Environmental Science

Environmental Technology, Preparation for careers in

This site is provided by The Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center.

Their mission is the advancement of environmental technology education through curriculum development, professional development, and program improvement in the nation's community colleges and high schools.
  1. Suggested HIGH SCHOOL studies

    (a) Mathematics overview, including a section on math and knowledge skills

    (b) Science knowledge and skills
    1. General science knowledge
    2. Basic skills
    3. Life and Environmental Science
    4. Physical sciences
    5. Earth and Space Science

    (c) Technology overview

    (d) Technology education

  2. Preparations at a TWO YEAR COLLEGE

    (a) Mathematics overview including a section on math and knowledge skills

    (b) Science knowledge and skills
    1. Inorganic Chemistry
    2. Organic Chemistry
    3. Biology
    4. Physics (electives)
    5. Geology (electives)
    6. Microbiology (electives)
    7. Ecology/Envir. Science (electives)

    (c) Environmental Technology Overview, including a section on Technology education

    (d) Communications Overview including a section on Communications skills



Environmental Technology, Occupations in

This site is provided by The Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center.

Their mission is the advancement of environmental technology education through curriculum development, professional development, and program improvement in the nation's community colleges and high schools.

  1. Air
    Air quality job functions


  2. Field Services
    Field Services job functions


  3. Information Management Systems
    Info. Management Systems job functions


  4. Laboratory Services
    Laboratory Services job functions


  5. Natural Resources Management
    Natural Resources Management job functions


  6. Pollution Prevention
    Pollution Prevention job functions


  7. Regulatory Affairs Government & Industry
    Regulatory job functions


  8. Remediation
    Remediation job functions


  9. Safety and Health
    Safety and Health job functions


  10. Solid and Hazardous Waste
    Solid and Hazardous Waste job functions


  11. Water and Wastewater
    Water and Wastewater job functions



Environmental Technicians, Type of work done by

This site is provided by The Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center.

Their mission is the advancement of environmental technology education through curriculum development, professional development, and program improvement in the nation's community colleges and high schools.

Includes information about the type of work done by Air Quality Specialists, Chemical Technicians, Environmental Engineering Technicians, Drinking Water Technicians, Field/Laboratory Technicians, Pollution Prevention Specialists, Hazardous Materials Technicians, and MORE!


Environmental Science, Schools and colleges offering careers in

This site is provided by The Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center.

Their mission is the advancement of environmental technology education through curriculum development, professional development, and program improvement in the nation's community colleges and high schools.

An excellent listing of two-year colleges and four-year universities, as well as "4+2 Programs" (high school + 2-year college programs).


Environmental Agencies, Departments and Organizations

  1. Environmental Departments in the United States
    Providing links to each Environmental Department for each of the 50 states.


  2. National and International Environmental Agencies and Organizations



Videos, Environmental

This site provided by Bullfrog Films, which is the "oldest and largest publisher of videos and films about the environment in the United States." Choose from more than 200 titles!

This is an excellent educational resource for teachers.


EarthScore, "Your Personal Environmental Audit and Guide"

This site provided by "Education for a Sustainable Future" (ESF), which is a division of the Concord Consortium.

This 1993 book, written by Dr. Donald Lotter and published by Morning Sun Press, helps you calculate your own personal environmental impact. It is an appropriate teaching aid for both high school and college age students.


Education (I), Environmental

This educational resource is called the "Earth Ballon".

It is a thoughtfully unique interactive K-12 enrichment program designed to teach through "hands-on" experience. It is a large inflatable model of the earth, that students enter to learn about the changing earth. Topics addressed include: (1) Earth Science, (2) Environmental Science, (3) Geography, (4) Math and (5) Social Studies.


Education for young children (II), Environmental

This is a wonderful site for kids provided by Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources.

Includes information on the following topics:
  1. The water cycle

  2. Endangered Species

  3. Recycling

  4. Ozone AND MORE!



Education for young children (III), Environmental

Advertised as "Musical Adventures in Nature for Children of all Ages". This musical album, titled "Good Green Fun" can be ordered as either a CD or cassette, and includes songs by Dharmika Judith Henshel.

Ms. Henshel is a field botanist and ecologist and the songs were inspired during her experiences and explorations in Oregon and South America.


Acronyms, used by Environmental Groups and Agencies

  1. List I: provided by Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa.


  2. List II (International): provided by Environment Australia Online.



Glossary (I), Environmental Science

This site provided by Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa.

Includes terms used by Government and other agencies when communicating about environmental issues.


Glossary (II), Environmental Science

This site provided by Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality.

An extensive glossary with definitions to many environmental terms.


Environment, of the Great Lakes

  1. This site provided by Environment Canada and "Ontario's Green Lane".

    Includes all sorts of useful environmental information related to the Great Lakes region, and outlines the work being done to help produce a healthy and sustainable Great Lakes Basin ecosystem.


  2. This site provided by the Great Lakes Commission of the United States.

    Includes various information on many environmental topics including:

    1. air quality

    2. land use

    3. water quality

    4. biodiversity

    5. air toxics

    6. pollution prevention


  3. This site provided by the Great Lakes Regional Online Brownfields Information Network.

    Includes information relative to the materializing brownfields in the Great Lakes region, caused by economic transitions that decrease reliance on heavy manufacturing.



Acid Rain

Acid Rain, Tutorial on

This site provided by Mark Bennett, of Southhampton University for the "Database for Use in Schools Project".

An excellent, though relatively brief, tutorial for school children.


Acid Rain, Fact Sheet (I)

A comprehensive set of facts regarding acid rain, provided by the Atmospheric Science Division and Air Pollution Section of Environment Canada.


Acid Rain, Fact Sheet (II)

This webpage is maintained by Environmental Defense. Entitled, Earth to Kids, it provides a comprehensive list of facts concerning acid rain; including some interesting facts about emissions trading .


Acid Rain, in Norway and Europe

This site provided by State of the Environment-Norway.

Provides interesting information on acid rain pollution in Norway and the European continent (including, transboundary emissions.

This is also an excellent resource for general information on acid rain!


Acid Rain, in Canada

This site provided by Environment Canada's "Green Lane".

Provides information on Acid Rain and its direct effect on water resources, forests, air quality and health (especially as relating to Canada).


Acid Rain, information for children on

This site provided by Environment Canada's "Green Lane".

Includes information such as:

  1. The normal acidity of rain
  2. an easy-to-understand definition of pH


Acid Rain Monitoring (I), school students involved in

This site provided by the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring, as part of the Environmental Studies Department at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.

An excellent source for teachers who want to get their students involved in "hands-on" monitoring of acid rain.


Acid Rain Monitoring (II), high school students involved in

Monitoring Acid Rain Youth Program

An environmental education program that monitors forest ecosystem health through collaboration among high school students, their teachers, university researchers and local naturalists.

Consists of programs at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and the University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.


Acid Rain Monitoring (III), school students involved in

This program is called Acid Rain 2000.

Provided by Pitsford Hall Weather Station at Northhamptonshire Grammar School, UK.

It allows school students across Europe and the United Kingdom to participate in an acid rain monitoring program, as well as to learn about the changing nature of acid rain and the response of environmental systems to these changes.


Precipitation Chemistry in the United States 1983-94,Trends in

This site provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). This particular research was also funded by the USGS, as part of the National Acid Rain Assessment Program. Analysis is provided of the effects of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Title IV.


Acid Rain Assessment, Canadian

This site provided by Environment Canada's "Green Lane".

Allows you to order FREE copies of Acid Rain Assessment Reports for Canada.


Precipitation Chemistry, Project of the USGS on

This site provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Includes information on the USGS's part in the National Atmospheric Deposition Program.


Acid Rain, regulatory policies concerning

This site provided by the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP).

Includes a tracking and analysis framework (TAF) designed to assess, inform and guide U.S. regulatory policies on emissions of precursors to acid rain.


Acid Rain, National Atmospheric Deposition Program

The National Atmospheric Deposition Program consists of a nationwide network of precipitation monitoring sites. The network is a cooperative effort between many different groups, including the State Agricultural Experiment Stations, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture and numerous other governmental and private entities.

The purpose is to collect data on the chemistry of precipitation for monitoring of geographical and temporal long-term trends.


Acid Rain, Experiments (I)

This site provides information on how to construct experiments dealing with acid rain and measuring the pH of various substances. This site is hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).


Acid Rain, Experiments (II)

This site provides information on how to create your own acid rain monitoring station, as well as how to collect and measure pH of precipitation. This site is hosted by the Quebec English Schools Network.


Acid Rain, Learning Activities for students

This site is provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

It provides teachers with ideas on how to help students learn about acid rain (including activities for individuals, small groups as well as the entire classroom!).



Acid Rain, Lesson Plan on

Covers a number of topics associated with "acid rain",
including:

  1. the pH scale,


  2. Definition of Acid Rain,


  3. How Acid Rain is Measured,


  4. Sources of acid pollution,


  5. Pollution control measures,


  6. Understanding the effects of acid rain.


Also included are lesson plans to help teachers present the topic of acid rain to children in grades 6 to 8. This site is hosted by The National Park Service.


(This page last updated 12/23/01)

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