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Classroom Activities for Teaching Public Policy in the Earth Sciences

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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

Architectural stone investigation - What makes great buildings? part of Activities
This small group research project, and accompanying field trip, gives students an opportunity to investigate issues related to city planning, building design and usage, and earth materials used as architectural ...

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Policy:Local Policy
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity:Field laboratories, Activities:Project

The Energy Conundrum part of Cutting Edge:Energy:Energy Activities
This is a lecture aimed at preparing students for making the leap from what is to what ought to be. In it, I present the main sociological theories about poverty and examine several places I've lived---New ...

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Energy, Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment

Petroleum Use Jigsaw Activity/Homework part of Cutting Edge:Energy:Energy Activities
Students get one of 3 homework assignments. They then gather in groups, one that has completed each homework to answer questions as a group. The exercises estimate current oil usage, reserves, and amounts available ...

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Energy, Energy:Fossil Fuels, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Problem Set

Cost Effectiveness of Increased Fuel Efficiency part of Pedagogy in Action:Library:Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with the News:Examples
In this example students examine and critique an argument which implies that it is not cost effective to pay for an automobile with increased fuel efficiency. Using a few reasonable assumptions shows that some of ...

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Mathematics, Environmental Science:Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy
Resource Type: Activities: Activities

Petroleum Depletion by Inquiry part of Cutting Edge:Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
This is a draft of a guided inquiry activity to help students become aware of the problem of petroleum depletion or peak oil. Students use existing data to make projections of future discoveries and consumption. It ...

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Science:Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Fossil Fuels
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity

Interactive Model Problem Set part of Cutting Edge:Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
This is a problem set for the course Modeling and Assessment for Policy (graduate course at MIT). It is designed to enable students to use interactive models and reflect on their use in a policy context. It relates ...

Subject: Policy: Chemistry:Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Ecosystems
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set

Marine Noise Pollution Silent Socratic Dialogue part of Geoscience in Two-year Colleges:Activities
In this Oceanography activity, students learn about the history of marine noise pollution and its effects on marine life, particularly cetaceans. The activity concludes with a paired debate using the Silent Socratic Dialogue method.

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Policy, Geoscience:Oceanography
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Activities

Where does your energy come from? Analyzing your energy bill part of ACM Pedagogic Resources:ACM/FaCE:Projects:Integrating Sustainability into the Undergraduate Curriculum:Activities
Students use utility bills to determine the cost and sources of energy in their households.

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Science:Energy, Energy:Energy Policy
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project

An Experiential Pedagogy for Sustainability Ethics: The Externalities Game part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Games:Examples
The Externalities Game is a non-cooperative game that teaches students about the concept of environmental externalities and allows them to directly experience the moral dimensions of collective action problems. It ...

Subject: Policy: Environmental Science:Human Population:Developing/Developed Countries, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Energy:Energy Policy , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Public policy , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Decision-Making, Global Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology
Resource Type: Activities: Activities