Module 1: Freshwater Resources - A global perspective part of Water Science and Society
Demian Saffer and Michael Arthur, Pennsylvania State University and Patrick Belmont, Utah State University
In this module, we will examine the distribution of freshwater resources, the major uses of water, and present and anticipated future demand for water, globally, as human population increases. We will explore the ...

Module 6: Groundwater Hydrology part of Water Science and Society
Demian Saffer and Michael Arthur, Pennsylvania State University
In this two-part module, we focus on the occurrence and movement of groundwater. Key topics will include an overview of aquifer types and nomenclature, and the physical properties and processes that govern the ...

Module 8.1: Cities in Peril: Dealing with Water Scarcity part of Water Science and Society
Demian Saffer and Michael Arthur, Pennsylvania State University and Patrick Belmont, Utah State University
In this first part of Module 8, we will focus on current strategies for addressing water scarcity. In part, these strategies have arisen within the confines of water laws that have shaped the history of water ...

Unit 3: Crops and Irrigation Patterns in the United States part of Water, Agriculture, Sustainability
Chris Sinton, Ithaca College
This unit is designed to allow students to quantitatively assess how much water is used for irrigating crops and how this varies across the United States. This unit also has students link water use to the economic ...

Unit 2: Ocean Conditions: Ancient to Modern part of Ocean Sustainability
MICHELLE KINZEL, Southwestern College; Astrid Schnetzer, North Carolina State University; Cara Thompson, Arizona State University at the West Campus
Students will be provided with seawater pH and carbon dioxide concentration (pCO2) data spanning as far back as 1850. They will describe trends in pH, pCO2 and atmospheric CO2 concentration, outline why these ...

Unit 2: The Carbon Cycle part of Carbon, Climate, and Energy Resources
Callan Bentley, Piedmont Virginia Community College
Students will explore the different aspects of the carbon cycle on Earth. This includes the original source of all the carbon on our planet, the near ubiquity of carbon, the six principle reservoirs of carbon in ...

Unit 2: The Water Cycle and Freshwater Resources part of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources - Spanish
Translated and adapted by Ruth Hoff, Wittenberg University, from Unit 2 material of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources module by Adriana Perez, Jill S. Schneiderman, Meg Stewart, and Joshua Villalobos
In this unit, students are introduced to the concept of a natural cycle. They are first asked to identify the different components of the hydrologic cycle in Spanish. Students will be able to recognize the delicate ...

Unit 4: An Uplifting Story of Sea Level Change part of Ice and Sea Level Changes
Leigh Stearns, University of Kansas Main Campus; Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College
How much and how quickly does Earth's surface respond to changes in a glacier's mass? How can geodesy help scientists understand the relationship between ice mass change and changes in the bedrock ...

Unit 2: The Hydrologic Cycle and Freshwater Resources part of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources
Adriana Perez, El Paso Community College; Joshua Villalobos, El Paso Community College
Students will be introduced to the concept of a natural cycle. They are first asked to identify the different components of the hydrologic cycle. Students will be able to recognize the delicate balance between the ...

Unit 1 Hazards at Transform Plate Boundaries part of Living on the Edge
Laurel Goodell, Princeton University; Peter Selkin, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus; Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico
This unit uses scientific data to quantify the geologic hazard that earthquakes represent along transform plate boundaries. Students will document the characteristics of the Pacific/North American plate boundary in ...