Elizabeth Gordon

Should iron fertilization be used to mitigate global warming? part of GeoEthics:Activities
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.

Interpreting recent carbon dioxide data part of Climate Change:Activities
This activity engages students in viewing and downloading web-accessed data sets to examine latitudinal trends in CO2 over (recent) time and to interpret a time series of CO2 data from a selected location.

Oceanography at Fitchburg State University part of Math You Need:Implementations
Implementor(s): Elizabeth Gordon Enrollment: 22-25 Anticipated Start Date: Fall 2011 Challenges to using math in introductory geoscience Fitchburg State University is a four-year public institution with a diverse ...

Meteorology at Fitchburg State University part of Math You Need:Implementations
Implementation plan page detailing the integration of The Math You Need, When You Need It modules—specifically Graphing, Rates, Unit Conversions, and Rearranging Equations—into an introductory Meteorology course at Fitchburg State University to address quantitative skill gaps among diverse, underprepared students.