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Visualizing Systems part of Teaching Activities
Lisa Gilbert, Cabrillo College
This activity introduces students to systems thinking visualization with a free online tool, Loopy.

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science
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7. Better Ways to Illuminate part of Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Maurice Crawford, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore
In this module, students compare three types of lamps that are used for lighting: incandescent, compact fluorescent (CFL) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Students collect data on the amount of heat and light ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Sustainability, Energy, Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation
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11. Composting Toilets part of Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Maurice Crawford, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Benjamin Cuker, Hampton University
Toilet use accounts for the largest use of water in single family homes. In 2016, the average US household toilet accounted for a quarter of a home's total indoor water. Compost toilets are one method that may ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid , Environmental Science:Waste, Sustainability, Health Sciences, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Ecosystems
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4. Creating Electricity from Light part of Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Benjamin Cuker, Hampton University
This module introduces students to the various ways electricity is made from solar radiation. It provides a historical approach following advances over the last two centuries. Students see these technologies in ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Environmental Science:Energy, Sustainability
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9. Hybrid and Electric Cars part of Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Randolph Chambers, College of William and Mary
This module reviews the history of the automobile and its varied power sources, culminating in the latest versions of hybrid and electric cars.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Think-Pair-Share, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Environmental Science:Energy, Mineral Resources, Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Environmental Science:Sustainability
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6. Energy from and to the Earth part of Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Randolph Chambers, College of William and Mary
This module compares the spatial availability of geothermal resources for heating and cooling and evaluates different ground exchange systems for practical application. The operation of enhanced geothermal systems ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration, Think-Pair-Share
Subject: Environmental Science:Sustainability, Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Environmental Science:Energy
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5. Passive Designs part of Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Randolph Chambers, College of William and Mary
In this module, we consider how the actual design and placement of buildings can be important considerations for energy efficiency, thereby optimizing winter heating and summer cooling needs. One of the simplest ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Think-Pair-Share, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Sustainability, Land Use and Planning, Energy, Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation
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8. Efficiency and Conservation part of Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Maurice Crawford, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore
Household energy use accounts for a significant portion of the nation's energy use; therefore, an important aspect of energy conservation is having buildings that are energy efficient. In this activity, ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy, Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Environmental Science:Sustainability
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Unit 1: The Food-Energy-Water Connection part of Food as the Foundation for Healthy Communities
Richard D. Schulterbrandt Gragg III, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University; John Warford, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University; Cynthia Hewitt, Morehouse College; Akin Akinyemi, Florida State University; Cheryl Young, Heritage University
This unit is designed to function as three days of instruction in an introductory urban planning, environmental science/studies or public health course.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture:Food Production and Distribution, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Sustainability
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Tracking Sea Level and Paleoenvironments with Fossils part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Pete Berquist, Virginia Peninsula Community College
Students use the Paleobiology Database Navigator to examine changes in sea level in southeastern North America throughout the Cretaceous, Paleogene, and Neogene Periods. They will plot the change in distribution of ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology:Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction , Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Dating and Rates, Climate/Paleoclimate, Geoscience:Paleontology:Biostratigraphy/Biogeography , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change, Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Paleoclimate records, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Paleoclimate records
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