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Megan Plenge
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
https://geosci.unc.edu/people/faculty/mfplenge/
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Activities (2)
Investigating Rock Classification part of Guided Inquiry Introductory Geology Labs:Activities
Average inquiry level: Structured This lab activity provides an introduction to rock classification. Classification is useful because it allows scientists to identify patterns and organize information. In this lab, ...
Investigating flood hazard mitigation via a role-playing case-study in Brays Bayou, Houston, Texas part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Share-a-thon Session
Set in the Brays Bayou watershed in Houston after extreme flooding due to Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, students will roleplay stakeholders in the neighborhood who are evaluating mitigation strategies to prevent ...
Conference Presentation (1)
Using 3D Modeling to Promote Design Thinking and Inquiry in an Introductory Geology Lab part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Poster Sessions:Friday
Introductory students rarely get the opportunity to engage in one of the most challenging and fundamental steps in scientific methodology: developing scientific research questions, formulating hypotheses, and ...
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Sharing Resources to Promote Teaching Socio-scientific Issues part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Round Table Discussions
Many students learn about topics such as natural hazards, resources, and climate change from the media and their community before they enter an Earth or Environmental Sciences classroom. The media- or community- ...
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July 2022 Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2023 Attendees
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Teach the Earth
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Humans' Dependence on Earth's Mineral Resources Interest Group
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Workshop Participant (39 workshops)
July 2021 EER 2020 Inquiry Based Labs
July 2020 Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2019 Attendees
July 2019