Natural Resources and Ecology (NRE)

Course Description

NRE is a foundation-level course within the CASE program of study. The course provides students with a variety of experiences in the fields of natural resources and ecology.

Students explore hands-on projects and activities while studying topics such as land use, water quality, stewardship, and environmental agencies. The study of the natural world including biomes, land, air, water, energy, use and care as well as a focus on issues surrounding man's interaction with the Earth is addressed in this course. Students select an ecosystem to study throughout the course and apply principles of natural resources and ecology from each unit of study to that ecosystem.

WHY TEACHERS LOVE NRE

"The CASE Institute for Natural Resources and Ecology is a game changer! This is what I’ve been working towards on my own, but the difference is that this curriculum has gone through peer review and actually works."

Annelisa Cohen, California

Equipping Teachers

Foundational level
Full year course
Inquiry and project based instructional practices
CASE Institute professional development

Engaging Students

Apply the scientific method
Research and study an ecosystem
Explore natural resource careers and technical skills
Demonstrate lab safety and practices
Use science, technology, engineering, and math to solve problems

Instructional Units

Conservation, Preservation, Exploitation
Mother Earth
Water Works
Lighter than Air
Earth's Energy
Flora and Fauna
Farming, Forestry, and Ferrous
We the People
Past, Present and Future

CASE Institute

Professional development events preparing teacher to implement full-year CASE courses. Institutes provide teachers the content and skills needed to use CASE curricula in their classroom. CASE Institutes range from five to eight days in a hybrid, in-person, or virtual format.

Resources

Flexibility & Adaptability

CASE provides a comprehensive professional development experience, in addition to a work-life balance so teachers can best educate their students. Course work is adaptable and customizable based on teacher preference to fit all geographies and communities.