Unit 2: The Water Cycle and Freshwater Resources
Translated and adapted by Ruth Hoff, Wittenberg University, from Unit 2 material of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources module by Adriana Perez, Jill S. Schneiderman, Meg Stewart, and Joshua Villalobos
In this unit, students are introduced to the concept of a natural cycle. They are first asked to identify the different components of the hydrologic cycle in Spanish. Students will be able to recognize the delicate ...

Exploring in the Footsteps of Columbus: Letters Back Home
Nancy Gates-Madsen, Luther College; Anne-Marine Feat, Luther College
Students will write a letter back home describing a "pristine" wilderness scene of a Caribbean beach. They will compare their descriptions to Columbus's diary chronicling his first impressions of Hispaniola, paying attention to: 1. what is seen (and not seen) 2. the filter/frame of reference used to describe the landscape 3. the rhetoric of the letters.

Gründliche Gründstücke
Amy Gates-Young, Central College

Phenology Plot Project
Ruth Kath, Luther College
Phenology Plot Project--"In Honor Of" Tree Project Enhanced