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Using Project EDDIE modules in MSC 160 Oceanography
Jacqui Degan, Cape Fear Community College
All students have at some point experienced a storm. The Bomb Cyclone module is a great series of activities to use during the Atmospheric Circulation section of an Introductory Oceanography course. It introduces students to working with large datasets and basic graphing skills in Excel, and exposes students to how messy real data can be.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Bomb Cyclones - They're Explosive!

Using the Project EDDIE Major Ions in Freshwater Systems module in Environmental Processes, Challenges, and Methods
Megan Kelly, Loyola University Chicago
This module introduces students to a common and important source of freshwater pollution that invites debate about how to address the problem. By examining publicly available data, students can discover what types of environments are likely to suffer from road salt pollution, compare environmental concentrations of chloride to concentrations of legal and biological concern, and either defend the use of sodium chloride for road deicing or propose another solution, based on their understanding of the data.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Major Ions in Freshwater Systems

Using Project EDDIE modules in Global Challenges, Scientific Solutions: Climate Change
Pamela Freeman, The College of Saint Scholastica
We found this case study to have an outsized impact on our students. The students reported feeling more confident with data, spreadsheets, and analysis, and were surprised with what they could do. They were also surprised by the biological findings, some events were happening earlier and some were not affected by slightly warmer temperatures.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Phenology Trends and Climate Change in Minnesota

Using the Project EDDIE Green Infrastructure/Green Roofs module in Envsci101
Elizabeth Farrell, Nassau Community College
Excess runoff often times carries with it pollutants and contaminants, and has proven to damage water quality. In this module students will explore green roofs as a potential solution to the environmental impacts of increased precipitation brought on by climate change. The module is designed to help students learn how to work with data tin order to help develop and improve their analytical and critical thinking skills.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Green Infrastructure/Green Roofs

Using Project EDDIE modules in Earth Science
Adriana Perez, El Paso Community College
Working with real life data can be a a very rewarding activity for students. It gives them the opportunity to have hands-on experience and therefore is more likely to enhance their learning experience.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:GLOBE Observer Data Analysis through Concept Mapping

Using Project EDDIE modules in BIOL 212: Fundamentals of Biology II, The Diversity of Life
Courtney Campany, Shepherd University
Instructor story detailing adaptation of the Project EDDIE "Climate Drivers of Phenology" module in an introductory undergraduate biology course, covering implementation, challenges in data analysis using Excel, student learning outcomes, and reflections on future use, developed during a QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Climate Drivers of Phenology

Using Project EDDIE modules in Physical Geology
Christopher Berg, Orange Coast College
This activity uses real-time data acquired from an active network of GNSS stations for a scaffolded series of investigations to measure and evaluate the rates of ground movement (and earthquake potential due to differential rates of movement) across and adjacent to strike-slip faults and transform plate boundaries.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Plate Tectonics:Plate Tectonics: GPS Data, Boundary Zones, and Earthquake Hazards

Using Project EDDIE modules in Microbiology (BIO 2300)
Samantha Andrews, Georgia State University
This module will help students explore the environmental impact of sewage spills on bodies of water. Sewage spills are not only a human health hazard due to the release of waste and microbes, but can also increase algae growth and lead to disruption of the ecosystem.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Investigating Bacterial Contamination in Snapfinger Creek

Using the Project EDDIE Spectral Seismology Module in Geology 1: Earth's Interior
Sarah Cadieux, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Instructor story page detailing the adaptation of the Project EDDIE Spectral Seismology Module for an introductory undergraduate geology course, covering seismic wave fundamentals, earthquake location via trilateration, and integration of digital tools like Seismic Canvas and Google Earth, with implementation reflections and downloadable teaching materials. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

EDDIE Modules: Environmental Data:Spectral Seismology

Using the Project EDDIE Prairie Eco Services in Environmental Systems
This module allows students to explore quantitative reasoning/data analysis in a real-world context, by interpreting and modeling the data from the 2017 Hurricane Harvey flooding. Students also get to apply complex problem solving skills using design thinking, and environmental justice principles.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Prairie Eco Services

Using the Project EDDIE Climate Change Module in Geology 1: Earth's Interior
Sarah Cadieux, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Instructor story detailing the adaptation of the Project EDDIE Climate Change Module for an introductory undergraduate geology course, focusing on using paleoclimate data to teach climate change concepts through pre-class assignments and in-class analysis, with shared adaptation materials and reflections on implementation challenges and future improvements. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

EDDIE Modules: Environmental Data:Climate Change

Using Project EDDIE modules in Introduction to Biodiversity
Mary Mulcahy, University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
This module is intended to encourage beginning college students to take a second look at plants. This module will introduce students to the remarkable natural vegetation and ecological habitats in the United States through exploration of canopy height and abiotic factors found at the core terrestrial field sites of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) project.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Biomes, Vegetation Structure, and Canopy Height

Using the Project EDDIE Remote Sensing of Plants and Topography in R Module in GEO 424: Advanced Remote Sensing
Kyla Dahlin, Michigan State University
This module uses big data methods to consider environmental patterns from local to continental scales.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Remote Sensing of Plants and Topography in R

Using Project EDDIE modules in Using the Project EDDIE Sustainability Metrics Module in Geography
DR. SANGHAMITRA ADHYA, Kalyani Mahavidyalaya
Instructor story page detailing the integration of the Project EDDIE Sustainability Metrics module into an upper-level undergraduate Geography course, covering adaptation strategies, teaching methods, student outcomes, and supplementary materials developed during a Faculty Mentoring Network with QUBES. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

EDDIE Modules: Environmental Data:Climate Change, Macrosystems:Introduction to Ecological Forecasting , Using Ecological Forecasts to Guide Decision Making , Earth and Ecosystems:Sustainability Metrics

Using Project EDDIE modules in Data Science for Life Sciences
Derek Sollberger, University of California-Merced
Instructor story detailing the adaptation and implementation of the Project EDDIE "Hypoxia in Coastal Marine Ecosystems" module into an undergraduate Data Science for Life Sciences laboratory course, including pedagogical modifications, use of R programming, student outcomes, and future teaching plans, developed during a QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Hypoxia in Coastal Marine Ecosystems

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