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This page allows searching across the SERC catalogs: the set of resources from the web and in print that have been selected as relevant by SERC-supported projects. The catalog draws from collections created directly by our partners as well as those harvested from other digital library collections.



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Water-Borne Illnesses part of Web Resource Collection

In this curricular unit, students learn how water becomes contaminated with specific water-borne diseases, read personal accounts of unsafe water, and work together to brainstorm solutions to the ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Human Population:Developing/Developed Countries, Geoscience:Hydrology, Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Water Management and Policy, Environmental Science:Policy:Global Policy
Resource Type: Activities:Project, Classroom Activity

The Lifestyle Project Page from Skidmore College part of Web Resource Collection

This innovative project offers a way for students to learn about environmental alternatives by modifying their own lifestyles. It is a three-week exercise for students to reduce their impact on the ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Water Conservation, Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Waste Reduction/Recycling
Resource Type: Activities:Project

Mars Student Imaging Project (MSIP) part of Web Resource Collection

This website features NASA and Arizona State University's Mars Education Program, which offers students the opportunity to be involved in authentic Mars research. Students and teachers are able ...
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science, Geology:Mineralogy:Mineral Analysis
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Field Activity:Research experiences for students, Activities:Project

Asbestos Hazard Assessment part of Web Resource Collection

This interactive site introduces students to concepts related to asbestos and how geologists analyze asbestos in building materials. The site is divided into three components: the geology of ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Optical Mineralogy, Physical Properties, Environmental Mineralogy, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Environmental Geology
Resource Type: Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Course Information:Course Site

Water-Borne Illnesses part of Web Resource Collection

In this curricular unit, students learn how water becomes contaminated with specific water-borne diseases, read personal accounts of unsafe water, and work together to brainstorm solutions to the ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Human Population:Developing/Developed Countries, Geoscience:Hydrology, Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Water Management and Policy, Environmental Science:Policy:Global Policy
Resource Type: Activities:Project, Classroom Activity

Asbestos Hazard Assessment part of Web Resource Collection

This interactive site introduces students to concepts related to asbestos and how geologists analyze asbestos in building materials. The site is divided into three components: the geology of ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Optical Mineralogy, Physical Properties, Environmental Mineralogy, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Environmental Geology
Resource Type: Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Course Information:Course Site

WISE - The Web-Based Inquiry Science Environment part of Web Resource Collection

The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE) is a free on-line science learning environment for students in grades 4-12. In WISE, students work on exciting inquiry projects on topics such as ...
Subject: Biology, Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science, Atmospheric Science:Climatology
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Project

Daisy World Model part of Web Resource Collection

The Daisy World model is intended to illustrate a mechanism through which biota might optimize their environment by means of negative feedback. The model offers a very simplified approach to a ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Global change modeling, Natural causes, Biology:Evolution, Biology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Natural causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Project

Webshaker part of Web Resource Collection

The UC San Diego Webshaker is a live earthquake experiment conducted over the internet. The user can select a historic earthquake or design an earthquake by specifying the frequency, amplitude, and ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project, Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities

The Student Data Mapper part of Web Resource Collection

The Student Data Mapper is part of the KanGIS project, which provides technical and pedagogical support for teachers and schools interested in using geotechnologies such as GIS, GPS, and remotely ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Geology
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project, Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities