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 ...

Geodesy and Gravity Class Notes part of Print Resource Collection
These are class notes for one of the three required geophysics courses in the University of Colorado geophysics program. Chapters include: observational techniques, physical geodesy, stress/strain ...

MetEd: Meteorological Education part of Web Resource Collection

MetEd is a free collection of hundreds of educational modules intended for the geoscience community, from undergraduate students to experienced meteorologists.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Symbiosis part of Web Resource Collection

This online textbook chapter reviews symbiotic relationships, specifically mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. The chapter includes examples for each relationship as well as a discussion about ...

Bacteriophage part of Web Resource Collection

These online lecture notes define bacteriophage and review the composition and structure of bacteriophage, infection of host cells, and phage multiplication cycles (lytic and lysogenic). The notes ...

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 ...

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; ...