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A River Runs Through It: an exploration in land use and water resource management part of Environmental Geology:Activities
Robin Humphreys, College of Charleston
This is an in-class activity where students learn about the interconnectedness of land use, water quality, and water resource management. Students are assigned a river front parcel of land to develop, unaware that ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Sustainability, Water Quality and Quantity, Land Use and Planning, Environmental Science
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Watershed area and discharge relationships part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Steven Petsch, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Students use USGS WaterData website to find data on area, average annual discharge and response to high-precip events in small watersheds in southern New England. Data for the class are compiled to generate graphs ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Environmental Science
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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River of the Dammed part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Kallina Dunkle, Austin Peay State University
This activity is designed to engage students in an active debate about land use and planning, human populations, ecosystems, and sustainability by assigning every student to a "community" along a ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Human Population, Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Land Use and Planning, Sustainability
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Soils as Construction Materials part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Douglas Kowalewski, Worcester State University
This geotechnical project will introduce you with the concept of using soils as construction materials.This project involves characterizing soils using various laboratory analyses and applying the Unified Soil ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Soils:Soil Maps, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Geoscience:Soils, Soils:Classification, Environmental Science
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

An integrated view of the Glendale Landscape part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Kaye Savage, Wofford College
Students work in groups to develop posters that communicate their concept of landscape following several field labs (soils, sediment analysis, river discharge, vegetation survey, aquatic life) at one location. They ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Project, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Soils:Profile Description/Morphology, Geoscience:Soils, Hydrology:Ground Water, Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Water quality/chemistry , Field methods in hydrogeology, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Carbon Cycling, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Human Population, Land Use and Planning, Water Quality and Quantity, Energy, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Geoscience:Soils:Soil Genesis
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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independent soil investigation project part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Stephanie Ewing, Montana State University-Bozeman
Students demonstrate their skill in soils investigation and interpretation through independent projects undertaken in groups of one to three and presented in class using visual aids.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Field Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Soils:Profile Description/Morphology, Soil Genesis, Critical Zone Processes, Classification, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geoscience:Soils, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Carbon Cycling, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Land Use and Planning, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Reaction Kinetics/Rates, Geoscience:Soils:Soil Maps
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Public Information Campaign: Soil Erosion, Conservation, and Watershed Health part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Kathryn Szramek, Drake University
Students in groups of two create a 4-minute educational video, brochure, and poster on an aspect of soil erosion, soil conservation, and/or watershed health for agricultural regions within the midwestern states. ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project
Subject: Geoscience:Soils:Soil Maps, Critical Zone Processes, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Environmental Science, Ecosystems, Sustainability, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Floods on the Minnesota River part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Ben Laabs, North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Students download and manipulate data from historical floods on the Minnesota River (could be done for any river) and use to establish a flood hazard zone for St. Peter, Minnesota. This lab was developed by ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Land Use Change in MidCoast Maine part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Eileen Johnson, Bowdoin College
Eileen Johnson, Bowdoin College Summary This lab exercise is intended to introduce students to the fundamentals of GIS as part of two - three hour lab periods. The exercise provides experience with GIS software as ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Geotechnical Part II part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Douglas Kowalewski, Worcester State University
This geotechnical project allows the student to become familiar with laboratory soil report and construction site maps. Student gain insight to the responsibilities of a Geotechnical Soil Scientist through ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Soils:Soil Maps, Classification
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review