In this activity, students learn the true nature of the chi-square and F distributions in lecture notes (PowerPoint file) and an Excel simulation. This leads to a discussion of the properties of the two distributions....

The evaluation of human impacts on the environment is an important element of environmental science. Although students may be quite familiar with local impacts, impacts on broader scales of time and space may be less...

This is a lecture-based activity designed to stimulate discussion in the classroom. Students are introduced to shrimp aquaculture and harvest and consider the environmental and social impacts of shrimp farming. The...

This instructional guide is designed to provide instructors with lecture support on the topic of marine fisheries using a case study of the Atlantic cod to illustrate major issues. For centuries the Atlantic cod was the...

This instructional guide is designed to provide instructors with lecture support on the topic of marine reserves with an emphasis on their role in ecosystem-based fishery management. Our current understanding of the...