is one of my top sellers in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. It is easy to set up and doesn’t require a lot of materials. However, I frequently get questions about the lab so I’m hoping this blog post will be useful to those teachers out there who about to set up this ... Read more

A project to see what factors affect the filtration of water!

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