Find answers to common questions asked about environmental chemistry. Environmental toxins and recycling are among the topics covered in the FAQ.

Students analyze energy use, cost, and source patterns from household to regional scales and relate these patterns to CO2 emissions.

This digital textbook covers core earth science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, videos, and study guides.

Learners learn about climate change as they investigate how different materials are affected by a greenhouse effect. The lesson and accompanying PowerPoint can both be downloaded.

Students investigate how solar energy can be harnessed to heat water. The lesson and accompanying PowerPoint can both be downloaded, and the student handout is provided in both English and Spanish.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors this El Nino and La Nina resource site that features current and historic information about these weather systems with diagrams.

Links to earth science sites, including safety tips, fun activities, general earth science information, and daily weather reports and more.

Students learn to identify the parts of the Earth system and the processes that connect them. They look for interconnections among components of the Earth system at the local level, using a study site close to their school.

How do greenhouse gases affect the climate? Explore the atmosphere during the ice age and today. What happens when you add clouds? Change the greenhouse gas concentration and see how the temperature changes. Then compare to the effect of...

How do greenhouse gases affect the climate? Explore the atmosphere during the ice age and today.

With this resource, students learn how much fossil fuel emissions have increased since 1600 by exploring a graph showing carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Then answer questions and read facts about climate change over the centuries....

This site from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research offers information on drought and global climate conditions, with an explanation of the trade winds.

This site offers definitions for terms related to El Nino, including information on southern oscillation and its relationship to the trade winds.

This site focuses on water and air pollution in Australia, with a brief mention of sea breezes.

This resource offers in-depth information on weather and different types of climate including desert, tropical rain forests, and more. Also provides worksheets (Word documents) and images relating to weather.

Students can investigate the greenhouse effect on the atmosphere with this simple lesson. The steps are easy and the materials needed are basic.

A collection of interactive concept models and active learning materials for teaching meteorology that illustrate conceptually difficult processes in atmospheric science. Active learning exercises are provided as guided instruction to...

In this instructional activity students investigate how much greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide and methane) their family releases into the atmosphere each year and relate it to climate change. To address this, students use the Environmental...

This website provides information about weather.

Water can be in the atmosphere, on the land, in the ocean, and underground. It moves from place to place through the water cycle.

Polar scientists offer an article identifying the research and observations made on greenhouse gases. Why is there so much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today? Scientists work diligently to determine the causes and effects of these...

This site from Mountains Magnificent for learning about the culture, trails, and atmosphere of the Himalaya Mountains.

Jet streams are like rivers of wind high above in the atmosphere. These slim strips of strong winds have a huge influence on climate, as they can push air masses around and affect weather patterns.

Article describing the Proterozoic Eon, which lasted from 2.5 billion to 543 million years ago. It covers the subdivisions of the Proterozoic Eon, geology, Earth's atmosphere at the time, climate, and life forms. (Published: July 26, 2010)