Agricultural Technology Student: Farming & GPS/GIS

Learn how agricultural technology is changing farming, and one student's life, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology.

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Agricultural Technology Student: Water Management & GPS/GIS

See one adult student's experience attending community college, studying agricultural technology, and discovering career opportunities, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology.

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ATE Internships and Co-ops

In this video adapted from ATETV, learn how Bristol Community College promotes internships and co-ops to prepare students for work in technology-related careers.

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Biofuels: Beyond Ethanol

In this video from QUEST produced by KQED, find out what scientists are discovering in investigating the newest methods for converting what we grow into what makes us go.

Careers in Agricultural and Environmental Technologies

This interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain explores several career paths available in agricultural and environmental technologies.

City Farm

In this interactive game from WGBH, players learn about sustainable practices by growing crops, protecting them against unforeseen problems, and determining how best to conserve resources.

Converting to Biodiesel

Meet a college student whose class project to turn cooking grease into diesel fuel resulted in converting bus fleets to biodiesel, in this video from Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative.

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Energy Audit Technology

Watch students as they conduct an energy audit on a home and gain hands-on experience for a career in the green energy industry, in this video adapted from ATETV.

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Environmental Justice: Opposing a Toxic Waste Incinerator

In this video segment adapted from Earthkeeping: "Toxic Racism," learn how farm workers and farm owners formed a rare alliance in an effort to block the use of an incinerator in their Latino community by suing a major corporation for environmental discrimination.

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From Waste to Watts

A new source of energy is coming from neither the sun nor the wind but from a dairy farm. In this video from QUEST produced by KQED, learn how a new project can transform gourmet waste from restaurants into green power.

Generating Electrical Voltage

This interactive resource adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center illustrates how electrical voltage is generated through a process called magnetic induction and describes some of the factors that affect the magnitude of the voltage produced.

Generation of Alternating Current

This interactive resource adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center illustrates the parts of an electrical generator and shows how they function to produce alternating current.

Geospatial Revolution: GIS to Monitor the Environment

In this video from Episode 3 of Penn State Public Broadcasting’s Geospatial Revolution, GIS professionals and U.S. military commanders discuss the ways in which they are employing geospatial technologies on the battlefield to improve vigilance and security against attacks by insurgents.

GPS/GIS Technology: Training & Careers

Learn how GPS/GIS technology is revolutionizing professions, from farming to emergency management, and see how studying GPS/GIS gives students valuable workforce skills, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology.

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Green Technology: Sustaining the Earth

This interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain explores areas of research and innovation in green technology.

High-Tech Agriculture

In this video adapted from ATETV, hear how Kirkwood Community College students are learning to apply new technologies like GPS and GIS to the agricultural industry.

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Inside a Solar Cell

This interactive activity adapted from NOVA Online features animations that illustrate the components of a typical photovoltaic cell and how it converts solar energy into electricity.

Marine Technology Student: Marine Farming

Learn about marine technology and a career in ocean farming, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology.

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Marine Technology Student: Submersible Technician

Learn what it's like to study marine technology, and seeunderwater robots developed by submersible technicians, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology.

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Marine Technology: Training & Careers

Learn about opportunities in the field of marine technology, in this video from Pathways to Technology.

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New Ways to Catch Rays

This interactive resource adapted from NOVA Online explores eight of the latest technological developments designed to harness the energy of the Sun.

Planning Your Future Career in Advanced Technology

In this media-rich, self-paced lesson, students explore the industries that produce and rely on advanced technology and assess how their goals and interests may make them well suited for a career in this cutting-edge sector.

Processing Wheat for Food

This interactive activity adapted from Montana State University shows the processes and technologies involved in turning harvested wheat into flour and other by-products.

Testing the Quality of Wheat Products

This interactive activity adapted from Montana State University shows how various wheat products used in the food industry are tested to make sure they have the desired physical and nutritional characteristics.

Water Treatment Technician

Take a tour of a water desalination plant and learn more about how saltwater is turned into fresh drinking water in this video adapted from ATETV.

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Wind Energy Technology

In this video adapted from ATETV, find out more about the career training available for the growing industry of wind energy technology.

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