SERC

Science Education Resource Center
at Carleton College

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Facilitating Students' Professional Pathways

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Many 2YC students lack an understanding of their professional and occupational opportunities; the pathways to those opportunities; and the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to succeed.

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• Stay Connected with SERC!
  

  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, and LinkedIn for the latest updates, insights, and event announcements.

• Join NC FEW Feb. 25 for a Panel on Community Science Data Talks!
  Join the NC-FEW Virtual Workshop Series on February 25 to explore K-12-focused Food, Energy, and Water Community Science Data Talks. Learn how place-based, justice-centered approaches bring FEW-Nexus education to life for students and educators.
• Community Contribution Tool Project: Keeping data-rich teaching resources up-to-date
  

  Working together to ensure valuable teaching activities stay current!

  The Community Contribution Tool (CCT) provides a mechanism for community members who've used SERC-hosted teaching activities with their students to share back their experiences, modifications, and updates. All activities on the SERC site now offer users the CCT input portal. Learn more »

• NAGT Member, Peter Berquist, Receives Outstanding Faculty Award
  Peter Berquist, has been honored with the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award, Virginia's top recognition for faculty excellence. A leader in field-based geoscience education, Berquist's innovations and contributions, including his work with the R/V Investigator, have enriched learning experiences for students nationwide.
• Strengthen Your NSF Proposal with the ARIS Broader Impacts Toolkit
  

  Discover the newly released ARIS Broader Impacts Toolkit, featuring contributions from SERC's evaluation team. This resource equips researchers with tools to craft compelling NSF Broader Impacts plans and elevate their proposals.

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What's New at SERC

Introducing Geophysics for Urban and Near-surface Applications

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The IGUaNA teaching materials feature urban environmental, engineering, and forensic questions that can be answered through geophysics. A fourth teaching module, focused on teaching magnetics and gravity, has been added to the collection.

BASICS - Business and Science: Integrated Curriculum for Sustainability

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Business And Science: Integrated Curriculum for Sustainability (BASICS) has developed transdisciplinary curriculum modules for undergraduate students that combine STEM and business and focus on the wicked problems of sustainability in a global economy.

The Math You Need, When You Need It Math Tutorials for Students Majoring in the Earth Sciences

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Undergraduate majors in the Earth and environmental sciences also often struggle with effectively applying math in Earth science. This project is developing co-curricular modules to support majors-level students on math concepts relevant to their courses.