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Secondary Education:
Human Health and Global Environment - Course Material by Subject Matter

Topics:

Avian Flu
Biodiversity
Climate Change and the Cryosphere
Disaster Planning
God and Global Warming
Green Buildings
Science of Climate Change
Sustainable Agriculture
Toxins
Urbanization and Suburbanization

 

Avian Flu
Partners with Mary Wilson’s Lecture, Symptoms of Distress: Emerging Diseases
Lecture Given at Harvard Medical School on February 7, 2007
Avian Flu: Lecture Summary, Vocabulary and Lesson Plan
Avian Flu: Online Lecture (Realplayer)
Associated Readings (PDF)

 

Biodiversity
Partners with Eric Chivian's Lecture, Biodiversity and Human Health
Lecture Given at Harvard Medical School on February 14, 2007
Biodiversity and Human Health: Lecture Summary, Vocabulary and Lesson Plan
Biodiversity and Human Health: Online Lecture (Realplayer)
Associated Reading (PDF)

 

Climate Change and the Cryosphere
Partners with Ellen Mosley-Thompson’s Lecture, The Shrinking Cryosphere
Lecture Given at Harvard Medical School on April 12, 2005
Climate Change and the Cryosphere: Lecture Summary, Vocabulary and Lesson Plan
Climate Change and the Cryosphere: Online Lecture (Realplayer)
Associated Reading (PDF)

 

Disaster Planning
Partners with Jennifer Leaning’s Lecture, Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: A Look Back at Katrina
Lecture Given at Harvard Medical School on February 9, 2006
Disaster Planning: Lecture Summary, Vocabulary and Lesson Plan
Disaster Planning: Online Lecture (Realplayer)
Associated Reading (PDF)

 

God and Global Warming
Partners with PBS NOW Program, “God and Global Warming”
Original Air Date: October 26, 2007
God and Global Warming: Lecture Summary, Vocabulary and Lesson Plan
God and Global Warming: Online Documentary
Associated Reading

 

Green Buildings
Partners with Bob Fox’s Lecture, Healthy, Green Buildings
Lecture Given at Harvard Medical School on April 18, 2007
Green Buildings: Lecture Summary, Vocabulary and Lesson Plan
Green Buildings: Online Lecture (Realplayer)
Associated Reading (PDF)

 

Science of Climate Change
Partners with James J. McCarthy’s Lecture, The Science of Climate Change
Lecture Given at Harvard Medical School on February 21, 2007
Science of Climate Change: Lecture Summary, Vocabulary and Lesson Plan
Science of Climate Change : Online Lecture (Realplayer)
Associated Reading (PDF)

 

Sustainable Agriculture
Partners with Fred Kirschenmann’s Lecture, Healthy, Sustainable Food
Lecture Given at Harvard Medical School on April 4, 2007
Sustainable Agriculture: Lecture Summary, Vocabulary and Lesson Plan
Sustainable Agriculture: Online Lecture (Realplayer)
Associated Readings (PDF)

 

Toxins
Partners with Howard Hu’s Lecture, Heavy Metals
Lecture Given at Harvard Medical School on March 29, 2005
Toxins: Lecture Summary, Vocabulary and Lesson Plan
Toxins: Online Lecture (Realplayer)
Associated Readings (PDF)

 

Urbanization and Suburbanization
Partners with Howard Frumkin’s Lecture, Urbanization and Suburbinization
Lecture Given at Harvard Medical School on April 11, 2007
Urbanization and Suburbanization: Lecture Summary, Vocabulary and Lesson Plan
Urbanization and Suburbanization: Online Lecture (Realplayer)
Associated Readings (PDF)