Case Studies and Activities Collection
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Geoethics Case Study: The Keystone Pipeline--Energy, Jobs or Environment?
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman
A case study page for geoscience educators that examines the ethical dimensions of the Keystone Pipeline project, covering energy needs, environmental impacts, indigenous rights, and climate change, while providing teaching materials and assessment tools to foster ethical decision-making in Earth science courses. auto-generated
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Ethical Dilemmas of Backcountry Skiing and Guiding
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman
This educational case study page examines ethical decision-making in high-risk backcountry skiing and guiding scenarios, addressing personal and professional responsibilities in avalanche-prone environments, and is designed for integration into geoscience curricula to foster critical thinking, risk assessment, and ethical reasoning through real-world incidents and pedagogical strategies. auto-generated
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Geoethics Case Study: Pebble Mine, Alaska
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman
A case study page examining the ethical dimensions of the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska, covering geological, environmental, and cultural aspects, and using a 7-step ethical decision-making framework to explore conflicts between mineral resource development, environmental protection in the Arctic, and impacts on Indigenous communities and salmon ecosystems. auto-generated
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Ethics in Publishing
Cindy Palinkas, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
This educational webpage presents a graduate-level teaching activity on publishing ethics in geoscience, featuring case studies and discussion prompts to explore authorship, peer review, and research integrity, aligned with professional guidelines from GSA, AGU, and COPE. auto-generated
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Discovering the oil/plastics cycle
Lauren Sahl, Maine Maritime Academy
This exemplary teaching activity page presents an introductory oceanography exercise where students analyze the oil-to-plastics lifecycle and its environmental impact on albatross chicks, using a case study and mind-mapping to integrate geological, oceanographic, and ethical concepts throughout the course. auto-generated
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Should iron fertilization be used to mitigate global warming?
Elizabeth Gordon, Fitchburg State University
This educational case study page examines the scientific and ethical implications of iron fertilization as a geoengineering method to combat global warming, guiding students through data analysis on biological productivity and carbon sequestration, followed by ethical reasoning and debate, aimed at upper-level science majors and aligned with the On the Cutting Edge peer-reviewed teaching collection. auto-generated
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Geoethics Forums: The Grey Side of Green
Shaun Taylor, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
A peer-reviewed teaching activity page detailing a Geoethics Forum case study on the ethical dilemmas of green technology, focusing on rare earth mineral extraction, environmental justice, and sustainability tradeoffs in educational settings. auto-generated
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Geoethics Forums
Shaun Taylor, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Geoethics Forums is an educational activity page featuring a structured classroom discussion format for exploring ethical dilemmas in earth science, centered on stakeholder analysis, decision-making models, and case studies like mineral resource use and fracking, designed for high school and undergraduate instruction with peer-reviewed teaching materials. auto-generated
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Ten Brief Cases With Ethical Issues
Vince Cronin, Baylor University
Teaching activity presenting ten brief, anonymized case studies involving ethical issues in geology—primarily from engineering geology—for use in classroom discussion, debate, or writing assignments to develop students' ethical reasoning skills in professional practice. auto-generated
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Setting the Context, Goals, Obligations and Commitments for a Course
Vince Cronin, Baylor University
A teaching activity page from the On the Cutting Edge collection guides instructors in using reflective homework assignments to help students establish personal obligations, goals, and commitments at the start of a geoscience course, promoting integrity, stewardship, and ethical engagement in higher education. auto-generated
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