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In this 4-page exercise, from Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, students complete a critical thinking activity on hypoxia and the Mississippi River watershed. The activity requires role playing "a public meeting to discuss the Integrated Assessment of Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf...

This 36-page report, published by the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), details the results of the Defining Energy Technologies and Services forum, which sought to accurately define and raise awareness of careers in the Energy technologies field for students and educators....

This document, created by Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, displays different careers in environmental technology. The chart provides an overview of environmental technology and environmental technicians. Possible careers in this field include Drinking Water Lab Tech, Heavy Equipment Operator,...

This 40-page report, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), addresses the state of the environmental technology field, updating reports with the same name released in 1996, 2001, and 2008. This report pays particular attention to the "title and definition of the field...

This lesson introduces students to sustainability concepts and ISO 14001, an international standard encouraging pollution prevention. The PowerPoint presentation which accompanies this lesson is available for download.

This document, created by Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, displays different careers in water management. This chart explains that water management "is a career field that applies the principles of science, math, technology, engineering, communication, economics, management, and law to ensure water...

This is an interactive site that allows an Material Safety Data Sheets to be copied and pasted, then translated into more understandable language. The MSDS are "demystified" by the site which is free to use. The site gives information and instructions on how to use it and answers questions about...

This 1-page document, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), is a learning activity that provides students with the opportunity to analyze water quality in their local area. In the activity, students place glass slides in several water sites two weeks prior to...

This virtual lab from the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah provides an overview of DNA extraction, including what it's used for, illustrations, and an activity using cheek cells and laboratory equipment to isolate DNA. The lab is followed by a classroom activity that allows...

This 1-page document, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), summarizes a learning activity that helps students studying the concepts of biotic/abiotic factors and biodiversity. In the activity, students collect samples from outdoor areas, interpret data, and discover...