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    Unit 2: Soil Characteristics and Their Relationship to Land Use Practices part of A Growing Concern
    Hannah Scherer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ; Martha Murphy, Santa Rosa Junior College; Sarah Fortner, Carleton College
    In a hands-on exploration, students will learn to describe and quantify the porosity and permeability of soil models representative of both agricultural and natural environments. Students will use this information ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Think-Pair-Share, Course Module, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration, Activities:Writing Assignment
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Hydrology, Soils, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils:Soils, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
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    Rolling Rocks (Not the Beer!) - How Nature Shapes Stone part of Teaching Activities
    Scott Brande, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    The transformation of massive rock to sediment (i.e., gravel) is a process of nature not confined to Earth. A qualitative introduction to the forces of weathering and erosion that control the development of ...

    Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Spring Break-Weathering Homework part of Introductory Courses:Activities
    Dori Farthing, SUNY College at Geneseo
    This short assignment gets students thinking about and looking for geology while on spring break. Students are asked to photograph a feature of weathering and they must be in the picture. Students must then do a ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
    On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities collection.
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    Paper: "Limitations and Hazards to Home Construction" part of Geomorphology:Activities
    Rich Whittecar, Old Dominion University
    This is a semester-long writing project that incorporates exercises completed during first two thirds of the term. Students evaluate geomorphic conditions and potential hazards on one of four properties in western ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Writing Assignment, Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes, Weathering/Soils, Landforms/Processes:Hillslopes, Fluvial
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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    Geomorphology Field Research Project part of Geomorphology:Activities
    Jeff Marshall, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
    This research project allows students to integrate and apply their geomorphic knowledge in a comprehensive study of a local landscape. Working in teams, they investigate uplifted alluvial deposits along the ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Writing Assignment, Activities, Project
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils, Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geomorphology:Climate/Paleoclimate, GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Dating and Rates, Landforms/Processes:Hillslopes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Tectonic Geomorphology
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Exploring Soil Development & Conservation of Mass part of Geomorphology:Activities
    Clifford Riebe, University of Wyoming
    This activity aims to develop understanding of soil formation using the principles of conservation of mass. This is best applied to a chronosequence of ≥ 2 soils/deposits, such as a set of terraces or glacial ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project, Activities, Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Field Activity, Writing Assignment
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Hillslopes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils, Dating and Rates, Climate/Paleoclimate
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Diagnosing Landslide Hazard part of Geomorphology:Activities
    Les Hasbargen, SUNY College at Oneonta
    Students investigate an active complex landslide with the purpose of characterizing the risk to nearby infrastructure. Students gain experience with field observation, mapping, and report writing. In addition, ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Writing Assignment
    Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Hillslopes, Mass Movement, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils