Ward's® AP Environmental Science: What's Up with the Ozone?

Hands-on, standards-based lab kit that helps students explore the source and function of atmospheric layers and the impacts on health and the environment.

• Students research relationship between ozone depletion and UV levels

• Activities include creating and designing ozone-monitoring gardens
• Can be done in groups or independently
• Align to AP® environmental science units 7.1, 7.2, 8.14, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.10
• Supports NGSS standards  HS-ESS3-6
• Includes a teacher's guide and student copymasters

What is ozone and why is it so important? In this engaging, hands-on lab kit, students explore both the sources and functions of stratospheric and ground-level (tropospheric) ozone, examining how each impacts human health and the environment. Through a series of real-world, standards-based activities, they create Schöenbein test strips to measure local ozone levels, analyze and interpret real atmospheric data from the south pole to study the relationship between ozone depletion and UV exposure, and design their own ozone-monitoring gardens using sensitive plant species to detect ground-level pollution.

Aligned with AP® environmental science and NGSS standards, this comprehensive kit builds students’ data analysis, critical thinking, and environmental reasoning skills while connecting global atmospheric issues to local, observable phenomena. Activities can be completed individually or together, offering flexible options for a variety of classroom settings.

Ordering information: Purchase options for a single kit (designed for one lab station set up of three to four students) or Classroom Kit (designed for eight lab station setups of three to four students)