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This lesson, developed by Rebecca B. Holloway of Park Forest Middle School, connects the bridge between 'Science as Inquiry' and 'Transformation of Energy' and provides a strong link through which students can make real world connections and succeed on standardized assessments. Created using...

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...

This 195-page educator’s guide is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and is part of a series on community-based education. This guide "is a compilation and summary of each of the previous manuals for schools and communities looking for specific ways of working together to...

This lesson, created by David Hayden of St. Peter Claver Catholic School, allows students to use the scientific method to create hands-on exhibits about energy resources, how energy resources are used, and the different types of energy. The lesson introduces students to the basics of earth materials...

This PowerPoint presentation is intended to introduce students to natural resources education and careers. Some careers include forestry, fish and wildlife management, environmental management, parks and outdoor recreation, wildfire management, and range management. The presentation provides an...

This 90-page guide explains community-based education and ecosystem management as organizing frameworks around natural resource-based studies. The manuals purpose is to generate ideas, provide support, and highlight an organizational template for educators that will allow that process of a...

Program Description: Environment Science is a series of three courses developed by Chemeketa Community College that addresses environmental topics. Each is a 4-credit course that includes a lab and lecture. The courses are targeted towards students in natural resource areas (e.g. Forestry, Fish and...

This lab activity, developed by Jeffrey Lane, demonstrates the complexity of locating and extracting mineral and energy resources. Students will take eight core samples and then locate them on a grid. Students will then analyze the samples and create a three-dimensional diagram containing different...