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    Unit 2: Monitoring surface and groundwater supply in central and western US part of Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources
    Jonathan Harvey (Fort Lewis College) and Becca Walker (Mt San Antonio College)
    In Unit 2, students learn how the techniques for water budgeting (covered in Unit 1) can be used to monitor both groundwater (High Plains Aquifer) and surface water (western mountain watershed) systems. Students ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
    Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geophysics:Geodesy, Gravity, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Water Conservation, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Drought, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Land Use and Planning, Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water supply/water resource evaluation
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    Unit 5: Mitigating future disasters: developing a mass-wasting hazard map part of Surface Process Hazards
    Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College
    This unit serves as the summative assessment of the Surface Process Hazards module. In September 2013, the Boulder area of Colorado experienced an extreme rain event that led to mass wasting in many areas. This has ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Geomorphology as applied to other disciplines, Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geography, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Health Sciences, Environmental Science, Natural Hazards, Geography:Physical, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning
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