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This site features interactive tools related to The Nature of Things television show. The tools include different videos and descriptions of a wide variety of subjects. Some examples include biomimicry, human illness, indoor pollution, and other issues affecting humans. 

This 6-page resource, provided by the Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center (ATEEC), features three activities centered on Emergency Response Plans to oil spills. Included are lesson plans for each activity, assignments, timeframes, and materials needed. The activities are...

This 1-page learning activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), helps students understand the impacts of pollution in an ecosystem and the effects that different substances can have on those who live there. In the activity, students define basic routes of entry...

This page is a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 1.259J/11.542J, Transit Management.  Topics covered include: public transportation management skills, strategic planning, labor relations, and maintenance planning and administration.  The page provides...

This page is a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 1.255J/ESD.205J, Transportation Flow Systems.  Students will explore traffic flows through complex transportation systems and ways to model transportation networks to maximize efficient flow. The site provides...

This tutorial, developed by the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation, discusses remote sensing technology and its applications. The module is intended as an overview at a senior high school or early university level, and touches on physics, environmental sciences, mathematics, computer...

During this 2-page learning activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, students research the sources of radiation at the surface of the earth. Students will also research how radiation is measured, collect data, enter data into a spreadsheet, and learn how to report the...

The Environmental Protection Agency provides this webpage as a resource for organizations and individuals seeking funding for projects that have environmental goals.  Grant rules and regulations, how to apply, and program offices are included as links on the webpage.  Additionally, the website...

This website, published by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations, offers various resources related to sustainable development across teh globe.  Topics covered range in subject matter; they include resources related to atmospheric pollution, food security and water and...

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...