APES Workshops

Video of infographics of wealth in America.

Very nice job on this! I will definitely use it in class. This video can be embedded (via vimeo please) on third-party websites as long as you credit me (Samuel Orr) as the filmmaker, and please mention the kickstarter project. Contact me if you want to feature the film or excerpts in broadcast media.

Three nice videos..manta rays, underwater volcano and a WWII wreck dive

Impressive time series photos showing change in population growth, desertification, receding glaciers, more.

Explore turbines and set up your own wind farm.

Website (teacher) directed at teachers with powerpoints/lecture ouitlines, video links ...Great starting place in that it isn't overwhelming. Also has pages for bio, chem and a&p

Drought conditions have been at record levels in the contiguous United States for much of July, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, which began monitoring drought conditions in 1999. The animated map below shows the spread of drought conditions since January 2012.

Sample pages form the Cornell books on toxicology, invasion ecology, decomposition and watershed dynamcs

Chevron presents "Energyville", an interactive energy game developed by The Economist Group. The game challenges players to power a virtual city through 2030 and keep the economic, environmental and security impacts low in the choices they make. There is a lot of information to explore in the game. It's great for students, teachers or anyone who's interested in learning more about the complexities of energy management and how energy affects our cities and our lives. If anyone ever tries this..please post updates!

My favorite teacher websites to beg, borrow, steal from? MY WEBSITE (check out review links): http://nhs-nvusd-ca.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1316679699106 Bodas -- http://teachers.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/bbodas/welcome_to_ap_environmental_scie.htm And lots more APES teacher's websites! http://www.lcusd.org/lchs/mewoldsen/APES/APESTeachersWebsites.htm And this Virtual Ballooning website lesson (gave you the lab handout): http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/balloon_atmostrata.html

Seems a limited number of kits, and you must register your site first. I managed to get a kit in 2011. The kits themselves are fairly inexpensive through WWMC's site.

Science, nature and environment stories form California and beyond with this multimedia series..Clips vary in length and have a nice variety.

An emergency short film from Josh Fox, the Oscar-nominated director of Gasland addressing the urgent crisis of drilling and fracking in New York state. Induced hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking, commonly known as fracking, is a technique used to release petroleum, natural gas (including shale gas, tight gas and coal seam gas), or other substances for extraction.

This is a free, quick and easy carbon footprint calculator. You can calculate for your state, for an individual or a household, and you can see it change as you answer the questions.

Labs for Bee Collapse, Salmon, Water Filtration, Sustainable Forestry, Biological Interactions

The Center for Educational Technologiessensing data to investigate the five indicators of global climate change-sea level, ice mass, global temperature, ozone, and atmospheric carbon dioxide. The updated Exploring the Environment global climate change modules will provide an authentic, problem-based context for students to explore climate science issues.

Simulations and accompanying activities

PBS World Population in Balance site. Lots of information on