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College Upper (15-16)
45 matchesQuantitative Skills
- Algebra 17 matches
- Arithmetic/Computation 6 matches
- Differential Equations and Integrals 2 matches
- Estimation 5 matches
- Gathering Data 2 matches
- Geometry and Trigonometry 9 matches
- Graphs 12 matches
- Logarithms/Exponential Functions 4 matches
- Models and Modeling 7 matches
- Probability and Statistics 12 matches
- Problem Solving 15 matches
- Units and Unit Conversions 1 match
- Vectors and Matrices 5 matches
- Spreadsheets 10 matches
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data
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Unit 3: Global Sea-Level Response to Ice Mass Loss: GRACE and InSAR data
What is the contribution of melting ice sheets compared to other sources of sea-level rise? How much is the sea level projected to increase during the twenty-first century? In this unit, students will use Gravity ...
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Quantitative Skills: Units and Unit Conversions, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Problem Solving:Equations, Graphs, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry:Cubes and Rectangular Solids, Estimation, Spreadsheets
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics Gravity, GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 1: Climate Change and Sea Level: Who Are the Stakeholders?
How are rising sea levels already influencing different regions? This unit offers case study examples for a coastal developing country (Bangladesh), a major coastal urban area (southern California), and an island ...
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Quantitative Skills: Estimation
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 5: Societal Implications of Climate Change: Stakeholder Report
Sea-level rise due to the melting of glaciers and ice sheets and ocean thermal expansion has significant societal and economic consequences. In this final unit, students prepare a summary of the impacts of sea ...
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Quantitative Skills: Estimation, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS, InSAR, Gravity, Altimetry
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 2: Global Sea-Level Response to Temperature Changes: Temperature and Altimetry Data
What is the contribution of seawater thermal expansion to recent sea-level rise? In this unit, students create time-series graphs of global averaged sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) data spanning 1880–2017 ...
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Quantitative Skills: Probability and Statistics:Data Trends:Curve Fitting/Regression, Estimation, Algebra, Graphs, Spreadsheets, Problem Solving:Equations
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data:Altimetry
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 1: Introduction to Flooding
Do geoscientists understand the meaning of floods and their role within the broader context of ecological and societal impacts? In this unit, students are introduced to the concept of flooding and the mechanisms ...
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Quantitative Skills: Graphs, Spreadsheets, Algebra, Problem Solving:Equations, Probability and Statistics:Probability
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 4: Measuring Ice Mass Changes: Vertical Bedrock GPS
This unit shows how GPS records of bedrock surface elevation may be used to monitor snow and ice loading/unloading on decadal and annual time scales. Students calculate secular trends in the GPS time series and ...
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Quantitative Skills: Probability and Statistics:Data Trends:Curve Fitting/Regression, Spreadsheets, Graphs, Algebra, Problem Solving:Equations
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 2: Examining the Distribution of Mass Wasting Events
What factors contribute to the distribution patterns of mass wasting events? In this unit, students will use a frequency-ratio method, one of the most common quantitative methods used in the statistical analysis of ...
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Quantitative Skills: Logarithms/Exponential Functions:Logarithms, Problem Solving:Equations, Algebra, Probability and Statistics:Correlation, Models and Modeling
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data:Lidar
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 2.1: Geodetic survey of an outcrop for road cut design
This unit offers an alternative application for high-resolution topographic data from an outcrop. Using engineering geology methods and data collection from TLS and/or SfM, students design safe "road ...
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module, Activities:Virtual Field Trip
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 3: Static GPS/GNSS Methods
The application of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in the earth sciences has become commonplace. GNSS data can produce high-accuracy, high-resolution measurements in common reference frames. Static GNSS ...
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 2.2: Change Detection with Kinematic GPS/GNSS
Though it may be difficult to perceive, landscapes are constantly changing form and position. High-precision GNSS is one of a handful of techniques capable of quantifying these changes and is a key component of ...
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Collection Source: GETSI
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