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    An Assessment of Hillslope Stability Using the Factor of Safety part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
    Laura Moore, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    In this homework assignment students are asked to consider the balance of forces on a hill slope using the Factor of Safety.

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set
    Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Geography:Physical
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    Google Earth, Streams, and Glaciers part of Introductory Courses:Activities
    Allison Dunn, Worcester State University
    In this assignment, students download Google Earth and use it to investigate some of the fluvial and glacial processes introduced in lecture.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Glacial/Periglacial, Geography:Physical, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques
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    Westward Ho! How Far is Yonder Mountain part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
    Len Vacher—University of South Florida, Tampa FL 33620 This activity was developed for Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum. National Science Foundation, DUE 0442629.
    PowerPoint module leading students through development of a spreadsheet to calculate the distance of a mountain peak from coplanar vertical angles shot from two points a known distance apart.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Problem Set
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Geography:Physical, Education