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Topographic Maps from the US Geological Survey part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Eileen Herrstrom, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This activity takes place in a laboratory setting and requires ~1.5-2 hours to complete. Students learn how to interpret a topographic map. They read contour lines, construct a topographic profile, and calculate ...

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

Contour Mapping With Playdough part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Lynne Elkins, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
In this lab exercise, introductory geology/geography students create topographic maps for a playdough landscape of their own design. This lab was designed to teach students to learn how to work with topographic ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geography:Physical, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Topographic Maps part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Kyle Fredrick, Pennsylvania Western University - California
This exercise is a lab exercise to introduce elevation, landforms, and topographic maps to Introductory-level students. It is used to convey the principles of land variability and the processes that shape the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities
Subject: Geography:Physical
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Critiquing Crummy Maps part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Emily Burns, Community College of Rhode Island
Emily Burns, Community College of Rhode Island Summary Students work in groups to identify problems with a group of maps from the internet. Problems include lack of detail, lack of readability, no coordinates, and ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Exercise 8: Using LiDAR and GPS data to model the water table in ArcScene part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College
Barbara and David Tewksbury, Hamilton College Tutorial for using the new LiDAR tools (LAS dataset and LAS toolbar) in ArcGIS 10.1 (Acrobat (PDF) 13.8MB Nov6 13). Same LiDAR Tutorial as a Word doc (Microsoft Word ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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GIS course final project part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College
Barbara and David Tewksbury, Hamilton College Summary Final independent GIS analysis designed and carried out by the student; once the analysis is complete, each student develops an assignment or activity based on ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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GIS Resource Portfolio part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College
Barbara and David Tewksbury, Hamilton College Summary In this semester-long project, students develop a GIS resource portfolio that will be useful to them for future GIS tasks. You might also be interested in our ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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How myths form: Accounts from Mt. Pelee part of Environmental Geology:Activities
Lynne Elkins, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
This is a great activity for class sizes ranging from small seminars to lecture classes. It's particularly appropriate for courses that relate hazards/volcanism to culture, society, and human interest subjects ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Sociology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Case Study: Zhouqu, China Landslide part of Environmental Geology:Activities
Robin Humphreys, College of Charleston
This is a 'citizen science' research project where students to apply their knowledge of landslide processes in an investigation of the natural and anthropogenic causes of a real-world landslide ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Project:Investigative Case Studies
Subject: Geography, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Environmental Science, Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Benefits and consequences of using minerals as natural resources part of Mineralogy:Activities
Geoffrey Cook, University of California-San Diego
In a short research assignment, students learn about mineral resources that are used in common, present-day electronic devices (a cell-phone is used as a prime example). They investigate the environmental and ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Environmental Mineralogy, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources, Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Sustainability