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This 11-page worksheet, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), includes two activities that use data from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA). The data is used to graph changes in discharge and water quality parameters over...

This video, created by ATETV and presented by WGBH, looks at a community college graduate working at a water treatment plant and how the skills he learned helped to prepare them for this career. The video also gives a basic tour of the plant and the processes involved to provide fresh drinking...

The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) provides this DACUM, or curriculum development tool, for water treatment technician programs. Required categories for the position and the specific tasks or competencies associated with each are outlined.

This is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "Watershed Academy Web," an online distance learning program that offers a "variety of self-paced training modules that represent a basic and broad introduction to the watershed management field." Modules are organized around six themes:...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has provided links to answers of frequently asked questions regarding various aspects of wetlands. Basic information, including the definition, values, and functions of wetlands, is provided.  Related websites concerning EPA regulations affecting wetlands,...

This 3-page lesson, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, looks into what is thrown away in the trash on an average day. The purpose of the activity is to examine the trash thrown away at a school. During the activity, the instructor collects trash from the previous day, the...

In this 2-page activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, students collect data about their personal lives and create a pie chart. Students learn about data collection, graphing, and interpretation. This activity provides a real-world application for collecting and using...

This site provides information and recommendations for buying escape hoods, gas masks, or other respirators for home or work. This site contains information on different respirators, how respirators protect, questions users should ask when purchasing a respirator, and more. 

In this 2-page activity, the from Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), students determine where the water run-off from the school actually ends up and, in the process, learn about topographic maps and surveying equipment. This activity provides a real world application of the...

Funded by the Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources, Northeast Utilities and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, The Wind Energy Center at University of Massachusetts Amherst promotes education and research in solar and wind energy conversion technologies. This website provides...