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  • Carolina Investigations® for AP® Environmental Science: Wet Scrubbers and Air Pollution 8-Station Kit

Carolina Investigations® for AP® Environmental Science: Wet Scrubbers and Air Pollution 8-Station Kit

Item # 181076 Exclusive This product is exclusive to Carolina Biological Supply. With Digital This kit includes 1-year access to digital resources including videos, digital teacher’s manuals, printable student guides, interactive lessons, editable assessment questions, and more.

Enable your students to construct a model wet scrubber that operates much like one on a coal-burning power plant. Students burn coal, observe how the scrubber removes particulates and pollutants, measure the scrubber solution's pH change, and measure the mass of solid pollutants removed by the scrubber. They then evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of wet scrubbers, and answer questions about fossil fuel use and air pollution.

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Overview

Enable your students to construct a model wet scrubber that operates much like one on a coal-burning power plant. Students burn coal, observe how the scrubber removes particulates and pollutants, measure the scrubber solution's pH change, and measure the mass of solid pollutants removed by the scrubber. They then evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of wet scrubbers, and answer questions about fossil fuel use and air pollution.

This kit is designed for a class of 32 students working in groups of 4. Digital teacher's manual, included FREE with kit purchase, is a 12-month eBook license to the Wet Scrubbers and Air Pollution Teacher's Manual and Student Guide.

AP® is a trademark registered and/or owned by the College Board®, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
  • This item is only available from Carolina Biological Supply Company.

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What's Included

Components Qty Included?
Bituminous Coal 1 Included
Rubber Stoppers, 2-Hole, #4 16 Included
Test Tubes, 25 × 150 mm 16 Included
Glass Tubing, 12 cm 16 Included
Glass Tubing, 6 cm 16 Included
Plastic Tubing, 40" 8 Included
Limewater, 500 mL 1 Included
pH Test Strips 20 Included
Filter Papers 10 Included
Teacher’s Manual with Reproducible Student Guide 1 Included
Bunsen or Alcohol Burners 8 Needed, Not Included
Matches or Flints 8 Needed, Not Included
Support Stands 8 Needed, Not Included
Utility Clamps 8 Needed, Not Included
Vacuum Sources 8 Needed, Not Included
Weighing Boats 8 Needed, Not Included
Balance (accurate to 0.01 g) 1 Needed, Not Included
Test Tube Racks (for 25-mm tubes) 8 Needed, Not Included
Hammer 1 Needed, Not Included
Graduated Cylinders, 50 mL 8 Needed, Not Included
Ziplock Plastic Bags 8 Needed, Not Included
Wash Bottles 8 Needed, Not Included
Distilled Water, 400 mL 1 Needed, Not Included
Fume Hood (close to vacuum source, if possible) 1 Needed, Not Included
Safety Glasses Needed, Not Included
Safety Gloves Needed, Not Included
Safety Aprons Needed, Not Included

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AP Environmental Science Labs


Carolina Investigations® for AP® ® Environmental Science

Carolina™ Labs for AP® ® Environmental Science

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If you are an AP® teacher, you go out of your way to help your students perform successfully on the AP® exam. Carolina AP® Environmental Science Kits are specifically designed to help you do just that.

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  • Using teacher-developed and field-tested activities that are designed for the AP® classroom
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Carolina Investigations® for AP® Environmental Science kits offer a unique perspective on the world around your students. Allow them to experience labs that focus on 4 distinct subject areas that relate to Earth Systems & Resources, Ecological Systems, Issues & Impacts, and Sustainability & Solutions. Pick various topics from each strand to create your own robust hands-on lab curriculum. Focus on labs that can be performed in your classroom or explore and sample your surrounding environment. Carolina has everything you need to outfit your AP® Environmental Science classroom or lab.


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Carolina is proud supply unique kits and activities that are specifically designed for the AP® Environmental Science curriculum. These environmental science kits were developed using the College Board® APES course description. They highlight subjects addressed on each APES exam and include real-world labs and field exercises that make learning more relevant and increase retention.

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Carolina Investigations® for AP® Environmental Science Kits
Earth Systems & Resources Ecological Systems Issues & Impacts Sustainability & Solutions
Coriolis Effect and Atmospheric Circulation Exploring Biodiversity Loss of Biodiversity Wastewater Treatment
Soil Formation and Properties Primary Consumer Energy Flow Ocean Acidification Wet Scrubbers and Air Pollution
Soil Productivity Population Growth of Lemna minor Air Pollution and Vehicle Emissions Agriculture and Feeding a Growing Human Population
Quality of Natural Waters: Biological Factors Biogeochemical Cycles Cultural Eutrophication and Biodegradable Waste Biomass to Biofuel
Quality of Natural Waters: Physical and Chemical Factors Primary Productivity and Energy Flow Acid Deposition  



AP® is a trademark registered and/or owned by the College Board®, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, these products.

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