Quantitative Activities for Earth Science Disciplines


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Unit 2: Earthquakes, GPS, and Plate Movement
Karen M. Kortz (Community College of Rhode Island) Jessica J. Smay (San Jose City College)
GPS data can measure bedrock motion in response to deformation of the ground near plate boundaries because of plate tectonics. In this module, students will learn how to read GPS data to interpret how the bedrock ...

Quantitative Skills: Problem Solving:Equations, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Spreadsheets, Geometry and Trigonometry:Triangles, Graphs, Algebra, Vectors and Matrices
Software: Microsoft Excel
Subject: Geoscience: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
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Converging Tectonic Plates Demonstration
Shelley E Olds, EarthScope Consortium
During this demo, participants use springs and a map of the Pacific Northwest with GPS vectors to investigate the stresses and surface expression of subduction zones, specifically the Juan de Fuca plate diving beneath the North American plate.

Quantitative Skills: Models and Modeling
Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geophysics:Geodesy, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14)
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Unit 2: Kilauea Hawai'i - Monday Morning Meeting at the USGS Hawai'i Volcano Observatory
Kaatje van der Hoeven Kraft, Whatcom Community College and Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico
How do volcanologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitor volcanoes? In a jigsaw format, students first work in teams to learn one of the four volcano monitoring data sets (GPS, Tilt, Seismic and InSAR) and ...

Quantitative Skills: Graphs
Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Seismology
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
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Plate Tectonics: GPS Data, Boundary Zones, and Earthquake Hazards
Christopher Berg, Orange Coast College; Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope; Julie Elliott, Michigan State University
Students work with high precision GPS data to explore how motion near a plate boundary is distributed over a larger region than the boundary line on the map. This allows them to investigate how earthquake hazard ...

Quantitative Skills: Spreadsheets, Graphs
Software: Microsoft Excel
Subject: Geoscience: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
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Unit 3: Global Sea-Level Response to Ice Mass Loss: GRACE and InSAR data
Bruce Douglas, Indiana University-Bloomington; Susan Kaspari, Central Washington University
What is the contribution of melting ice sheets compared to other sources of sea-level rise? How much is the sea level projected to increase during the twenty-first century? In this unit, students will use Gravity ...

Quantitative Skills: Units and Unit Conversions, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Problem Solving:Equations, Graphs, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry:Cubes and Rectangular Solids, Estimation, Spreadsheets
Software: Microsoft Excel
Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Gravity, Geodesy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
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Unit 4: The Magic of Geophysical Inversion
Compiled by Lee Slater, Rutgers University Newark (lslater@newark.rutgers.edu) Download a ZIP file of this Unit
This unit introduces the student to the concept of geophysical inversion, which is the process of estimating the geophysical properties of the subsurface from the geophysical observations. The basic mechanics of ...

Quantitative Skills: Models and Modeling
Subject: Geoscience: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Wetlands, Surface Water , Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Landfills, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Chemistry:Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Exploration Methods:Electrical Conductivity/Resistivity, Physics:Other Sciences:Environmental Science
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
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Wind and Ocean Ecosystems
Alanna Lecher, Lynn University; April Watson, Lynn University
Wind has a fundamental impact on ocean ecosystems. Wind drives physical processes, including current development and upwelling through Ekman transport. These physical processes, in turn, have cascading impacts on ...

Quantitative Skills: Spreadsheets
Software: GIS:ArcGIS, Microsoft Excel
Subject: Geoscience: Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Nutrient Limitation and Cycling, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
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Unit 1: Climate Change and Sea Level: Who Are the Stakeholders?
Bruce Douglas, Indiana University-Bloomington; Susan Kaspari, Central Washington University
How are rising sea levels already influencing different regions? This unit offers case study examples for a coastal developing country (Bangladesh), a major coastal urban area (southern California), and an island ...

Quantitative Skills: Estimation
Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Hydrology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change, Environmental Science, Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Sustainability
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
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Unit 4: Groundwater, GPS, and Water Resources
Karen M. Kortz (Community College of Rhode Island) Jessica J. Smay (San Jose City College)
GPS data can measure ground elevation change in response to the changing amount of groundwater in valleys and snow cover in mountains. In this module, students will learn how to read GPS data to interpret how the ...

Quantitative Skills: Units and Unit Conversions, Problem Solving, Graphs, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Arithmetic/Computation, Spreadsheets
Software: Microsoft Excel
Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water supply/water resource evaluation, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
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Unit 1: Monitoring Volcanic Activity at Mount St. Helens
Rachel Teasdale (California State University-Chico) and Kaatje van der Hoeven Kraft (Whatcom Community College)
How can data from an impending volcanic dome-building event be used to forecast the hazard to a surrounding community? In this activity, students will examine geodetic data (GPS and lidar) and seismic data in a ...

Quantitative Skills: Graphs
Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
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