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Part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's education resources, this list of "Lesson Plans, Teacher Guides and Online Resources for Educators" contains links to environmental based lesson plans, activities and ideas from the EPA, as well as other federal agencies and external organizations....

In its mission to promote sustainable and environmentally friendly farm techniques, the Leopold Center sponsors a variety of research and educational projects related to marketing and food systems, ecology, and policy. Initiatives include alternative swine production systems/agroecology, animal...

This 3-page learning activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), allows students to evaluate the difficulties that may arise in attempting to separate various materials. The lesson involves taking soil samples and performing a perk test of each sample....

This activity from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) is designed to provide a real-world application of the ATEEC Recommended Core Curriculum's math, science, technical, communications, or critical thinking knowledge and skill concepts, which have been identified as...

This report, written by Miriam Pye, discusses the profitability of energy efficiency and pollution prevention for businesses.  The author highlights how both of these topics are key to sustainable development and industrial ecology.  The paper is available free as a downloaded PDF, however, one must...

This site provides a link to a PDF that describes the health and safety strategy used by Ed Pollitt, shop manager at AOK Auto Body, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA.  This case study demonstrates a success story for the United States Environmental Protection Agency's program, Design for the Environment Auto...

Ionsource is a website that provides access to an index of resources including tutorials, links to downloadable sites, jobs and conference information involving mass spectrometry and biotechnology subjects. Examples of tutorials include lessons on atomic mass and amino acid residue mass. 

This site provides information on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency on the concerns and occurence of MTBE in drinking water.  MTBE, a gasoline oxygenater additive, has been detected in ground water sources throughout different parts of the country. These ground water sources are often...

This site gives an explanation of Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), also known as an oxygenate, a chemical compound used as a gasoline additive to enhance the octane and subsequently burn the fuel more completely.  The uses of MTBE, the oxygenate requirements of the Clean Air Act, and the air...

This webpage offers a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 11.001J/4.250J, Introduction to Urban Design and Development.  "This course examines the evolving structure of cities and the way that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can be designed and developed....