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Activity 1: Evolution and Antibiotic Resistance

This page contains three student activities for learning about evolution of antibiotic resistance. The first activity involves two videos (freely available on the website), follow-up questions, and ...
Subject: Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Evolution, Biology, Microbiology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Biology:Evolution:Processes, Principles, Biology:Evolution
Resource Type: Assessments:Oral Presentation, Course Information, Audio/Visual, Animations/Video, Assessments, Course Information:Goals/Syllabi, Activities:Classroom Activity, Project, Writing Assignment, Activities, Field 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 ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience, Biology, Environmental Science, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Education
Resource Type: Activities:Field Activity, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Scientific Resources:Collection

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 ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience, Biology, Environmental Science, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Education
Resource Type: Activities:Field Activity, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Scientific Resources:Collection

Earthworks: Earth System Science For Secondary Teachers

Earthworks is a professional development program for science teachers that includes fieldwork, observations, problem-based learning, and practice with a variety of teaching and learning techniques. ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climatology , Geoscience:Hydrology, Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Air Quality, Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Education
Resource Type: Activities:Field Activity, Activities

Earthworks: Earth System Science For Secondary Teachers

Earthworks is a professional development program for science teachers that includes fieldwork, observations, problem-based learning, and practice with a variety of teaching and learning techniques. ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climatology , Geoscience:Hydrology, Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Air Quality, Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Education
Resource Type: Activities:Field Activity, Activities

Geology of the Black Hills

South Dakota State University
This presents a virtual geology field trip of the Black Hills. The topics that are covered include the general geology of the area, engineering and environmental issues, economic uses such as gold ...
Subject: Environmental Science, Geoscience:Paleontology, Geology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Field Activity:Field trip , Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

Connecting Urban Students with their Rivers Generates Interest and Skills in the Geosciences
Suzanne O’Connell, Joseph Ortiz, Janet Morrison
Abstract - Two different enrichment programs for urban high school students from the Greater Hartford Area of Connecticut were conducted during the summer of 2002. They were designed to expose ...

Subject: Education, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results, Pedagogic Resources, Activities:Field Activity:Research experiences for students, Field laboratories

Integrating Policy and Land Management Issues into a Natural Sciences Education: Teaching Environmental Sciences on the lower San Juan River, Utah
Michael H. Ort, Diana E. Anderson, David M. Ostergren
This article describes an interdisciplinary field course combining natural sciences and policy and land management. The course is founded on a place-based set of problems. The course consists of a ...

Subject: Biology, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science, Policy:US National Policy
Resource Type: Course Information, Scientific Resources:Research Results, Activities:Field Activity:Field camp, Research experiences for students