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Biomedical Ethics for Engineers
Daniel Vallero
Biomedical Ethics for Engineers provides biomedical engineers with a new set of tools and an understanding that the application of ethical measures will seldom reach consensus even among fellow ...

Subject: Biology, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Health Sciences
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary

EPA Water Science and Technology for Students and Educators

http://water.epa.gov/learn/resources/index.cfm
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Discover lesson plans, games, and other resources for you and your students, as well as links to EPA's online training academies. The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the ...
Subject: Biology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Health Sciences, Environmental Science, Chemistry
Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Pedagogic Resources, Activities

NIH Office of Science Education

http://science-education.nih.gov/home2.nsf/feature/index...
National Institutes of Health: Office of Science Policy
The Office of Science Education (OSE) coordinates science education activities at the NIH and develops and sponsors science education projects in house. These programs serve elementary, secondary, ...
Subject: Biology, Geoscience, Environmental Science, Chemistry
Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Activities, Pedagogic Resources

USDA Forest Service

http://www.fs.usda.gov/conservationeducation
United State Department of Agriculture: Forest Service
Established in 1905, the Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Forest Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands. The mission of the Forest ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Geoscience, Biology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Forest Resources, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science
Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Activities, Pedagogic Resources

Visionlearning Library

http://www.visionlearning.com/
Visionlearning
At Visionlearning, we've developed a set of peer-reviewed materials for learning science including modular readings, interactive multimedia, and a glossary - all available for free on the web in ...
Subject: Environmental Science, Biology, Physics, Library Science, Mathematics, Geoscience, Chemistry
Resource Type: Assessments, On line, Pedagogic Resources:Collection, Pedagogic Resources

Environmental Health Perspectives Science Education Program

http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/static/scied.action
Environmental Health Perspectives
The Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) Science Education Program promotes environmental health literacy, using the scientific literature to teach students the principles of environmental health ...
Subject: Geoscience, Biology, Geography, Health Sciences, Environmental Science, Chemistry
Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Research Results, Pedagogic Resources, Course Information

Focusing on function: Thinking below the surface of complex natural systems
C. E. Hmelo-Silver, R. Jordan, L. Liu, S. Gray, M. Demeter, S. Rugaber, S. Vattam, and A. Goel.
This article discusses the value of structure-behavior function thinking in helping students learn about complex natural systems. It is set in the context of learning about aquarium ecoystems.

Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Education, Biology:Ecology
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results

Representational Tools to Support Understanding of Complex Biological Systems

http://reptools.rutgers.edu
Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver, Lei Liu
This resource includes a hypermedia on aquarium ecosystems organized around structures, behaviors, and functions as well as NetLogo simulations of macro and microlevel processes. The macrolevel model ...
Subject: Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Pedagogic Resources, Datasets and Tools:Tools

Evolution from a virus's view

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/news/071201_ade...
This page is a brief tutorial on viral evolution. The text focuses on the evolutionary pressures that balance transmission and virulence. There are additional sections with further recommended ...
Subject: Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology, Environmental Science:Human Population:Epidemics, Pandemics, Biology:Evolution:Processes, Environmental Science:Human Population, Biology:Evolution, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Parasitism
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Bibliography, Pedagogic Resources, Activities:Classroom Activity, Assessments, Activities

OCN750: Microbial Biogeography

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography/zij/education/o...
Z. Johnson
This page contains the reading list for a graduate seminar course in microbial biogeography. Readings are grouped by topic, such as ecological theory, phylogeography, fine- or large-scale patterns. ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Habitats, Biology, Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Diversity:Censuses, Biology:Diversity, Ecology, Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Collection, Course Information:Course Site, Pedagogic Resources, Course Information, Goals/Syllabi