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Spreadsheet Warm Up for SSAC Geology of National Parks Modules, 2: Elementary Spreadsheet Manipulations and Graphing Tasks part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners::Examples
Denise Davis, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum/Geology of National Parks module. The second of two tutorials. Focuses on modifying spreadsheets (e.g., copy/paste, insert, sort) and creating and modifying graphs.

Quantitative Concepts: Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Visual display of data :Bar graphs; column graphs; stacked bar graphs, XY scatter plots, Pie charts, Line graphs, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Visual display of data
Excel Skills: Graphs and Charts:XY Scatterplot, Pie Chart, Bar Graph, Line Graph, Other Manipulations and Functions:Data/Sort
Subject: Earth & Space Science

Deciviews from Look Rock, Great Smoky Mountains National Park: How Hazy is it? part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners::Examples
; Len Vacher, University of South Florida; Amie Fishinger, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum/Geology of National Parks module. Students calculate the haze index and standard visual range from concentrations of particulate matter.

Quantitative Concepts: Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Unit conversions, Number operations:Number operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Comparisons; percent difference, change, increase, Logarithms; orders of magnitude; scientific notation, Units and Dimensions:Unit Conversions, Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Units and Dimensions, Basic arithmetic; Number sense
Excel Skills: Basic Arithmetic:Simple Formulas, Basic Arithmetic, Other Elementary Math Functions:EXP, LOG, LOG10, LN, Other Elementary Math Functions
Subject: Earth & Space Science:Atmospheric & Climate Science, Earth & Space Science, Environmental Science:Resource Use & Consequences:Air Quality, Environmental Science:Resource Use & Consequences, Sustainability, Environmental Science

Mined-Over Matter: Remembering Copper Mining at Keweenaw National Historic Park, Upper Peninsula Michigan part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners::Examples
Judy McIlrath, University of South Florida; Len Vacher, University of South Florida; Denise Davis, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum/Geology of National Parks module. Students calculate the amount of rock removed and the value of copper produced at the great Keweenaw District up to 1925.

Quantitative Concepts: Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Ratio and proportion; percentage; interpolation, Unit conversions, Units and Dimensions:Unit Conversions, Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Units and Dimensions, Basic arithmetic; Number sense
Excel Skills: Basic Arithmetic:Percent (format), Simple Formulas, Basic Arithmetic
Subject: Earth & Space Science:Geology:Rocks & Minerals, Earth & Space Science:Geology, Earth & Space Science, Environmental Science:Resource Use & Consequences, Environmental Science

How Much Water Is In Crater Lake? part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners::Examples
Heather Lehto, Department of Geology, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students calculate an answer from a bathymetric map by summing volumes of vertical prisms.

Quantitative Concepts: Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Unit conversions, Number operations:Number operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Estimation, Units and Dimensions:Unit Conversions, Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Units and Dimensions, Basic arithmetic; Number sense, Geometry; Trigonometry :Squares and rectangles, Geometry; Trigonometry , Calculus; Numerical methods:Derivatives and integrals (analytical), Calculus; Numerical methods, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Uncertainty, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability
Excel Skills: Basic Arithmetic:Arithmetic Functions:SUM, Basic Arithmetic:Arithmetic Functions, Simple Formulas, Basic Arithmetic, Other Elementary Math Functions:ABS, Other Elementary Math Functions
Subject: Earth & Space Science:Processes that Shape Earth's Surface, Ground & Surface Water, Geology:Earthquakes & Volcanoes, Earth & Space Science:Geology, Earth & Space Science, Environmental Science:Resource Use & Consequences:Water Quality & Quantity, Environmental Science

Nitrate Levels in the Rock Creek Park Watershed, Washington DC, 1: Measures of Central Tendency part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners::Examples
Denise Davis, University of South Florida; Len Vacher, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students examine the histogram of a positively skewed data set and calculate its mean, median and mode.

Quantitative Concepts: Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Average; weighted average, Basic arithmetic; Number sense, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Visual display of data :XY scatter plots, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Visual display of data , Descriptive statistics; trend lines :Mean, Median; mode, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Descriptive statistics; trend lines
Excel Skills: Statistical Functions:One array:AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MODE, Statistical Functions:One array, Statistical Functions, Graphs and Charts:XY Scatterplot:Multiple Plots, Graphs and Charts:XY Scatterplot, Graphs and Charts
Subject: Earth & Space Science:Ground & Surface Water, Earth & Space Science, Environmental Science:Ecosystem Monitoring, Resource Use & Consequences:Water Quality & Quantity, Environmental Science:Resource Use & Consequences, Human Populations, Environmental Science

Let's Take a Hike in Catoctin Mountain Park part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners::Examples
Meghan Lindsey, University of South Florida; Len Vacher, University of South Florida; Denise Davis, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students use a topographic map and spreadsheet to find how many Big Macs they burned off on a five-mile hike at Catoctin Mountain Park.

Quantitative Concepts: Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Ratio and proportion; percentage; interpolation, Unit conversions, Rates, Number operations:Number operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Units and Dimensions:Unit Conversions, Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Units and Dimensions, Basic arithmetic; Number sense, Algebra; Modeling; Functions:Straight lines and linear functions:Slope, intercept; linear trends, Algebra; Modeling; Functions:Straight lines and linear functions, Nonlinear functions of a single variable:Trigonometric functions, Algebra; Modeling; Functions:Nonlinear functions of a single variable, Geometry; Trigonometry :Circles (including radians and pi), Triangles and trigonometric ratios, Geometry; Trigonometry , Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Uncertainty:Error; relative error, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Uncertainty, Visual display of data :Reading graphs, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Visual display of data , Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability
Excel Skills: Basic Arithmetic:Arithmetic Functions:SUM, Basic Arithmetic:Arithmetic Functions, Simple Formulas, Basic Arithmetic, Angles and Trig Functions:DEGREES, RADIANS, TAN, ATAN, ATAN2, Angles and Trig Functions, Logic Functions:IF, Logic Functions
Subject: Earth & Space Science:Geology, Earth & Space Science

Just How Faithful is Old Faithful? Finding Order in Random Behavior part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners::Examples
; Denise Davis, University of South Florida; Len Vacher, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum/Geology of National Parks Collection. Students create a histogram to examine the time between geyser eruptions of Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park.

Quantitative Concepts: Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Rates, Basic arithmetic; Number sense, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Visual display of data :Bar graphs; column graphs; stacked bar graphs, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Visual display of data , Probability, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability
Excel Skills: Statistical Functions:One array:COUNT, COUNTA, MAX, MIN, etc, Statistical Functions:One array, Statistical Functions, Graphs and Charts
Subject: Earth & Space Science:Processes that Shape Earth's Surface, Geology:Earthquakes & Volcanoes, Earth & Space Science:Geology, Earth & Space Science, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Resource Use & Consequences:Land Use & Planning, Environmental Science:Resource Use & Consequences, Energy, Environmental Science

What Does the Mean Mean? Describing Eruptions at Riverside Geyser, Yellowstone National Park part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners::Examples
; Len Vacher, University of South Florida; Denise Davis, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum/Geology of National Parks module. Students study measures of central tendency in a bimodal dataset of eruption intervals.

Quantitative Concepts: Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Comparisons; percent difference, change, increase, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Visual display of data :Bar graphs; column graphs; stacked bar graphs, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Visual display of data , Descriptive statistics; trend lines :Mean, Median; mode, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Descriptive statistics; trend lines , Normal distribution, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability
Excel Skills: Basic Arithmetic:Simple Formulas, Basic Arithmetic, Statistical Functions:One array:COUNT, COUNTA, AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MAX, MIN, etc, MODE, Statistical Functions:One array, Statistical Functions, Graphs and Charts
Subject: Earth & Space Science:Geology:Earthquakes & Volcanoes, Earth & Space Science:Geology, Earth & Space Science, Environmental Science

Comparing Stream Discharge in Two Watersheds in Glacier National Park part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners::Examples
Mark Rains, University of South Florida; Denise Davis, University of South Florida; Len Vacher, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students study how discharge per unit area varies with elevation in the high country of Glacier National Park from USGS hydrograph data from Swiftcurrent Creek and its tributary Grinnell Creek..

Quantitative Concepts: Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Ratio and proportion; percentage; interpolation, Unit conversions, Average; weighted average, Rates, Number operations:Number operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Comparisons; percent difference, change, increase, Units and Dimensions:Unit Conversions, Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Units and Dimensions, Basic arithmetic; Number sense, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Uncertainty:Error; relative error, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability:Uncertainty, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability
Excel Skills: Basic Arithmetic:Percent (format), Simple Formulas, Basic Arithmetic, Statistical Functions:One array:AVERAGE, Statistical Functions:One array, Statistical Functions
Subject: Earth & Space Science:Ground & Surface Water, Earth & Space Science, Environmental Science:Resource Use & Consequences:Water Quality & Quantity, Environmental Science:Resource Use & Consequences, Environmental Science

Shifting Sands: Quantifying Shoreline and Dune Migration at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners::Examples
Denise Davis, University of South Florida; Len Vacher, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students use weighted averages and data from air photos from 1939 to 2005 to calculate the rate of retreat of the shoreline and the advance of the front of dunes along the shoreline.

Quantitative Concepts: Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Average; weighted average, Rates:Rates of Change, Basic arithmetic; Number sense:Rates, Measurement; Data presentation and analysis; Probability
Excel Skills: Statistical Functions:One array:AVERAGE
Subject: Earth & Space Science:Geology, Earth & Space Science, Environmental Science:Resource Use & Consequences:Land Use & Planning, Oceans & Coastal Resources, Environmental Science:Resource Use & Consequences, Environmental Science


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