-
Journal Article |
To develop a context for program-level design decisions pertaining to anthropogenic climate change, the authors studied the prevalence of courses focused on human-induced climate change in undergraduate marine science…
-
Pitching Environmental Science to Business Majors: Engaging Students in Renewable Energy Choices
Journal Article |
This article describes an active learning strategy for engaging undergraduate business students, a group often ignored in scientific pedagogy, in learning about renewable energy technology and associated trade-offs
-
Inside-Out: Environmental Science in the Classroom and the Field, Grades 3–8 (e-book)
eBook |
Teachers seeking new ways to integrate Earth science, chemistry, physical geography, and life science into a study of the environment should just step outside! So say the authors of Inside-Out: Environmental Science in…
-
Science Sampler: A project-based environmental unit for teaching content through inquiry
Journal Article |
Recent science education reform efforts for adolescents have attempted to engage students in science by using project-based instruction (Rivet and Krajcik 2008). The features of project-based learning (PBL) are…
-
Tried and True: Inquiry-based environmental science investigations with the fantastic fruit fly
Journal Article |
The use of inquiry in life science can be particularly daunting because of the additional management and care living systems require. However, there are some low-maintenance organisms that work well in the classroom.…
-
Journal Article |
This article looks at the effects of environmental factors such as classification, residence location, and employment status of Hispanic students who unsuccessfully completed first-semester general chemistry (Chem I) at…
-
Journal Article |
The focus of this article is primarily on the success of a semester in which students were invited by the director of the campus library to specifically address, and make recommendations to mitigate, the carbon…
-
Science Sampler: Environmental Service Learning—The Clean Air Zone Service Learning Project
Journal Article |
In September 2006, the Maine Green Schools’ facilitators, consisting of environmental specialists from Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection and Energy Education Program, kicked off the Clean Air Zone Service…
-
eBook |
If you’re new to formative assessment probes, you’ll love the latest book in the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Authors Page Keeley and Laura Tucker give you 32 engaging questions, or probes,…