Classroom Activities for Teaching Public Policy in the Earth Sciences

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Water Wars: A look at Gallatin Valley Water Controversies part of Activities
This virtual field trip explores the science and policy of a ground water dispute in Gallatin Valley Montana. The virtual field trip uses a role-playing activity to explore the geology, hydrology and policy related ...

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Policy:Local Policy, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Classroom Activity, Project

Incorporating Information Literacy into Climate Change Teaching part of Cutting Edge:Climate Change:Activities
This module contains 10 topics related to finding and evaluating scientific information related to climate change. The skills learned are transferable to any subject area. Each topic includes exercises.

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climatology , Environmental Science:Policy
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Project, Writing Assignment

Simulation of international negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions part of Cutting Edge:Climate Change:Activities
In order to convey how the international community is responding to climate change, students engage in a simulation of the international negotiation process. Participants learn first hand the interests of different ...

Subject: Policy: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Public policy , Greenhouse gas emissions, Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Public policy, Environmental Science:Policy:Global Policy, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric gases, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Classroom Activity

Understanding the Carbon Cycle: A Jigsaw Approach part of Cutting Edge:Climate Change:Activities
In this "jigsaw" exercise, each student is assigned one of five geochemical processes in the carbon cycle to research, fully understand, and then explain to others in groups of five. At the end of class ...

Subject: Policy: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric gases, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Natural causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Atmospheric structure and composition, Environmental Science:Policy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Natural causes, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Classroom Activity

Energy and the Poor - Black Carbon in Developing Nations part of Cutting Edge:Energy:Energy Activities
In this activity, students will explore impacts of the use of wood, dung and charcoal in developing countries for fuel, producing black carbon. In-class discussion will generate a list of several broad topics, ...

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Economics, Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Human Population:Developing/Developed Countries, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Science:Energy, Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, :Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Classroom Activity

What are the causes and effects of ENSO? part of Cutting Edge:Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
This NASA Mission Geography module focuses on the evidence for global climate change. In the specific activity on ENSO, students role play policy makers deciding how to allocate Peru's resources to manage for ...

Subject: Policy: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Public policy , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :El Nino/La Nina, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:El Nino, Climate Change, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity

Teaching Climate Science by Studying Misinformation part of Cutting Edge:Climate Change:Activities
Students critically evaluate the arguments about climate change raised in a climate contrarian newspaper op-ed. This strengthens student critical thinking and content knowledge.

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Natural causes, Public policy, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Public policy , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Natural causes
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, :Classroom Activity

JiTT - Ethics of Fossil Collecting part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Just in Time Teaching:Examples
1) What do you think it means for a fossil resource to be "abused"? 2) What's the issue with fossil hunting on federal land (such as National Parks)? Explain what your interpretation of the conflict ...

Subject: Policy: Geoscience:Paleontology, Environmental Science:Policy:Local Policy
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Just in Time Teaching

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Water Resources part of Cutting Edge:Hydrogeology:Activities
This activity will demonstrate how water quality and environmental health issues can be analyzed together, how hydrologic information can be built up, and how decisions can be made using GIS.

Subject: Policy: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Classroom Activity

Western water law project part of Cutting Edge:Hydrogeology:Activities
This activity allows students to use role-playing to learn about the connection between surface water and ground water.

Subject: Policy: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Environmental Science:Policy:State Policy, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Geology of groundwater occurrence, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Writing Assignment

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