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Abrupt Events of the Past 70 Million Years – Evidence from Scientific Ocean Drilling part of CLEAN Collection
In this 6-part activity, students learn about climate change during the Cenozoic and the abrupt changes at the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary (65.5 million years ago), the Eocene/Oligocene boundary ...Resource Type: Activities, Course Information
Environmental Health Perspectives Science Education Program part of Web Resource Collection
The Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) Science Education Program promotes environmental health literacy, using the scientific literature to teach students the principles of environmental health ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Research Results, Pedagogic Resources, Course Information
Learning to teach while learning to learn; reaping the benefits of investing in tomorrow's teachers part of Print Resource Collection
Abstract - Significant advancements in our philosophy of learning, the definition and purpose of education and knowledge of how learning occurs have opened the door for restructuring introductory ...
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Course Information
Using Internet technology to deliver an inquiry-based Earth systems course designed for middle school teachers part of Print Resource Collection
Abstract: The past decade has seen the exponential growth of the Internet as a tool to deliver on-line instruction at all educational levels. Many first generation on-line courses employed strategies ...
Resource Type: Course Information
Course Portfolio: History of XXth Century Photography part of Web Resource Collection
This portfolio describes the instructor’s efforts to help students in a history of photography course improve their critical thinking skills through intensive writing. Critical thinking is defined ...Resource Type: Course Information
Speciation part of Web Resource Collection
This page contains lecture notes on speciation. Topics covered include biological, ecological, and phylogenetic species definitions; subspecies; hybridization; mechanisms of reproductive isolation; ...Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Assessments, Course Information, Course Site
Origins of Viruses part of Web Resource Collection
This page contains lecture notes on the origins and evolution of viruses. The primary topics covered are the diversity of extant viruses, the probability of multiple origins, and host-virus ...Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Course Information:Course Site, Course Information
OCN750: Microbial Biogeography part of Web Resource Collection
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. ...Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Collection, Course Information:Course Site, Pedagogic Resources, Course Information, Goals/Syllabi
Early Cellular Evolution part of Web Resource Collection
This PDF file contains the slides from a lecture on the origins of life and early cellular evolution. Topics covered include the prebiotic broth and RNA world theories of the origins of life, methods ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual, Images/Illustrations, Course Information:Course Site, Course Information, Course Site:Course Notes
Activity 1: Evolution and Antibiotic Resistance part of Web Resource Collection
This page contains three student activities for learning about evolution of antibiotic resistance. The first activity involves two videos (freely available on the website), follow-up questions, and ...Resource Type: Assessments:Oral Presentation, Course Information, Audio/Visual, Animations/Video, Assessments, Course Information:Goals/Syllabi, Activities:Classroom Activity, Project, Writing Assignment, Activities, Field Activity