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Hypoxia in Coastal Marine Ecosystems
Annette Brickley; Kathy Browne, Rider University; Gabriela Smalley, Rider University
Aquatic ecosystems are home to a complex intersection of physical and biological factors and an intersection of natural and anthropogenic factors. In the Chesapeake Bay, low oxygen events have occurred periodically ...
Subject: Geography, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Coastal Hazards, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Geoscience:Oceanography, Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Waste
Groundwater Consulting Lab
Karen Kortz, Community College of Rhode Island
Students are given a real-world scenario in this lab exercise in which they must determine the extent of groundwater contamination while staying within a budget. They progressively request more information and ...
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Contaminant hydrology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Groundwater , Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Organic Chemicals
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Teaching the nitrogen cycle and human health interactions
Margaret Townsend, University of Kansas Main Campus
This activity uses objects, pictures, and text in a matching game to define the nitrogen cycle and the environmental and human health impacts of nitrogen. The game can be used to associate useful and detrimental ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Non-Point Source Pollution, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Biology:Ecology, Geoscience:Soils, Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Organic and Biochemistry, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Bio/Medical Wastes, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Biogeochemical cycling
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Choosing Papers
deborah gross, Carleton College
A procedure for having students dive directly into the literature to select papers that are appropriate for the class as a whole to read and discuss. The activity provides constraints and a format for sorting the ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Meteorology:Air quality, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Air Quality:Pollutants, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality:Pollutants, Environmental Science:Waste
Spatial and Temporal Tracer Test Data Analysis
Kenneth Carroll, New Mexico State University-Main Campus
This is an assignment I worked on with Dr. Brusseau (University of Arizona) for his Contaminant Transport class. In this problem solving exercise, students are provided data sets that could be obtained by ...
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Groundwater flow, Aquifer properties, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geochemistry:Reaction Kinetics/Rates, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Field methods in hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Waste, Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Aqueous Solutions, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Contaminant hydrology
'A Civil Action' 1-D Transport Game
Scott Bair, Ohio State University-Main Campus
The 'A Civil Action' 1-D Transport Game is executed in an EXCEL spreadsheet and is designed to help students learn why models are used by scientists and engineers and what procedures must be met to ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Aquifer properties, Contaminant hydrology, Groundwater modeling, Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Industrial Waste, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Organic Chemicals, Environmental Science:Policy:Local Policy
Consequences of Modern Energy Use: A Remote Sensing analysis of the gulf oil spill using ArcGIS software.
Jared Beeton, Adams State University
Students download satellite imagery and conduct a remote sensing analysis of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using ArcGIS software.
Subject: Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Energy:Fossil Fuels, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Organic Chemicals, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution
Resource Usage Project and Journal
Gina Szablewski, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Students keep track of one resource (water, electricity, gas, etc.) they use for a 7-day period. They summarize their usage patterns, give opinions, and get some self-realization about their habits.
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Water Conservation, Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Waste Reduction/Recycling, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Environmental Geology of the Area where you Live
Michael Phillips, Illinois Valley Community College
Students research and report on the environmental geology (resources and hazards) of the area around their home. The project helps develop students' abilities to apply what they have learned.
Subject: Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes, Radioactive Waste, Environmental Science:Policy:Local Policy, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Land Use and Planning, Geography, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management
Upper Hudson Dredging Debate
Jeff Chiarenzelli, SUNY Potsdam
This exercise is intended to investigate, in detail, a current environmental problem, namely the environmental dredging of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from the Upper Hudson River. After an introductory lecture ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Industrial Waste, Environmental Science:Policy:Local Policy, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Organic Chemicals