Case Study: Zhouqu, China Landslide part of Environmental Geology:Activities
Robin Humphreys, College of Charleston
This is a 'citizen science' research project where students to apply their knowledge of landslide processes in an investigation of the natural and anthropogenic causes of a real-world landslide ...

Gulf Stream Heat Budget and Europe part of Visualization:Examples
Warren Tomkiewicz, Plymouth State University
Student groups are presented a problem scenario to research and make recommendations, predictions, and a resolution of the problem based on data and visualizations.

Save Crooked Creek! Remediation of a Service Station Site with a Leaking UST part of Hydrogeology:Activities
Dr. Paul Ryberg, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
The student group (3 to 4 persons) is given information regarding a leaking UST at a gasoline station in western Pennsylvania; a page detailing the history of the problem and a small sketch map if the site. They ...

Impact of climate change on endangered fish population in Pyramid Lake part of Complex Systems:AGU Modeling Workshop 2010:Activity Ideas
Karletta Chief, Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute Topic: hydrology, ecology Course type: Graduate level course Description Pyramid Lake Pyramid Lake is located approximately 40 miles northeast of ...

The role of geology in the London cholera outbreak of 1854 part of Urban Geology:Activity Ideas
Steven Lev, Towson University
Steven Lev, Towson University Topic: Urban hydrology Contaminant Hydrology Medical Geology Course Type: upper level Description Students will read an discuss the scientific aspects of "The Ghost Map" by ...