Catalog Search

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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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

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

The Great North American Secchi Dip-In part of Web Resource Collection

The Secchi Dip-In is a demonstration of the potential of volunteer monitors to gather environmentally important information on our lakes, rivers and estuaries. This website highlights the efforts of ...
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Hydrology
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Activities:Project, Field Activity, Field Activity:Importation of field observations into the classroom, Field laboratories

Disaster Dynamics part of Web Resource Collection

The Disaster Dynamics project is a learning environment for the study of the unique challenges surrounding natural disasters. By focusing on dynamics, this project emphasizes the complex and emergent ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards
Resource Type: Activities:Project, Scientific Resources:Collection, Activities

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

What Should We Do About Global Warming? part of Web Resource Collection

This 3-4 week science module is designed for introductory college courses and uses data to tackle questions related to global warming. The module includes short and long term temperature trend data, ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Public policy , Greenhouse effect, Paleoclimate records, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Policy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Greenhouse effect, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric gases, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Project

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

Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) part of Web Resource Collection

The Stevens Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) provides professional development and technical expertise to schools by promoting improved teaching and learning in science ...
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Geoscience:Hydrology, Lunar and Planetary Science, Biology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Datasets, Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Project