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Foshan China Workshop, Spring 2004
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This practicum focuses on applying the principles of sustainability to improve the quality of life and activity along the Foshan downtown riverfront. The City has recently engaged in several planning efforts that, with the help of consultants and experts, will help to identify strategies to revitalize the City's center and establish a new downtown. This practicum will compliment these efforts by focusing on planning and design options in and around the Pearl River, a now underutilized waterway that runs through the City's new downtown.

Subject:
Ecology
Life Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Lee, Tunney
Date Added:
01/01/2004
Freshwater Ecology/Limnology
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Students study aquatic organisms in relation to the environmental conditions of lakes and streams. The course develops substantial quantities of data concerning the local watershed. This data is used by community partners in many contexts.

Subject:
Biology
Ecology
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Full Course
Syllabus
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
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Starting Point: Teaching Entry Level Geoscience
Author:
Course taught by Dave Potter, Unity College. Example compiled by Suzanne Savanick, Science Education Resource Center.
Date Added:
11/09/2017
From Meteorology to Mitigation: Understanding Global Warming
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Human-caused climate change represents one of the great environmental challenges of our time. As it is inextricably linked with issues of energy policy, a familiarity with the fundamentals of climate change is critical for those looking to careers in the energy field. To appreciate the societal, environmental, and economic implications of policies governing greenhouse gas emissions, one must understand the basic underlying science. METEO 469 serves to lay down the fundamental scientific principles behind climate change and global warming. A firm grounding in the science is then used as a launching point for exploring issues involving climate change impacts and mitigation.

Subject:
Atmospheric Science
Earth and Space Science
Ecology
Environmental Science
Life Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Author:
Brian Gaudet
Michael Mann
Date Added:
02/07/2023
GPS on the Move
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During a scavenger hunt and an art project, students learn how to use a handheld GPS receiver for personal navigation. Teachers can request assistance from the Institute of Navigation to find nearby members with experience in using GPS and in locating receivers to use.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Ecology
Forestry and Agriculture
Life Science
Technology and Engineering
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,
Janet Yowell
Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Matt Lundberg
Penny Axelrad
TeachEngineering.org
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Gaoming Studio - China, Spring 2005
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The studio will focus on the district of Gaoming, located in the northwest of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) - the fastest growing and most productive region of China. The District has recently completed a planning effort in which several design institutes and a Hong Kong planning firm prepared ideas for a new central area near the river. The class will complement these efforts by focusing on planning and design options on the waterfront of the proposed new district and ways of integrating water/hydrological factors into all aspects and land uses of a modern city (residential, commercial, industrial) - including watershed and natural ecosystem protection, economic and recreational activities, transportation, and tourism.

Subject:
Art and Design
Earth and Space Science
Ecology
Fine Arts
Hydrology
Life Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Lee, Tunney
Date Added:
01/01/2005
Geoscience Data - Wisconsin Geological Survey - WGNHS Data Viewer
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Geoscience data from the Wisconsin Geological Survey
This interactive map shows locations of site data for our collections of geophysical logs and Quaternary core.

Geophysical, Quaternary Core, and Rock Core Data is available from across Wisconsin.

Subject:
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Business and Information Technology
Career and Technical Education
Earth and Space Science
Ecology
Education
Environmental Science
Family and Consumer Sciences
Forestry and Agriculture
Geology
Health Science
Higher Education
Hydrology
Life Science
Material Type:
Diagram/Illustration
Interactive
Lecture
Simulation
Author:
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
Date Added:
03/12/2024
Global Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy, Spring 2008
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Introduces scientific, economic, and ecological issues underlying the threat of global climate change, and the institutions engaged in negotiating an international response. Develops an integrated approach to analysis of climate change processes, and assessment of proposed policy measures, drawing on research and model development within the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.

Subject:
Ecology
Economics
Forestry and Agriculture
Life Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Jacoby, Henry
Jacoby, Henry D.
Prinn, Ronald
Prinn, Ronald G.
Webster, Mort
Date Added:
01/01/2008
Global Warming: The Physics of the Greenhouse Effect
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This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE examines the greenhouse effect, its role in keeping Earth habitable, and the industrial changes that have led to an increase in the planet's average temperature.

Subject:
Chemistry
Ecology
Environmental Science
Forestry and Agriculture
Life Science
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:
PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:
National Science Foundation
WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:
02/20/2004
Global Water Availability
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This activity is an interactive lecture, where students will learn that fresh water is a limited resource. They will also see that drinkable water is not distributed evenly over the earth.

Subject:
Ecology
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Barbara Boyer
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Good Food: The Ethics and Politics of Food Choices, Spring 2017
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This course explores the values (aesthetic, moral, cultural, religious, prudential, political) expressed in the choices of food people eat. It analyzes the decisions individuals make about what to eat, how society should manage food production and consumption collectively, and how reflection on food choices might help resolve conflicts between different values.

Subject:
Ecology
Fine Arts
Life Science
Nutrition Education
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Sally Haslanger
Date Added:
01/01/2012
A Good Foundation
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Students explore the effects of regional geology on bridge foundation, including the variety of soil conditions found beneath foundations. They learn about shallow and deep foundations, as well as the concepts of bearing pressure and settlement.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Earth and Space Science
Ecology
Education
Forestry and Agriculture
Geology
Life Science
Physical Science
Physics
Technology and Engineering
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Christopher Valenti
Denali Lander
Denise W. Carlson
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering,
Joe Friedrichsen
Jonathan S. Goode
Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Natalie Mach
TeachEngineering.org
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Go with the Energy Flow
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Students learn about energy and nutrient flow in various biosphere climates and environments. They learn about herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, food chains and food webs, seeing the interdependence between producers, consumers and decomposers. Students are introduced to the roles of the hydrologic (water), carbon, and nitrogen cycles in sustaining the worlds' ecosystems so living organisms survive. This lesson is part of a series of six lessons in which students use their growing understanding of various environments and the engineering design process, to design and create their own model biodome ecosystems.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Ecology
Life Science
Technology and Engineering
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:
Christopher Valenti
Denise Carlson
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,
Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Date Added:
09/18/2014
The Great Divide
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In this activity, students will use cookies to simulate the distribution of our nonrenewable resources (energy). Then, they will discuss how the world's growing population affects the fairness and effectiveness of this distribution of these resources and how engineers work to develop technologies to support the population.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Ecology
Life Science
Technology and Engineering
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:
Amy Kolenbrander
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,
Janet Yowell
Jessica Todd
Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Date Added:
10/14/2015
Green Chemistry
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Learn about a study in which participants discovered contaminants in their homes, and how green chemistry may provide alternatives to such everyday toxins, in this video adapted from Contaminated Without Consent.

Subject:
Ecology
Forestry and Agriculture
Life Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:
PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:
NIEHS
WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:
03/02/2011
Gulf Stream Heat Budget and Europe's Mild Climate: A Problem-based Learning Activity
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In this role-playing activity, learners are presented with a scenario in which they will determine whether the Gulf Stream is responsible for keeping Europe warm. They must also address the potential future of the Gulf Stream if polar ice were to continue melting. The students work in small groups to identify the issue, discuss the problem, and develop a problem statement. They are then asked what they need to know to solve the problem.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Ecology
Forestry and Agriculture
Life Science
Oceanography
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:
CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:
From the On The Cutting Edge activity collection
Plymouth State University
Warren C. Tomkiewicz
Date Added:
11/09/2017
Habitat Mapping
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The marine environment is unique and requires technologies that can use sound to gather information since there is little light underwater. The sea-floor is characterized using underwater sound and acoustical systems. Current technological innovations are allowing scientists to further understand and apply information about animal locations and habitat. Remote sensing and exploration with underwater vehicles allows scientists to map and understand the sea floor, and in some cases, the water column. In this lesson, the students will be shown benthic habitat images produced by GIS. These imaged will lead to a class discussion on why habitat mapping is useful and how current technology works to make bathymetry mapping possible. The teacher will then ask inquiry-based questions to have students brainstorm about the importance of bathymetry mapping.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Ecology
Forestry and Agriculture
Life Science
Technology and Engineering
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Engineering K-PhD Program,
Heather Kerkering
Heather Kerkering, Duke University Marine Lab
Jonelle Stovall
Jonelle Stovall, Pratt School of Engineering
Kimberly Goetz
Kimberly Goetz, Duke University Marine Lab
Melissa Sanderson
Melissa Sanderson, Duke University Marine Lab
TeachEngineering.org
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Habitat Web
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In this activity, students explore the web of connections among living and non-living things by mapping an ecosystem. Flashcards and yarn help students see the interconnectedness of an ecosystem, and how cutting one of the connections (for example, by applying pesticides) impacts the entire web.

Subject:
Ecology
Education
Elementary Education
Environmental Science
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Author:
National Wilflife Federation
Date Added:
03/30/2024
Habitat for Sale
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Students write imaginative classified ads about habitats and then play a game to match specific animals with the
animal’s native habitat or home.

Subject:
Ecology
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
National Wildlife Federation
Date Added:
03/30/2024