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Modeling Rare Plant Distributions Using ArcGIS part of Teaching Activities
Elizabeth Crook, University of California-Irvine
In this activity, students work with rare plant occurrence data from the Nature Reserve of Orange County, California to create species distribution maps in ArcGIS. Students are given shapefiles of species ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Biology:Ecology:Habitats, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Contour Mapping With Playdough part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Lynne Elkins, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
In this lab exercise, introductory geology/geography students create topographic maps for a playdough landscape of their own design. This lab was designed to teach students to learn how to work with topographic ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geography:Physical, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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