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The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), located at Eastern Iowa Community College, has created a number of videos on various environmental and energy fields and educational programs available on their YouTube channel. Topics range from biodiesel to wind turbines, and the...

This 117-page resource from the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources (NCSR) "provides information, both historical and contemporary, insights, and ideals about American Indians and natural resources in various contexts." The resources includes three sections: Historical and Contemporary...

Module Description: The Fire Ecology and Management Series is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and includes six modules. This series “is designed to address both the general role of fire in ecosystems as well as specific wildfire management issues in forest ecosystems.” The...

The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) presents a 59-second public service announcement on invasive aquatic species. Users must download this resource for viewing, which requires a free log-in. There is no cost to download the item.

This site from the Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair (CCAR) introduces ozone, its affect on public health, how it's formed, previous attempts at controlling it, and promising solutions. Contact information for further resources is at the bottom of the page.

This learning activity from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) will allow students to examine how biodiversity affects an environment's temperature and determine how animal diversity changes in different environments. A student worksheet and discussion questions are...

This 23-page document from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) provides educators in environmental education with an activity that explores brownfield areas. "This activity presents a town meeting, with students acting out the roles of stakeholders." A brownfield site in...

This map, provided by the Alaska Geobotany Center, displays the vegetation and associated characteristics of the polar region.   Information on bioclimatic zones, bedrock, surficial geology, acidity of parent material, soils, hydrology, and remotely-sensed vegetation classification is included in...

In this two to three week module from InTeGrate, Interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth for a Sustainable Future, "students explore short-term climate variability resulting from atmosphere-ocean-ice interactions." Units in the module are Forecasting Climate Change Variability and Change, Deciphering...

This 2-page activity and lesson plan, provided by the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), is intended to "demonstrate what actually happens to garbage in landfills, and compare it to simply burying the trash." The activity simulates the effects of burying garbage using ...