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Quantifying The Drivers and Impacts of Natural Disturbance Events – The 2013 Colorado Floods part of CLEAN Collection

Megan A. Jones, Leah A. Wasser, Mariela Perignon
Several factors contributed to the extreme flooding that occurred in Boulder, Colorado in 2013. In this data activity, students explore and visualize the data for stream discharge data collected by ...
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Exploring diatom biodiversity in the Everglades and Caribbean wetlands part of Project EDDIE:Teaching Materials:Modules
Katherine Johnson, Florida International University; Gabriel Kamener, Florida International University
Water quality assessments frequently include biological indicators to evaluate aquatic ecosystem habitat type and health. Because diatoms are ubiquitous and are found in habitats where macroinvertebrates are not, ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Biology:Ecology, Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Biology:Diversity, Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Exploring the relationship between periphyton and water quality in karstic wetlands part of Project EDDIE:Teaching Materials:Modules
Gabriel Kamener, Florida International University; Katherine Johnson, Florida International University
Physicochemical properties and nutrients drive aquatic processes that sustain biota. Therefore, aquatic assessments usually investigate these variables as well as biological indicators to gain a better ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Biology:Ecology:Abiotic Relations, Habitats:Water Column, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science, Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Biology:Biogeochemistry
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Introducing the Educational Global Climate Model to Cement Climate Change Learning part of Teaching Activities
Drew Bush, McGill University
Summary These three laboratory activities build student knowledge of anthropogenic global climate change through use of the Columbia University-National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Institute for ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

2018 Kīlauea Eruption Simulation: A Volcanic Crisis Role-Play Simulation and Training Activity part of Hawaiian Volcanoes
Andrew Greene, Hawaii Pacific University
This activity is an accurate role-play simulation of the historic 2018 Kīlauea eruption in Hawaiʻi. The goal of this engaging interactive simulation is for participants to experience a simulated volcanic crisis ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes

"Reef Survivor" Board Game - University Edition part of Teaching Activities
Rowan Martindale, The University of Texas at Austin
"Reef Survivor" is an educational board game that can be used as an active learning tool in a class or lab. The educational objective is to teach players about ecology, evolution, and environmental ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Biology:Ecology, Evolution

OGGM-Edu Glaciology Lab 3: Simulating glacier flow part of Teaching Activities
Lizz Ultee, Middlebury College
This is a lab activity to involve students in understanding glacier flow, and how ice flow is a defining factor in how glaciers react to climate change. The activity introduces two resources: A video of ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Modeling/Physical Experiments, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change

In-Lecture Story Problems part of Teaching Activities
Kyle Fredrick, Pennsylvania Western University - California
Authors: Dr. Kyle C. Fredrick, Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania (fredrick@calu.edu)Dr. Cailey B. Condit, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Teaching Materials:Activities
Emad Habib, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The module offers background content on the fundamentals of remote sensing, but also integrates a set of existing online tools for visualization and analysis of satellite observations. Specifically, students are ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Problem Set
Subject: Engineering, Geoscience, Environmental Science
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Virtual Landscapes Geological Mapping part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Jacqueline Houghton, University of Leeds
A virtual landscape is a virtual reality environment designed to develop geologic mapping and field skills. They include natural landscapes where the geology can be mapped, and interactive 3D block models of ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Virtual Field Trip, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review