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Water Quality Module part of Project EDDIE:Teaching Materials:Modules
This module was initially developed by Castendyk, D. and Gibson, C. 30 June 2015. Project EDDIE: Water Quality. Project EDDIE Module 6, Version 1. cemast.illinoisstate.edu/data-for-students/modules/water-quality.shtml. Module development was supported by NSF DEB 1245707.
Water quality is a critical concept for undergraduate students studying Earth Sciences, Biology, and Environmental Sciences. Many of these students will be asked to assess the impacts of a proposed anthropogenic ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Chemistry:Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Acidification of the Oceans at the time of KPg event and Now part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Cathy Carpenter, Norwich City School District; Shaundra Davis, Richfield Springs Central School District
This activity will engage students in researching the sequence of events and effects of the KPg event. Students will compare using data the acidification of oceans today to the acidification of the oceans after the ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Carbon Capture & Storage, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Carbon Cycling, Biology:Evolution, Geoscience:Oceanography:Chemical, Ocean-Climate Interactions, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Natural causes, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Acids & Bases, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Recent climate data, Greenhouse effect, Carbon capture & storage, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Recent climate data, Natural causes, Paleoclimate records, Anthropogenic causes, Greenhouse effect, Carbon capture & storage

Why is the Earth Still Hot Inside? part of Earth and Space Science:Summer 2010:Activities
Aaron Keller
Inquiry lab in which students study the rate of heat transfer as a function of size. Larger objects lose heat more slowly than smaller objects because their surface area relative to their volume is smaller. Relevant to the study of planetary formation, comparative planetology, basic thermodynamics, scientific inquiry, error checking, and the consequences of scaling.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Chemistry:General Chemistry:Thermodynamics:Heat
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Lab 8: Hot Water and Hurricanes part of EarthLabs for Educators:Hurricanes
The lab activity described here was created by LuAnn Dahlman and Sarah Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students explore issues related to the rapid intensification of ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Maps, Computer Applications
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Thermodynamics:Heat
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Lab 5: All About Air Pressure part of EarthLabs for Educators:Hurricanes
John McDaris, Carleton College
The lab activity described here was created by John McDaris of SERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students select a storm from the HURDAT database and create its track in the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Hurricanes and Heat Transfer part of EarthLabs for Educators:Hurricanes
John McDaris, Carleton College
The lab activity described here was created by John McDaris of SERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives In this activity students investigate how hurricanes transfer heat by conducting ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Chemistry:General Chemistry:Thermodynamics:Heat, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Resources for using PhET simulations in class – PhET Activities Database part of Pedagogy in Action:Library:PhET Interactive Science Simulations:Examples
Sam McKagan, American Association of Physics Teachers
The PhET Activities Database is a collection of resources for using PhET sims. It includes hundreds of lesson plans, homework assignments, labs, clicker questions, and more. Some activities have been created by the PhET team and some have been created by teachers.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Physics, Biology, Chemistry

Acid-Base Titration of an Eggshell part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Jeff Ehmke
This activity is acid-base titration lab where students determine the percent of calcium carbonate in an eggshell.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Acids & Bases

Hurricanes Unit Overview part of EarthLabs for Educators:Hurricanes
LuAnn Dahlman, NOAA; John McDaris, Carleton College
In this EarthLabs module, students will do hands-on experiments and study hurricanes in satellite imagery and visualizations. They'll also explore over 150 years of storm data to find out when and where these storms occur. If students are studying hurricanes during hurricane season, they can monitor the position and status of storms in real time. Hurricanes can serve as an exciting entry point into understanding everyday weather, or a culminating topic for an Earth system or environmental science unit.

Grade Level: Middle (6-8):Middle - 8, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Pedagogic Resources
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Forecasting, Extreme weather, Winds, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Seasonal patterns, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air pressure, Atmospheric circulation

Torpedo Designing Contest part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Lance Kuehn, Rosemount High School, Rosemount, MN
This project is a classroom investigation where students design a chemical torpedo out of pipettes, baking soda and vinegar to travel down a rain gutter. While working on the project the students will have to analyze their design, interpret their success and failures, adapt their creation and compete against other students in distance and velocities of their launched torpedo.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Chemistry:General Chemistry:Chemical Reactions:Stoichiometry, Physics:Fluid Mechanics