Your teenagers may have heard of fracking, but do they really know what it is? And could they debate the benefits and risks? Educate your environmental science class with a lesson about hydraulic fracturing, non-renewable energy...

After viewing short clips of unfortunate events, your class will consider two sides of a homeowner's court case, and then learn about the Marcellus shale deposit beneath the state of Pennsylvania and the hydraulic fracturing process. In...

Beginning with a general discussion about natural gas, methane, and hydrocarbons, a few videos and diagrams are projected to support the lecture. Individuals participate in a brief activity by drinking juice through a straw, and then...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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

How does fracking work and why is it a source of such heated controversy? Mia Nacamulli explains the ins and outs of fracking.

Find out how the production of natural gas and oil can result in the release of hydrocarbons and other emissions into the air.