Curriculum » NC Standard Course of Study & aligned resources
Advanced Placement Earth and Environmental Science
Goal 5, Objective 5.01
Resources aligned to this objective
Records 1–8 of 8 displayed.
- StreamWatch
- This lesson is intended as a long term project to determine the overall health of a stream or wetland. Students identify seasonal changes that occur within the ecosystem, ideally with a minimum of bimonthly or monthly monitoring.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By B. Carl Rush.
Lesson plans on the web
- Estuaries: Finding the balance
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine the conflict between development and the environment, and the attempt to find a sound compromise. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Farmers & pesticides
- In this lesson, students examine how the routine use of pesticides can affect the environment and human health. (Learn more)
- Format: activity (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Finding the toxic dose
- This lesson is part of a three-part series on toxicology, the scientific study of poisons and their affect on biological systems. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Making the grade: Health indicators in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students use online tools and resources to examine data concerning key indicators of the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the factors that affect them. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Toxicology and human health
- This Science NetLinks lesson is part of a three-part series on toxicology, the scientific study of poisons and their affect on biological systems. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Water resources in Asia: Change and challenges
- This Xpeditions lesson uses China's water issues as case studies to examine the delicate balance between using resources to improve the standard of living for citizens and preserving resources to protect natural biodiversity and environment. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Water, water everywhere
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine differences in the availability of fresh drinking water around the world. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
