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Earth education activities from across all of the sites within the Teach the Earth portal.
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Sustainable Urban Adventure part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Activities
Thomas Beery, University of Minnesota-Duluth
In this field based activity students explore their new home in an effort to get acquainted with the community beyond the campus and to experience accessible recreation on a nationally recognized hiking trail. During the nature-based outdoor recreation experience, students explore a variety of natural and cultural history topics.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity:Field trip , Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Local Policy, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Land Use and Planning
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Accuracy, Precision, and Topographic Data part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Activities
Scott Linneman, Western Washington University
This jigsaw style exercise challenges new geomorphology students to collect topographic data and analyze its accuracy and precision.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities, Field Activity, Classroom Activity:Jigsaw
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
Riparian Plant Lab part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Activities
Julie Stoughton, University of Nevada-Reno
In this field exercise for an introductory environmental science course, students investigate plant cover and type in a riparian area using transects. The final assignment is a lab report that includes a summary data table, a graph of cover types along their transect and an analysis of riparian health.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities, Field Activity
Subject: Biology:Plant Biology, Diversity, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Habitats, Environmental Science, Biology:Ecology:Habitats, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
Measuring the Campus Green part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Activities
Paul Vincent, Valdosta State University
Students use basic tools to measure the size of one-quarter acre.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Activities, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques