This lesson is a classroom activity where students learn to use their ...
This lesson is a classroom activity where students learn to use their balance knowledge to create a beautiful mobile.
This site from Duke University features a curriculum development project, which has ...
This site from Duke University features a curriculum development project, which has produced materials for a three-semester reformed calculus course that emphasizes real-world problems, hands-on activities, discovery learning, writing and revision of writing, teamwork, intelligent use of available tools, and high expectations of students. The site provides a materials list, goals, integrated labs and an instructor's guide.
This site from Dartmouth presents three examples of using calculus to model ...
This site from Dartmouth presents three examples of using calculus to model real-world problems involving real data. Also included are course information, daily schedules, worksheets and grading keys.
Problem based accounting learning activity for notes and interest payable, sales tax ...
Problem based accounting learning activity for notes and interest payable, sales tax payable, and payroll.
This interdisciplinary course is a real-world collaborative multi-year project that connects various ...
This interdisciplinary course is a real-world collaborative multi-year project that connects various departments, courses, and independent study projects on a college campus. Using the client/consultant model, students from several departments and a wide range of environmental backgrounds come together to explore the design of an efficient future student house on campus. Over a couple of years, students research and test building designs, energy for heating and power, natural flows of available energy, natural ecosystem processes including living machines, and possible materials to use in the eventual construction of the eco-house. This SERC Starting Point site includes learning goals, context for use, teaching tips and materials, assessment, and references.
This semester-long project on conducting an environmental audit of a college campus ...
This semester-long project on conducting an environmental audit of a college campus can be done by an individual or by groups of students working in teams. Each group will research a different aspect of campus operations; they will collect data, analyze their findings, and make recommendations for improvements. This SERC Starting Point site includes learning goals, context for use, teaching tips and materials, assessment, and references.
The Environment and the Earth class at the University of South Carolina ...
The Environment and the Earth class at the University of South Carolina participated in a campus environmental service-learning project where students collected data lighting, water fixtures, recycling bins, and trash in five academic buildings.
This sub-site contains a variety of resources to assist teachers using scenarios ...
This sub-site contains a variety of resources to assist teachers using scenarios and activities from Exploring the Environment, an Earth system education site. The page includes links to planning, facilitating and assessing help, entry level modules, module notes, software, problem-based learning information, a discussion forum and links to other useful sites. The assessment section is particularly helpful, with advice on building rubrics. Registration is required for notes for specific modules.
This subsite of Exploring the Environment Teacher Pages provides a detailed description ...
This subsite of Exploring the Environment Teacher Pages provides a detailed description of problem-based learning as well as advice on how to teach using problem-based learning. The page highlights goals, objectives, learning and background and references related to problem-based learning. Users may also follow links to other parts of the Exploring the Environment website.
This site from Wheeling Jesuit University features an exercise in which students ...
This site from Wheeling Jesuit University features an exercise in which students engage in a policy debate using an Earth System Science (ESS) analysis of a fire's impact on the air, land, water, and living things to determine whether or not naturally-caused fires in national parks should burn to their natural conclusion. The case used to illustrate the impact of fire is the Yellowstone National Park fire of 1988. This was the largest series of fires in the northern Rockies during the last 50 years; they led to an intense public debate regarding the National Park Service's fuel management policy. A glossary of related terms, links and references are also included to assist in the process.
Students study aquatic organisms in relation to the environmental conditions of lakes ...
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.
This resource is a role-playing geography course at UC-Santa Barbara. In this ...
This resource is a role-playing geography course at UC-Santa Barbara. In this cooperative learning exercise students are challenged to assume the roles of nations and organizations in order to discuss and debate the state of the global climate. The course is designed to be a total "immersion" into the process (presentations, discussions and negotiations) and atmosphere of an environmental summit. Also included are writing and reading assignments, lecture notes, and links to relevant sites.
This site from the University of Michigan is the homepage for an ...
This site from the University of Michigan is the homepage for an interdisciplinary three semester introductory course sequence that investigates the causes and potential impacts of global change. The curriculum is tailored to beginning student and includes three course; physical processes, human impacts, and sustainability studies. The site includes lecture notes, syllabi, and lab exercises.
This course is an introduction to the aspects of marine geology and ...
This course is an introduction to the aspects of marine geology and oceanography that affect the environment and marine resources. Service-learning is an essential component of how students learn about the earth. We deliver part of the content of this course by arranging for students to solve a problem with a local community partner.
This webpage from the University of California, Santa Barbara features resources for ...
This webpage from the University of California, Santa Barbara features resources for oceanography education. The site has links to teacher resources, presentations, course materials, and data.
This is an art project where oil paints and water is used. ...
This is an art project where oil paints and water is used. Students will have already explored the densities of oil and water.
Steven N Ward, a Earth Sciences professor at UC-Santa Cruz, provides downloadable ...
Steven N Ward, a Earth Sciences professor at UC-Santa Cruz, provides downloadable PDF versions of his numerous publications about volcanoes and tsunamis as a part of his homepage. Topics include tsunamis caused by earthquakes, underwater landslides, volcanic eruptions, and asteroid impacts, as well as risk assessment and modeling.
Students work as a team to determine the causes, effects, and solutions ...
Students work as a team to determine the causes, effects, and solutions to ozone depletion. They work out what they need to know, and split the team up to research different parts of the issue.
This site presents a wide range of tools and exercises for calculus ...
This site presents a wide range of tools and exercises for calculus teachers and interested students. Included are links to many activities, projects, capsules and resources.
The Sarita Wetland restoration on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus ...
The Sarita Wetland restoration on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus is used as teaching tools by numerous classes. Students, staff and faculty have collaborated on the planning and implementation of the project. This example highlights the restoration process, and specifically references one of the classes, the Water Quality class.