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Environmental Science Programs and Course Materials
Environmental Science Programs and Course Materials
High school biology and high school chemistry are typical prerequisites for an environmental science course. You are not limited to these suggestions. Please check with your advisor if you have questions or are interested in using alternative resources.
A free public Canvas course with lessons, videos, interactive activities, and auto-graded practice quizzes. Public courses do not allow enrollment, so assignments are not graded and progress must be tracked independently. Lots of color images. No access to teacher materials or course assessments. No labs.
This is a digital textbook created for college students, either science or non-science majors. but is free and available to high school students who would like to work at a higher level. There are eight chapters. Contains end-of-chapter questions but no answer key. No labs.
A nine-unit course of screencast tutorials with videos and electronically-graded multiple choice questions, including lesson quizzes, unit tests, and an end-of-course exam. Videos are approximately 3-12 minutes each. Sign up for a free account to save progress. No labs.
Multimedia Resources
Multimedia Resources
In addition to the resources in this list, many digital resources are available to students for free through subscriptions provided by our program and our district. Use a school email address to see the full list: Edmonds Heights K-12 Online Learning.
Bozeman Science [YouTube channel] - A source for AP environmental science videos. Some videos are also posted on The Wonder of Science website.
Concord Consortium STEM Resource Finder - Grades K-12+. Interactive STEM activities. See an overview of the various Concord Consortium Collections.
Favorite Films for Environmental Science [webpage] - a science teacher's collection of suggestions
Labs for CED Units [AP Environmental Science] [webpage] - A science teacher's collection of suggestions
National Geographic Education Resources - See A Family Guide to Using Nat Geo Education Resources
PBS LearningMedia: Science - Multimedia learning resources for K-12th grade, including thousands of videos, plus interactives, lessons, and more. Filter by science topic, grade level, media type.
PhET - Grades K-12. Over 150 free math and science simulations as well as thousands of free teacher-submitted lessons.
Science Buddies - K-12. Website with lesson plans, demonstration videos, and ideas for science projects. Also offers science kits sold through Home Science Tools.
Citizen Science
Citizen Science
Citizen Science - Cornell Lab of Ornithology [Cornell University] - Citizen science projects related to birds
SciStarter - Directory of citizen science projects
Zooniverse - Directory of citizen science projects
Equipment & Supplies
Equipment & Supplies
Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy - Sells paper 3-D dissection models, "Scienstructables," and augmented reality science resources. The blog section contains free lessons, activities, and information on science notebooks.
The Home Scientist - The manual for the Home School Biology Laboratory Kit is called Illustrated Guide to Home Biology Experiments, and it contains instructions on how to keep a lab notebook. Available in print or PDF. The PDF version may be downloaded for free from the Home Scientist Manuals page.
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