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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Advanced Placement Earth and Environmental Science

Goal 1: The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry.

Objective 1.05. Analyze reports of scientific investigations of phenomena from an informed scientifically literate viewpoints including considerations of:

  • Adequacy of experimental controls.
  • Replication of findings.
  • Alternative interpretations of the data.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

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Resources on the web

Dangers of radiation exposure
The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to learn about sources of high-energy radiation and calculate student exposure to ionizing radiation over the past year. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
About a tree: The life and work of Emerging Explorer Mark Olson
In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about National Geographic Emerging Explorer Mark Olson's efforts to identify extinct or nearly extinct plants and the reasons for the plant losses. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provided by: National Geographic