Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside.

In this lesson, students examines the benefits and the environmental risks of extracting natural gas from shale. Includes handouts, a vocabulary list with definitions, and an interactive on how gas is extracted from shale.

Promoting responsible energy choices and environmentally conscious government policies, NNEC provides information on energy and agriculture, the nexus of energy and water, complexities of power plants, natural gas fracking, energy...

For this activity, students read informational text on natural gas and compare it to other fossil fuels for its greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact. They then prepare a pro or con position on whether natural gas is good...

This collection of three learning modules looks at issues related to resource consumption. It examines theories about how population size affects consumption, the changing patterns of energy consumption, and ways to minimize consumption....

This lesson examines how geologists locate deposits of natural gas in deep shale formations, and the process of hydraulic fracturing that is used to extract it. Includes handouts, a vocabulary list with definitions, and an interactive on...

Learn about how the natural world interacts with itself and how people impact the planet with this science-based text collection of 46 Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) on the topic of Nature and Conservation. [Free account registration...

Images, facts and figures that illustrate and explain the process of hydraulic fracturing.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of natural gas' creation, usage, and effects.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of natural gas' creation, usage, and effects.

Learn about the history of oil and its consumption through the ages, beginning with Bertha Benz and the creation of the first automobile.

This landing page allows learners to explore and learn about the process of hydraulic fracturing.

Use this interactive timeline to learn about the history of hydraulic fracturing.

Find out about the process of seismic imaging which is used in conjunction with hydraulic fracturing.

Learn about the water use during the process of hydraulic fracturing.

Many questions arise when people discuss hydraulic fracturing in their communities. Find answers to frequently-asked questions related to this technology.

Get the facts on the water requirements needed for the process of hydraulic fracturing.

A class investigation studying whether or not human factors can cause earthquakes through hydraulic fracturing.

Selected (8) reading passages (grades 6-10) to pair with "World Without Fish" by Mark Kurlansky. Mark Kurlansky discusses how humans treat the oceans and the fish that live in them, and what the world will likely look like if fish...

Find out how the process of fracturing uses a fluid to fracture rocks for oil and natural gas extraction.

Learn how fracturing fluid is an essential component of the shale gas extraction process.

Find out about groundwater safety when it comes to hydraulic fracturing.

Hear from the Society of Petroleum Engineers' team of Energy Experts, composed of engineers and industry specialists.