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Welcome to the home page for the Western Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (Western PETE).  Western PETE is a not-for-profit organization comprised of members from business, government, and academia.  Western PETE was formed to address a national priority for a cooperative effort to enhance science, mathematics, and technology education in the Western U.S.  Click here to find out more about the organization and how to join.

What's New?
Visit the new Advanced Technology Environmental Education Library (ATEEL)
This site is loaded with information for teachers, students and businesses interested in environmental technology.

Brownfields in a Box Now Available through Western PETE!
Western PETE, in partnership with ATEEC, now offers the interactive CD-ROM Brownfields in a Box. This interactive, multi-disciplinary instructional aid integrates math, science, critical thinking, communications, and environmental technology.

What is a Brownfield?
The EPA defines brownfields as "abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and/or commercial facilities where further expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination."

Through interactive CD-ROM, the participants work individually, or in teams, to research the problems and issues of brownfields in Anyplace, USA. These individuals or teams are the "stakeholders" of Anyplace: government officials, real estate agents, insurance representatives, factory owners, unemployed workers, residents, and state/federal agency representatives. They wrestle with the real-life concerns faced by any community with environmental issues to be resolved. The final activity is a role play of a town meeting where all of the stakeholders come together to try to reach consensus on what should be done with the various brownfield sites in the city.

Brownfields in a Box has two CD-ROM's that contain the following information:

CD #1

• Brownfields Scenario

• Anyplace, USA Map

• Role Play

• Bonus Case Study of the Nahant Marsh!

CD #2 (Instructors Manual)

• Role Play Materials

• Activities

• Blank Data Sheets

• Resources

• Brownfields Transparencies

• Guidance

• Evaluation Forms

• Links to ATEEC

All of this fun can be added to your classroom for only $50!  Order by calling (661) 395-4676 or email.

Listserv
Western PETE members are now eligible to join a training topics listserv FREE of charge!

Instructor Resources!
Check our instructor resource page for great new classroom ideas.