Greenproofing
Initial Publication Date: March 7, 2008
Summary
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Context
Audience
cross discipline undergraduate environmental system science Designed for a geophysics course Integrates geophysics into a core course in geology Designed for an introductory geology course
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
self-motivated with a record of achievement and a
genuine commitment to a vision of sustainability
genuine commitment to a vision of sustainability
How the activity is situated in the course
NA
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity
The primary objective is to support the development of
environmentally-conscious engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs of the future
environmentally-conscious engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs of the future
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
skills of scientific inquiry, reasoning, communication, stewardship, collaborative, accountability entrepreneurship
Other skills goals for this activity
Description of the activity/assignment
Greenproofing is a student-led program in environmental entrepreneurship based on funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The project supports the development of environmentally-conscious engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs of the future Uses online and/or real-time data Addresses student fear of quantitative aspect and/or inadequate quantitative skills Uses geophysics to solve problems in other fields
Determining whether students have met the goals
Students research, outreach program and buisiness plan
More information about assessment tools and techniques.Teaching materials and tips
- Activity Description/Assignment (Acrobat (PDF) 303kB Mar7 08)