This website is the homepage for a geology course concerning coral reefs. Topics in the course syllabus are entitled 'Reefs: A Geologic Perspective', 'Reef Building Organisms Through Time', 'The Modern Reef Ecosystem', 'Corals: Biology and Life Requirements', 'Corals as Environmental Indicators', 'The Reef and Anthropogenic Affects', and 'Saving The Reefs'. Required readings have online links under ... Full description.

This hypertext begins with an introductory overview of the major topics in glaciology and glacial geology. Each topic is linked to a Web page intended to discuss that topic at a level appropriate for first-year university students. Those pages are linked where appropriate to recognize the intimate interrelationships among topics, rather than linear connections between them. Each page allows the option ... Full description.

This standards-based interdisciplinary middle school curriculum utilizes a diverse collection of aerial photographic and satellite images, maps, transparencies, topographic maps, and computerized special purpose mapping products available through a variety of sources. The map products were carefully chosen to provide different spatial perspectives in a variety of map scales, featuring unique geological ... Full description.

Designed for students in a general oceanography college course, this web site provides links to on-line expeditions in oceanography. Topics include marine resources, visualizing beneath the sea, global circulation and the California current, and marine ecosystems. Additional resources include a guide to the Mountains to Monsoons CD, a field trip guide to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and supporting information ... Full description.

ITC develops and transfers knowledge on geoinformation management for sustainable development. By means of education, research and consulting, ITC contributes to capacity building in the developing world. Much attention is given to the transfer of technologies to organizations in developing countries. 'Geoinformation management', 'worldwide' and 'innovative' are ITC's key words. They concentrate on ... Full description.

MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) for High School is directed to the high school population - teachers and students alike. It specifically addresses the physics, calculus and biology disciplines. The goal for teachers is to make it easy to find resources that can be used to inspire students. Students may use Highlights for High School as a guide to MIT courses selected specifically to help prepare for AP exams, ... Full description.

This homepage for a 101 college class about environmental geology is designed to teach students about the increasingly severe resource problems related to human impact on the environment. The class notes section contains lecture notes about topics such as rocks, minerals, geologic time, population, earth materials, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, coastal hazards, mass movements, water ... Full description.

This undergraduate course deals with principles and concepts fundamental to understanding the physical, chemical, crystallographic and structural properties of minerals. There is a syllabus, annotated lecture schedule, list of lecture topics with assoicated links, and a set of on-line quizzes for student self assessment. Full description.

Opportunities for educators to participate in ocean, polar, and environmental science research and peer mentoring. Master Teachers join research expeditions, developing ways to apply scientific data, research methodologies, and technology in the classroom. Participants share outcomes by mentoring new teachers and presenting results to National Science Teachers Association Conventions. Competitive ... Full description.

This geomorphology course contains lecture notes on: the history and basic concepts of geomorphology, hydrologic processes and drainage basins, streamflow, river load, fluvial landforms, karst processes and landforms, glacial processes, glacial landforms, weathering processes, soils geomorphology, mass wasting, and slope stability. There is also a syllabus, calendar, and links to virtual field trips. ... Full description.