Greenproofing

Federica Raia
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City College of New York
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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

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

Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity

skills of scientific inquiry, reasoning, communication, stewardship, collaborative, accountability entrepreneurship

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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

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