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Glacier (?) National Park part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Geology of National Parks:Examples
Judy McIlrath, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum/Geology of National Parks module. Students examine data about the disappearing glaciers in the park; after calculating percentage change in the number of glaciers from 1850 to 2000, they interpolate to estimate when Grinnell glacier will be gone.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
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Carbon Sequestration in Campus Trees part of Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:General Collection:Examples
Robert Cole, The Evergreen State College
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module. Students use allometric relationships to calculate tree mass from trunk diameter in a stand of trees in the Pacific Northwest.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience, Biogeosciences
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
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The Pet Rock Project - Developing Professional Communication in a Petrology Course part of Pedagogy in Action:Library:Professional Communications Projects:Examples
Darrell Henry, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry, Metamorphic Rocks, Igneous Rocks, Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Oil Demand and Consumption part of Process of Science:Examples
Steve Iona, University of Denver
Data modeling activity using oil reserve and consumption data. Students predict when oil reserves meet or exceed reserves.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Economics:Quantitative, Political Science, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Petroleum/Coal Geology, Economics:Markets
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Scientific Observation Activity part of Process of Science:Examples
Pete Stelling, Western Washington University
This activity is an introduction to making scientific observations and exploring those observations. It is designed for students unfamiliar or uncomfortable with science.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Exercise to Calculate River Discharge part of Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:General Collection:Examples
Nicholas Baer, Colby-Sawyer College
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module. Students use field data from rivers to understand how river discharge is calculated.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Nitrate Levels in the Rock Creek Park Watershed, Washington DC, 2: Variability part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Geology of National Parks:Examples
Module by: Mark C. Rains and Len Vacher, University of South Florida Marian Norris, National Parks Service, Center for Urban Ecology Cover Page by: Len Vacher and Denise Davis, University of South Florida
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students calculate standard deviation and z-values to examine a possible outlier in a positively skewed data set.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water supply/water resource evaluation, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Geoscience:Geology, Hydrology:Surface Water, Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Just How Faithful is Old Faithful? Finding Order in Random Behavior part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Geology of National Parks:Examples
Module by: Tom Juster, University of South Florida Cover Page by: Len Vacher and Denise Davis, 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.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

How Does Surface Deformation at an Active Volcano Relate to Pressure and Volume Change in the Magma Chamber? part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Physical Volcanology:Examples
Peter LaFemina, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
SSAC Physical Volcanology module. Students build a spreadsheet to examine and apply the Mogi model for horizontal and vertical surface displacement vs. depth and pressure conditions in the magma chamber.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Physics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
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What is the Relationship between Lava Flow Length and Effusion Rate at Mt Etna? part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Physical Volcanology:Examples
chuck connor, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg
SSAC Physical Volcanology module. Students use Excel to determine a log-log relationship for flow length vs effusion rate and compare it with a theoretical expression for the maximum flow length.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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