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Classroom Activities for Teaching Public Policy in the Earth Sciences

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Discussion worksheets for popular literature readings on river processes and policy part of Activities
These five worksheets guide student preparation for in-class discussion of reading assignments from Life on the Mississippi, Cadillac Desert, and The Control of Nature.

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Environmental Science:Policy:US National Policy, Environmental Economics, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity

A "Jigsaw" Activity for Teaching about Uranium Mining on the Navajo Nation part of Activities
This activity takes an Earth system approach to teach about uranium mining on the Navajo Nation, and can be modified to teach a variety of case studies.

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Policy:US National Policy, State Policy, Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Classroom Activity

A "Role-play" Activity for Teaching about Uranium Mining on the Navajo Nation part of Activities
This activity uses an Earth system approach and role playing to teach students about uranium mining on the Navajo Nation. Students first use a website to find information for their assigned roles, and then they ...

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Policy:US National Policy, State Policy, Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity

Election Project part of Activities
Students research and report on candidates positions on issues relevant to the course. Students get to apply what they have covered in class to real events relevant to their current and future lives.

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Policy:State Policy, Environmental Decision-Making, US National Policy, Environmental Ethics/Values
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Writing Assignment, Project

Energy Policy part of Activities
Students research and make recommendations regarding the petroleum energy policy of the U.S. with respect to other countries.

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Policy:US National Policy, Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Economics, Environmental Science:Energy, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project

Brownfields part of Activities
I split the class into small groups and assign them a list of properties that are suspected of being brownfields. Their job is to do a phase 1 (dig up background information) assessment and do a site visit to take ...

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Policy:US National Policy, Local Policy, Environmental Decision-Making, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Policy:State Policy
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity:Field laboratories, Activities:Writing Assignment

Development of a Syllabus for Environmental Issues course part of Activities
Students' participation in developing syllabus for a new course "Issues in Environmental Science." Details are included in the document.

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Policy:US National Policy, Environmental Decision-Making, Global Policy, Environmental Science
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity

A mock legislative debate to enhance and integrate student understanding of climate change science, policy, economics and ethics part of Integrate:Workshops:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Activities
This activity utilizes publicly available, proposed national legislation to provide a platform for student inquiry into the intersection of climate science, environmental economics and sustainable public policy.

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Policy:US National Policy, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Public policy, Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Greenhouse gas emissions, Public policy
Resource Type: Activities: Activities

Making Sustainable Business Decisions In Four Different Industries and Their Effect on People (Social), Planet (Environment), and Profit (Economics) part of SISL:Activities
The student will gain a better understanding of "Global Warming" and the "Triple Bottom Line" by viewing the first two videos. Further the CEO2 game will introduce many new ideas/options that specific industries have to select from in achieving their desired corporate/company goals.

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Policy, Environmental Science, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Thermodynamics, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Ethics/Values, Local Policy, Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Economics, Chemistry:General Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics:Education Practices:Pedagogy, Physics:Education Practices, Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics, Education Practices:Instructional Material Design, Active Learning, Chemistry:Environmental Chemistry, Chemistry, Physics:Education Foundations:Societal Issues, Environmental Science:Policy:State Policy, US National Policy, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Impacts of climate change, Public policy, Greenhouse gas emissions, Greenhouse effect, Climate feedbacks, Natural causes, Anthropogenic causes, Mitigation of climate change, Carbon capture & storage, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Policy:Global Policy, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats, Biodiversity, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Recent climate data, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics:Statistics:Statistical Inference and Techniques:Estimation Principles:Interpretation of Confidence Levels, Mathematics:Statistics:Statistical Inference and Techniques:Estimation Principles, Mathematics:Statistics:Statistical Inference and Techniques, Data Presentation, Data Collection, Data Collection:Observational Studies, Data Management and Organization:Missing Data, Mathematics:Statistics:Data Collection:Data Management and Organization, Mathematics:Statistics:Probability:Elementary Probability, Multivariate Distributions, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Natural causes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Mathematics, :Statistics:Probability:Simulation, Mathematics:Statistics:Probability, Mathematics:Statistics, Statistics:Data Collection:Observational Studies:Study Bias Issues, Longitudinal, Economics:Macro policy, International, Quantitative, Micro policy, Markets, Business, Economics:Micro, Macro, Behavioral/Game Theory, Finance, American Studies, Health Sciences, Computer Science, English, Political Science, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Carbon capture & storage, Recent climate data, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Public policy , Global change modeling, Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Computer Modeling, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geoscience:Hydrology, Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Water/Ice, Atmosphere/Climate, Geoscience:Oceanography, Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Geoscience:Geology, Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:El Nino, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Global energy balance, Atmospheric gases, Atmospheric and oceanic circulation, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Geography, :Physical, Human/Cultural, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Evolution of climate and atmosphere, Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Anthropogenic causes, History and evolution of Earth's climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climatology :Hydrologic cycle, Regional climates, Geoscience, :Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Human Population:Nutrition and Famine, Developing/Developed Countries, Environmental Science:Human Population, Land Use and Planning:Industrialization, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Forest Resources:Deforestation, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Drought, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Ozone depletion, Education:Faculty Development, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, tornadoes, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes, Environmental Science:Waste, Water Quality and Quantity, Air Quality, Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Biology, :Diversity, Education, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Energy, Waste:Waste Solid :Industrial Waste, Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Principles , Carbon Capture & Storage, Energy Infrastructure
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Discussion, Project, Activities, :Project:Independent Research, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity, Activities:Writing Assignment, Supplement:Activity, Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Supplement

Protection of Wolves: Biological Ecosystems and Human Interests part of Cutting Edge:Teaching Methods:Structured Academic Controversy:Examples
After being extirpated from Yellowstone Park and other western habitats in the 1930s, gray wolves were reintroduced during the 1980s. The recovery effort has been so successful that gray wolves may no longer be ...

Subject: Policy: Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Policy:US National Policy, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Ecology
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project, Classroom Activity

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