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The (Young) People's Climate Conference
Rowan ShaferThis resource is based on the 2015 Climate Change Summit, and it shares both environmental and social concerns related to climate change. This is an activity for students to role-play people affected ...
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Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Public policy , Impacts of climate change, Geography:Human/Cultural, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy, Geography, Environmental Science:Policy, Ecosystems, Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Ethics/Values, Global Policy
Resource Type: Activities
Resource Type: Activities
Geoethics, Ethical Challenges and Case Studies in Earth Sciences
Wyss M., Peppoloni S. (Eds.)
This 450-page book explores ethics in geoscience. It focuses on professional ethics and includes a discussion on improving communication between scientists and the public. The book was written by a ...
Subject: Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Expanding boundaries of exploration
The appetite for mining beyond the confines of the land does not end with the deep ocean: celestial bodies, too, have stirred commercial interest. The prospect of mining the ocean floors and bodies ...Subject: Environmental Science:Sustainability, Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Ethics/Values, Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science, Geoscience, Geology:Environmental Geology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
This page contains the Wikipedia entry for phylogeography. It defines the term and presents a brief history of the term, then gives four examples of the applications of phylogeography - conservation, ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Biology:Molecular Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Evolution, Geography, Biology, Geography:Human/Cultural, Biology:Microbiology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Diversity, Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Ecology, Evolution, Evolution:Patterns
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Gapminder Foundation
Gapminder is a non-profit venture developing information technology for provision of free statistics in new visual and animated ways. Goal: enable you to make sense of the world by having fun with ...
Gapminder is a non-profit venture developing information technology for provision of free statistics in new visual and animated ways. Goal: enable you to make sense of the world by having fun with ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Human Population, Mathematics:Statistics:Data Presentation:Multivariate Quantitative Relationships:Correlation, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Mathematics:Statistics:Data Presentation, Data Presentation:Multivariate Categorical Relationships:Graphical Displays, Mathematics:Statistics, Environmental Science:Human Population:Developing/Developed Countries, Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
The Lifestyle Project
Karin B. Kirk, John J. Thomas
This paper from the Journal of Geoscience Education describes the Lifestyle Project. This project is an innovative way for students to learn about environmental alternatives by modifying their own ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Water Conservation, Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Waste Reduction/Recycling, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture:Food Production and Distribution, Environmental Science:Sustainability
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results
GLOBIO: Modelling Human Impacts on the Biosphere
The Global Methodology for Modelling Human Impacts on the Biosphere (GLOBIO) relates thousands of scientific studies on environmental impacts to risk on ecosystems by the use of different buffer ...Subject: Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Human Population, Geography:Human/Cultural, Biology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Maps
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Maps
This project seeks to understand the long-term interaction of humans, their culture(s) and their environment in southwestern Colorado, USA, from A.D. 600-1300. The research employs agent-based ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology, Environmental Science:Human Population, Ecosystems:Ecology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geography:Human/Cultural, Geoscience:Hydrology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
US Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts
This US Census Bureau site contains figures based on the 2000 census. The QuickFacts include information about people, businesses, and geography. Data presented on individual states can be compared ...Subject: Geography:Human/Cultural, Geoscience:Geology, Environmental Science:Human Population
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Datasets
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Datasets
United States Census Bureau: Statistical Abstract of the United States
This publication is produced by the US Census Bureau, and provides the most recent census findings as well as older abstracts (1995 to 2000) so that comparisons between years can be made. Relevant ...Subject: Biology, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Energy, Soils and Agriculture:Food Production and Distribution, Environmental Science:Human Population, Geoscience:Geology, Geography:Human/Cultural
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Datasets with Tools, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Datasets with Tools, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations