Standard Course of Study :: Advanced Placement Earth and Environmental Science

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Low-level nuclear waste: A geographic analysis: In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn how to analyze the problems surrounding nuclear waste. They compare and contrast low- and high-level nuclear waste, and make decisions concerning how to dispose of low-level nuclear waste. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); Provider: National Geographic

Natural resources extraction: This Xpeditions lesson encourages students to think about where the natural resources we use come from and the processes by which these resources are extracted. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); Provider: National Geographic

Renewable energy sources: In this lesson, students will use Internet resources to investigate renewable sources of energy. The students should already have a basic understanding of energy, and know several examples of renewable and nonrenewable sources. This lesson is designed to help students investigate and evaluate renewable energy sources. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Star power! Discovering the power of sunlight: In this Science NetLinks lesson, students discover that sunlight and the electromagnetic spectrum are the main tools with which we study objects in the solar system. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

You've got oil ... or maybe you don't: In this Xpeditions lesson, students are called upon to role-play in an international oil summit. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic