This collection of five learning modules looks at issues related to environmental change and sustainability. Topics addressed include changes in the atmosphere, soil, water, and biodiversity, and what can be done to counteract this and...

In this self-paced lesson, students learn how environmental factors affect the health of living things, including humans.

Explore the General Introduction to Environmental Geology, Environmental Ethics, The Environmental Crisis, and Fundamental Concepts of the Environmental Sciences in this class resource. Lesson plans and activities are offered to help...

A guide to outdoor and environmental careers from Princeton University. Information on types of careers, books, and general resources.

LEED is a program for green building certification. Buildings are rated on a points system in one of five categories, including building design and construction, interior design and construction, building operations and maintenance,...

An extensive report on the creation of our ecological footprint on the earth and how it impacts the global processes and natural resources.

Through this interactive module, history has shown that the multifaceted aspects of nature have been overlooked many times in the past. And thus, our pursuit to control our environment has failed and left us wanting. What does the future...

Contains plans for two lessons that teach environmental print to students using bingo games and matching cards. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...

This instructional activity introduces students to the concept of reading through common items from the community. Through examining these items (environmental print), students will practice their reading skills and begin to see...

In this lesson plan, young scholars are introduced to a variety of natural hazards and explore how understanding these threats make us better able to avoid or reduce their potential harmful impact.

Gain a perspective on the origins of the contemporary environmental crisis, where an awareness of the environment came into being.

An environmental action agency provides information on events that demonstrate how pesticides may wreak havoc on the environment and threaten the food web for years. Examples of effects on honeybees, bats, and frogs are provided.

In this lesson, students explore human impact on water resources, investigate the quality of their community's water supply, and consider ways to clean up and avoid further pollution. (Note: Some of the links may no longer work and...

In this activity, young scholars learn about the chemical reactions that release various pollutants into the atmosphere and what happens when pollutants in the air are exposed to sunlight. They model incomplete combustion using LEGO...

A collection of video lectures from a course that explores the physical processes the control Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and climate that is taught at Yale University. The course covers topics like clouds, rain, severe storms, regional...

Find out how environmental degradation and the depletion of natural resources induced by human activities have attracted steadily growing concerns in the last decades.

This comprehensive resource explains everything from the characteristics of a lead atom to symptoms of lead poisoning.

Students explore their own ecological footprint in the context of how many Earths it would take if everyone used the same amount of resources they did. They compare this to the ecological footprint of individuals in other parts of the...

In this video profile produced for Teachers' Domain, meet La'ona DeWilde, an environmental biologist who integrates her Athabascan heritage and her Western scientific training to help remote Alaskan villages address environmental issues.

In this interactive quiz from NOVA, take the Environmental Challenge and test your knowledge of human impact on the world's natural resources and climate.

Students explore the connections that can exist in a natural environment, and examine how changes to the environment, particularly those caused by human activity, can affect those connections.

What covers less than 10% of the Earth's surface, yet is a vital natural resource for terrestrial life? What filters ground water and supports most of our food production, not to mention the production of building materials and paper?...

What is your school doing to protect and conserve water? Use the following questions to find out. When you are done, make some suggestions for how your school could improve. What could you and your class do to help?

In this lesson, students look at profiles of energy production for different regions of the United States. They examine the conversion efficiency and the carbon dioxide emissions of each type of energy, and then the environmental impact...