
Peter Selkin
Science and Math
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Website Content Contributions
Course Modules (7)
Unit 1 Hazards at Transform Plate Boundaries part of Living on the Edge
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 ...
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Activities (2)
Using Google Earth Layers to Understand Local Geomorphology part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Using Google Earth to understand how geomorphology may control shallow groundwater flooding and surface hydrology.
Laboratory Activity: The Sun and Climate part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
In this physical geography lab, students examine the relationship between solar altitude, solar declination, and temperature regimes. Using data collected in the field, mathematical relationships, and temperature records available on the Internet, students compare the insolation and climate in their location to that of other locations.
Course (1)
Geography 101 / 101L part of Quantitative Skills:Courses
(From catalog description) This course examines the major world patterns of the physical environment. The course covers the fundamental information and processes dealing with the earth's landforms, atmosphere, ...
Conference Presentations (2)
Plastics, Oceans, and Earth: Field-based Learning Influencing Education part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
Faculty at the University of Washington Tacoma offer several opportunities for students to engage in field-based learning to explore science topics. These experiences are intended to evaluate student ability to ...
Living on the Edge: Engaging students in evaluating hazards and societal risks at active plate boundaries part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
The InTeGrate module, "Living on the Edge: Building Resilient Societies on Active Plate Margins" (LOE) consists of six units in which students use qualitative and quantitative information to assess risk ...
Communities
July 2015 Teaching Computation Interest Group
ITG Working with Diverse Students Interest Group
NAGT Webinar Series Interest
Teaching Geoscience Online
Climate of Change Interest Group
Working with Diverse Students Interest Group
Teach the Earth
InTeGrate Materials Developers
Integrate/GETSI 2023 Survey
Workshop Participant (5 workshops)
August 2021 Early Career Workshop 2009
June 2009 Infusing Quantitative Literacy into Introductory Geoscience Courses Workshop
June 2006
Webinar Leader
Webinar Participant (8 webinars)
January 2022 The City as the Field: Inclusive early-undergraduate geophysics teaching modules to address urban environmental challenges
November 2021 Building Inclusive STEM Communities through Partnership with Students
December 2020