Initial Publication Date: September 22, 2016

Teaching by your Discipline

Discipline-specific resources to help faculty, program chairs, and students integrate quantitative reasoning and problem-solving skills into the curriculum through active pedagogy and effective design.

Biology

Genomics Explorer
Allows students to explore large datasets and experiment with iterative questioning strategies.
Microbial Life
Explores the connections between the evolution of microbial life, the history of Earth, and humans' relationships to both.
Professional Society Support: American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society for Microbiology, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), National Association of Biology Teachers
Biology Site Guide »

Neotoma
A library of large, freely-available paleoecology datasets, supported by suggestions on how to teach with real data.
Biocomplexity in the Geosciences
An online collection of teaching resources and activities for the classroom, lab and field.
Earth Exploration Toolbook Biology Chapters
These chapters use data and quantitative skills in presenting topics including wetlands, phytoplankton blooms, and carbon cycles to students.
Curriculum for the Bioregion
An initiative to help Pacific Northwest faculty incorporate sustainability concepts and place-based learning into a wide array of courses and disciplines.

Chemistry

Teaching Sustainability in Chemistry
A web portal to resources on teaching Chemistry with an interdisciplinary approach and a focus on sustainability.
Research Method Primers for biogeochemistry and environmental sampling.
Professional Society Support: American Chemical Society

Computer Science

CSinParallel
Teaching modules for a variety of programming languages, methods and course levels.
Teaching Sustainability in Computer Science (from SISL)
Get ideas for abundant opportunities to incorporate sustainability into the classroom.

Economics

Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics
Engaged pedagogies and innovative teaching techniques for use in Economics courses.
Economics at Two-Year Colleges
Browse teaching materials dedicated to teaching economics at two-year colleges.
InTeGrate teaching materials
Find resources that can help you teach about economics in the context of the Earth and eco-sustainability.

Geoscience

On the Cutting Edge
A variety of teaching materials for undergraduate geoscience courses, from introductory to advanced.
Teach the Earth
The portal to all of SERC's resources for the geosciences.
Earth Exploration Toolbook
A collection of online Earth system science activities that uses real data sets and data analysis tools in presenting topics to students.
Professional Society Support: American Geophysical Union, National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Mars for Earthlings
Teaching materials designed to introduce students to planetary science through authentic Mars data and Earth-based analogs.
Bringing Margins Research into the Classroom (MARGINS/GeoPRISMS)
A collection of Mini-Lessons that repurpose MARGINS data resources, visualizations, and other information sources, to teach students about continental margins.
Teaching GeoEthics Across the Geoscience Curriculum
Resources for incorporating teaching about ethics in geoscience and beyond to better prepare students for the workforce.

Physics

Direct Measurement Videos
Short, high-quality videos of real-life events, supported by teaching activities designed to help students explore physical phenomena.
PhET Interactive Simulations
Learn more about incorporating PhET simulations into your physics course and explore a collection of example activities.
COMPADRE Pedagogic Library
A collection of pedagogic approaches relevant to physics and astronomy courses.
Professional Society Support: American Association of Physics Teachers, American Physical Society

Physics Site Guide »

Mathematics

The Math You Need, When You Need It
Online tutorials designed to help students succeed with mathematics in the context of an introductory science course
Developing Quantitative Reasoning
Teaching tips and materials for faculty seeking to incorporate QR.
Professional Society Support: American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Inc., American Mathematical Society, American Statistical Association, Mathematical Association of America, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Quantitative Skills, Thinking, and Reasoning Site Guide

Measurement & Uncertainty
Resources to help faculty teach the fundamentals of effective measurement and address student misconceptions about uncertainty.
Teaching with MATLAB
A toolsheet that outlines strategies for incorporating MATLAB into the classroom
Mathematics & Statistics Models
Resources and examples of how to use mathematical and statistical models in the classroom.
Quantitative Skills in Geoscience
Resources for students and faculty seeking to increase quantitative literacy, reasoning, and skills in geoscience courses.
Kéyah Math
Place-based exercises in mathematics and geoscience, based in the culture of the American Southwest.

Sustainability & Climate Change

InTeGrate
Explore teaching materials and resources for incorporating interdisciplinary teaching about Earth for a sustainable future into your course or program.
Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)
Browse resources dedicated to incorporating climate and energy literacy into the classroom, along with a collection of peer-reviewed materials for teaching climate and energy science.

Teaching Climate Change
Data, teaching materials, and visualizations for teaching about climate change in the context of social science and Earth's history.
Embed Sustainability in your Program
Tips on how sustainability can be infused into any course to increase student engagement and interest.
Complex Systems
A collection of resources and teaching materials focused on the interactions between Earth's systems, feedback loops, and cycles.
Curriculum for the Bioregion
An initiative to help Pacific Northwest faculty incorporate sustainability concepts and place-based learning into a wide array of courses and disciplines.
Sustainability Improves Student Learning (SISL)
Resources dedicated to teaching about sustainability across disciplines.