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Sea Ice Extension for the Earth as a System Learning Activity part of Visualization:Examples
Gary Randolph, GLOBE
The purpose is to identify global patterns and connections in environmental data contained in the GLOBE Earth Systems Poster; to connect observations made within the Earth Systems Poster to data and information at ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Marine Resources, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Climate feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric and oceanic circulation, Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Geoscience:Hydrology:Snowpack and Snow Melt, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Environmental Science, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Hydrology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Global energy balance, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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The Fishing Game part of Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
Bill Prothero, University of California-Santa Barbara
The Fishing Game pits students against two virtual fishing companies. The goal is to maximize the company's bank account at the end of 10 years' fishing. This almost always results in a crash of the ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography, Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries

Carbon in the Oceans part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Amy Townsend-Small, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
In this assignment, students in small groups are asked to interpret and explain a figure depicting one aspect of marine carbon biogeochemistry. Then a representative of each group explains the figure to the class.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geochemistry:Oxidation/Reduction Reactions, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Carbon Cycling, Nutrient Limitation and Cycling, Environmental Science, Global Change and Climate, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Elements, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Preciptation, Evaporation, and Transpiration Activity part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Amy Townsend-Small, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
The students must use crayons or colored pencils to create maps of global precipitation and evaporation rates. One worksheet is provided to each group of students. Then a representative from each group explains ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science, Human Population
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Exploring Ocean Resources in Our Everyday Lives part of Oceanography:Activities
Janelle Sikorski, Miami University-Oxford
Students are asked to keep a food diary for 24 hours and then asked to analyze the products they consumed in terms of the ocean resources needed to make and deliver that product. This assignment was designed to ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Activities, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Environmental Reconnaissance of a Salt Marsh part of Teaching Methods:Teaching with Google Earth:Examples
Glenn Richard, SUNY at Stony Brook
This is a field and computer laboratory exercise that introduces undergraduate students, advanced high school students, and members of the general public to using Google Earth, GPS, aerial imagery, and an online ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Marine, Biology:Ecology:Habitats, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Ecosystems:Habitats, Ecology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

And On His Farm He Had Some Fish part of EarthLabs for Educators:Fisheries
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah L. Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Aquaculture has been the fastest growing food-production industry in ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

To Fish or Not to Fish? part of EarthLabs for Educators:Fisheries
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah L. Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives This lab activity introduces students to Marine Protected Areas ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Environmental Science:Ecosystems
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk CT - Field Trip Assignment part of Urban Geology:Activities
Eryn Klosko, SUNY Westchester Community College
Self-guided field trip assignment to the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk CT

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Consequences of Modern Energy Use: A Remote Sensing analysis of the gulf oil spill using ArcGIS software. part of Energy:Energy Activities
Jared Beeton, Adams State University
Students download satellite imagery and conduct a remote sensing analysis of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using ArcGIS software.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
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
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review