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Dinosaur Extinction: Causal Loop Diagram of Earth Feedback System
Dewey M. McLeanThis site features a causal loop diagram from system dynamics methodology showing the solar-earth-space energy flow system (the dominant flow system driving earth's surficial systems, including the ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity
Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
This site houses a compilation of curricular materials. Dozens of courses are listed, representing a broad spectrum of topics in the sciences and humanities. Most of the material was written for ...Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Activities:Field Activity, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Scientific Resources:Collection
Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes
Jean Beard, Craig Nelson, Martin NicklesThis is a collection of classroom lessons to help high school biology teachers more effectively teach basic concepts in the areas of evolution and the nature of science. They were developed and ...
Resource Type: Activities, :Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Environmental Education and Training Partnership
The Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) identifies and implements essential training and support services for educators to foster environmental literacy through America's ...Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Collection
Climate Change: Connections and Solutions, Grades 9-12
This two-week curriculum unit for grades 9-12 encourages students to think critically about climate change and to collaborate to devise solutions. Students learn about climate change within a systems ...Resource Type: Activities:Project, Activities, :Classroom Activity
Scientific Argumentation in Earth System Science Education
Diane Schweizer Clayton, Catherine GautierWe investigate the merit of including deliberate instruction on argumentation and debate in an undergraduate Earth system science course. We examine sample student evaluations of arguments ...
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results
Developing Analytical and Communication Skills in a Mock-Trial Course Based on the Famous Woburn, Massachusetts Case
E. Scott Bair
This article discusses a mock trial in which undergraduates serve as expert witnesses and law students serve as their attorneys. The article identifies the trial as an effective vehicle for ...
Introducing volcanic hazards with free digital data
M.J. Abolins
This article contains visualizations of volcanic landscapes at Mount Shasta, California. The visualizations were created with USGS DEM's and DLG's downloaded from the internet. Although the article ...
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary
Atlantic White Cedar Restoration Ecology and Management
Robert B. Atkinson, Robert T. Belcher, David A. Brown, James E. Perry
This book contains the proceedings of the Atlantic White Cedar Restoration Ecology and Management Symposium held at Christopher Newport University in 2000. Topics include history, natural history and ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Pedagogic Resources, Scientific Resources:Research Results, Bibliography
