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EarthComm (Earth System Science in the Community) is an Earth science curriculum designed for use by all students in U.S. high schools. This website contains resources for teachers, students, and parents, as well as information on the goals and learning approaches EarthComm uses. In addition to the...

This 3-page resource, published in Population Connection magazine, is a student activity that demonstrates "... the limited sources of food available from Earth's land, followed by [a] discussion of how to feed a growing population." The following are the objectives of the activity: describe Earth's...

This tool from the United States Geological Survey provides an easy way to navigate a variety of data sets including aerial photography, AVHRR composites, declassified data, digital line graphs, digital maps and more. The tool also makes it easy to find the latitude and longitude for a given...

In this activity, by the Lane Community College MAPS GIS Program, students work in teams to evaluate Oregon cities’ tsunami evacuation plans related to a potential 8.1 coastal earthquake. Teams use additional information from a Web-based GIS to study the multi-faceted nature of earthquake damage in...

This University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program provides several links to articles on earthworms. These describe the earthworm's importance to ecosystems and agriculture. There is also a section with species profiles of various types of earthworms.

This 22-page report, published by Memorial University of Newfoundland, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Eastern Edge Robotics team for the Explorer Class of the 2022 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that...

This 23-page report, published by Memorial University of Newfoundland, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Eastern Edge Robotics team for the Explorer Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that...

This 19 page case study, from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) National Center, provides an overview of the facility management, maintenance, and operations of the Smithsonian Institution's facilities in Washington D.C. Best practices are highlighted to "provide snap-shots...

In this lesson from MAPS GIS at Lane Community College, students examine the ecological zones in Oregon using a web-based GIS map. Using the skills acquired from the tutorial, students will be able to investigate the connections between ecoregions in Oregon relating specifically to precipitation,...

Module Description: The Fire Ecology and Management Series is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and includes six modules. The series "is designed to address both the general role of fire in ecosystems as well as specific wildfire management issues in forest ecosystems." The...