Lecture Power Points: 

Most of the images used in these teaching decks were downloaded from Wikimedia Commons. The downloadable power points on the left have animations that are not evident in the pdf counterparts on the right. You are free to borrow and modify these decks for your own needs as long as you credit me and keep the links to the (non-Wikimedia) image providers.

intro.pptx intro.pptx
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environmental policy.pptx environmental policy.pptx
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science.pptx science.pptx
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matter.pptx matter.pptx
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matter of life.pptx matter of life.pptx
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energy basics.pptx energy basics.pptx
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energy flow & cycling.pptx energy flow & cycling.pptx
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population ecology.pptx population ecology.pptx
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community ecology.pptx community ecology.pptx
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biodiversity.pptx biodiversity.pptx
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terrestrial biomes.pptx terrestrial biomes.pptx
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aquatic biomes.pptx aquatic biomes.pptx
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agriculture.pptx agriculture.pptx
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water resources.pptx water resources.pptx
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pop'n & footprint.pptx pop'n & footprint.pptx
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air pollution.pptx air pollution.pptx
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climate change.pptx climate change.pptx
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climate suppl.pptx climate suppl.pptx
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fossil fuels.pptx fossil fuels.pptx
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nuclear power.pptx nuclear power.pptx
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renewable energy.pptx renewable energy.pptx
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intro.pdf intro.pdf
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environmental policy.pdf environmental policy.pdf
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science.pdf science.pdf
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matter.pdf matter.pdf
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matter of life.pdf matter of life.pdf
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energy basics.pdf energy basics.pdf
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energy flow & cycling.pdf energy flow & cycling.pdf
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population ecology.pdf population ecology.pdf
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community ecology.pdf community ecology.pdf
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biodiversity.pdf biodiversity.pdf
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terrestrial biomes.pdf terrestrial biomes.pdf
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aquatic biomes.pdf aquatic biomes.pdf
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agriculture.pdf agriculture.pdf
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water resources.pdf water resources.pdf
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pop'n & footprint.pdf pop'n & footprint.pdf
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air pollution.pdf air pollution.pdf
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climate change.pdf climate change.pdf
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climate suppl.pdf climate suppl.pdf
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fossil fuels.pdf fossil fuels.pdf
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nuclear power.pdf nuclear power.pdf
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renewable energy.pdf renewable energy.pdf
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About this site

I originally started this website in July 2012 in order to promote the environmental science lab manual Ecology, Development, and Sustainability. I have now expanded it to share other teaching ideas through videos of science activities and blog entries with emphasis on environmental science and energy measurement. Given that environmental science is the most political field of natural science it is also the most susceptible to agenda-driven ideologies. I support an impartial and fact-driven curriculum that appeals to thoughtful people from all ends of the political spectrum. I believe that conservation of our natural resources is best achieved through more consensus and less coercion, and that only intellectual diversity provides the necessary checks and balances to reach this goal.

About the site name

I chose the name "entropyrider" based on a personal obsession with the second law of thermodynamics. For the record I did not major in physics: I took my first college-level physics class in the Fall of 2012.

About the banner image

I took this picture of the ruins of Angkor Wat while visiting Cambodia in 1999.

About me

Antonio R. Chaves

I graduated from the University of Maryland in 1982 with a B.S. in fish and wildlife. After two years in the Peace Corps, I worked in the shrimp-farming industry. Eventually, I went back to college and earned a Ph.D. in zoology at Texas A&M University in 1999. I currently teach in the Washington D.C. area.

 

photo of Antonio Chaves

Recent Presentations:

Presented at the Maryland Collegiate STEM conference in April 2024:

EV & Flex-Fuel instruct.pdf EV & Flex-Fuel instruct.pdf
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EV & Flex-Fuel handout.pdf EV & Flex-Fuel handout.pdf
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EV & Flex-Fuel spreadsheet.xls EV & Flex-Fuel spreadsheet.xls
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EV & Flex questions.pdf EV & Flex questions.pdf
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Presented at the NABT conference in November 2023:

corruption poster.pdf corruption poster.pdf
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corruption slides.pdf corruption slides.pdf
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corruption slides.pptx corruption slides.pptx
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corruption short.pdf corruption short.pdf
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Presented at the Antonio Thomas event in August 2023:
whocdc presentation.pptx whocdc presentation.pptx
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whocdc presentation.pdf whocdc presentation.pdf
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whocdc handout.pdf whocdc handout.pdf
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4.3 WHO stdnt.pdf 4.3 WHO stdnt.pdf
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4.4 CDC stdnt.pdf 4.4 CDC stdnt.pdf
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4.3 WHO tchr.pdf 4.3 WHO tchr.pdf
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4.4 CDC tchr.pdf 4.4 CDC tchr.pdf
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4.3 WHO Obesity (teacher).xlsx 4.3 WHO Obesity (teacher).xlsx
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4.3 WHO Life 1990, 2000, 2019 (teacher).xlsx 4.3 WHO Life 1990, 2000, 2019 (teacher).xlsx
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4.3 WHO Life Male & Female (teacher).xlsx 4.3 WHO Life Male & Female (teacher).xlsx
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4.4 CDC (teacher).xlsx 4.4 CDC (teacher).xlsx
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Presented at the Montgomery College STEAM event in April 2023:

cbdc final.pdf cbdc final.pdf
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cbdc suppl.pdf cbdc suppl.pdf
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