Dan Maxbauer

Exploring the Global Carbon Budget part of Project EDDIE:Teaching Materials:Modules
How much carbon is emitted each year due to human activity? How does that number compare to rates of exchange between carbon cycle reservoirs? Where do our carbon emissions go? In this module, students will explore global carbon budget data to 1) determine the rate of change in carbon emissions, 2) explore changes in carbon cycle sinks over time to investigate where carbon emissions end up, and 3) determine what kinds of rates of change are needed to reduce carbon emissions to zero in the future.

Analyzing pollen in lake sediments to understand climate change part of Project EDDIE:News & Events:EDDIE Workshops:Workshop: Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with Data:Teaching Activities
This activity is aimed at analyzing a stratigraphic sequence of pollen samples from local lake sediments in order to reconstruct past climate and environmental conditions. The main activity fits into a larger ...

Quantitative reasoning in the geosciences through data-rich activities and projects part of Project EDDIE:News & Events:EDDIE Workshops:Workshop: Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with Data:Essays
A content page from the Project EDDIE website featuring an essay by Dan Maxbauer on integrating data-rich activities—specifically lake sediment pollen analysis and tree ring studies—into introductory geoscience courses to enhance quantitative reasoning, highlighting pedagogical challenges, student engagement, and data interpretation skills within climate change education.

Using Project EDDIE modules in Carbon and Climate part of Project EDDIE:Teaching Materials:Using Project EDDIE Materials:Instructor Stories
The Exploring the Global Carbon Budget module is helpful for student exploration for how carbon emissions interact with the natural exchange of carbon in global carbon cycle. The combination of data visualization and active learning helps students grasp both the magnitude and rates of carbon exchange each year.