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This lesson, from the Northern Wyoming Community College District, focuses on teaching science, technology, engineering, and math concepts through the frame of energy resources and mining. The ten units in the lesson cover scientific notation; area, volume and conversions; fractions, decimals and...

This web module, part of the professional development resources from On the Cutting Edge - Strong Undergraduate Geoscience Teaching, is for those who teach introductory earth science courses. Here you will find ideas for designing a new course, spicing up an existing course design, or adding...

This 107-page Climate Change module was published by the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) and is part of the Technology and Environmental Decision-Making series. This module is intended to help users understand the issues surrounding climate change. The module summarizes...

This 60-page Environmental Decision-Making module is provided by the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) and is part of the Technology and Environmental Decision-Making series. This module serves as an instructor resource for exploring the factors that go into decisions on...

This 72-page Nonpoint Source Water Contamination module was published by the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) and is part of the Technology and Environmental Decision-Making series. This module explores the interconnectivity of surface water systems and the resulting...

This lesson, from the Northern Wyoming Community College District, focuses on the geology of nonrenewable energy resources, including coal, oil, and oil shale. Over the course of the lesson students create a model of geological strata; compare and contrast the heat content and geologic structure of...

This lesson, created by JoAnn Flejszar, allows students to trace the steps of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle beginning with the mining process, and ending when the fuel rods are ready to be loaded into the fuel assembly for use in a nuclear reactor. Using real-life examples from China, India, and France –...

This website, from the program On the Cutting Edge - Strong Undergraduate Geoscience Teaching, focuses on metacognition and its role in geoscience education. Metacognition, broadly, is defined as "thinking about thinking," and can help students monitor and adjust their own learning strategies to...

This page, from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), offers information on green infrastructure, or the use of "natural hydrologic features to manage water and provide environmental and community benefits." In addition to basic overviews of the green infrastructure and its social...

This website, the homepage for the Environmental Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, provides information on environmental issues to students, faculty, and staff. It also includes descriptions of campus learning experiences for students, assesses the environmental performance of the...