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    Be Smart, Be Prepared! Planning an Emergency Backpack part of EarthScope ANGLE:Educational Materials:Activities
    Bonnie Magura (Portland Public Schools), CEETEP (Cascadia EarthScope Earthquake and Tsunami Education Program), and ANGLE Project
    Participants learn what to do before, during, and after a potentially damaging earthquake. They brainstorm valuable components for an emergency supplies backpack and then present on their ideas. The primary resource is the booklet Are you prepared for the next big EARTHQUAKE in Alaska?

    Grade Level: Informal, Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Outreach Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Coastal Hazards:Tsunami, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Earthquakes, Mass Wasting
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Rock & Mineral Bingo part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
    Kate Pound, North Hennepin Community College
    This is a rock and mineral 'Bingo' that is based on knowledge and skill (not luck). It was designed as an entertaining and interactive means of developing and improving student rock and mineral ...

    Grade Level: Informal, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Physical Properties
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
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    Using Vaccines to Fight Outbreaks part of Teaching Activities
    Science Buddies
    What exactly is a vaccine? Can vaccines prevent outbreaks? How effective does a vaccine need to be to help a population during an outbreak? Students will explore these questions and more in this lesson plan by ...

    Grade Level: General Public, Informal
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
    Subject: Health Sciences, Environmental Science:Human Population:Epidemics, Pandemics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Measure a Changing Volcano part of EarthScope ANGLE:Educational Materials:Resources
    EarthScope Consortium
    This hands-on demonstration illustrates how GPS can be used to measure the inflation and deflation of a volcano. Volcanoes may inflate when magma rises closer to the surface and deflate when the pressure dissipates or after an eruption.

    Grade Level: General Public, Informal, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5)
    Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration
    Subject: Geoscience, Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Volcanism, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Rebutting the Myth: Consensus on the Causes of Climate Change part of CLEAN:CLEAN Network:Teaching Materials
    This page presents a strategy for addressing a common climate misconception in the classroom, derived from The Debunking Handbook, by John Cook and Stephan Lewandowsky. This material was created by faculty as part ...

    Grade Level: General Public, Informal, High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Rainwater Harvesting Service Learning Project part of Service Learning:Activities
    Linda McCall, Texas Water Development Board
    × Students will gain an understanding of the history, benefits, and components of a rainwater harvesting system and partner with community members to design and build a rainwater harvesting system for their ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), Informal, High School (9-12), College Upper (15-16), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Project:Service Learning
    Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Water Conservation
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review