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This lesson, developed by Martha Muir, guides students through a simulation of some of the steps and challenges in isolating uranium, and then asks them to compare the quantity of energy obtained from uranium to the amount of energy obtained from coal. Upon completion of the lesson, students should...

Learning Unit Description: The Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training Project (iGETT) presents a series of Learning Units (LU) designed to incorporate federal land remote sensing data into Geographic Information System (GIS) instruction. The Classifying Wildfires in Southwestern...

Learning Unit Description:  The Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training Project (iGETT) presents a series of Learning Units (LU) designed to incorporate federal land remote sensing data into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) instruction. The Detecting Gypsy Moth Defoliation in...

EarthComm (Earth System Science in the Community) is an Earth science curriculum designed for use by all students in U.S. high schools. This website contains resources for teachers, students, and parents, as well as information on the goals and learning approaches EarthComm uses. In addition to the...

From the GeoExchange Initiative at Gateway Technical College, this Course Outcome Summary describes the Geological Formations for Drillers course, which introduces students to geology as it relates to borehole construction and includes the "types of consolidated and unconsolidated formations, their...

This document from the GeoTech Center provides a report on the Geospatial Environmental Project. The project, which was done at the Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College, aimed to "increase the number of high school students who will major in engineering, science, and/or...

This video segment from Geospatial Revolution, produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting, demonstrates how different digital technologies can be used together to create a powerful mapping tool that can help in a crisis situation. In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, a technology...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, you’ll learn how geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS) are changing the ways professionals, in many fields, make decisions about their businesses. GPS/GIS technology is used in farming, emergency management,...

This resource, provided by the GeoTech Center, is the first of nine online modules in the Python and Geospatial Mapping course. Designed for experienced users of Global Information Systems (GIS) platforms who are new to programming, this course aims to teach learners how to use Python to automate...

This resource, published by Georgia Tech Research Institute, features an earth science activity designed for sixth graders. In this activity, students develop a procedure using a scale model with dish soap to determine how long it takes lava to flow, then draft recommendations for the evacuation of...