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Unit 2.1: Hydrologic Impact of Land-Use Change part of An Ecosystem Services Approach to Water Resources
John Ritter, Wittenberg University; Meghann Jarchow, University of South Dakota; Ed Barbanell, University of Utah
In this activity, students model the impact of land-cover changes on stormwater runoff using the EPA's National Stormwater Calculator (Calculator). The students are introduced to the Calculator through a ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geography:Physical, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Geoscience:Hydrology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Land Use and Planning:Urbanization, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Environmental Science, Land Use and Planning, Ecosystems
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Prairie Eco Services part of Project EDDIE:Teaching Materials:Modules
Kelly Knight, Houston Community College System
As densely populated urban areas continue to expand, human activity is removing much-needed greenspaces from our communities; in turn, we are also removing critical buffers that are needed to combat air and water ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Soils, Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Land Use and Planning:Urbanization, Geography, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Unit 2.3: Modeling Land-Use Change and Mitigation Strategies part of An Ecosystem Services Approach to Water Resources
John Ritter, Wittenberg University; Meghann Jarchow, University of South Dakota; Ed Barbanell, University of Utah
In this activity, students model the impact of a proposed land-use change for a local site using the EPA's National Stormwater Calculator (Calculator). Given a description of the proposed land-use change, ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Geography:Physical, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Urbanization, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Unit 2.2: Mitigation Using Low Impact Development (LID) Controls part of An Ecosystem Services Approach to Water Resources
John Ritter, Wittenberg University; Ed Barbanell, University of Utah; Meghann Jarchow, University of South Dakota
In this activity, students model the impact of changes in land cover on stormwater runoff using the EPA's National Stormwater Calculator. Students mitigate increased stormwater runoff resulting from ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Think-Pair-Share, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geography:Physical, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Water Quality and Quantity, Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Urbanization
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Unit 3.2: Presentation and Reflection part of An Ecosystem Services Approach to Water Resources
Ed Barbanell, University of Utah; Meghann Jarchow, University of South Dakota; John Ritter, Wittenberg University
In this activity, the student groups organized at the end of Unit 3.1 will prepare presentations representing different stakeholder positions. This artifact—Part I of the Module Summative Assessment (Microsoft ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Urbanization, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Water Quality and Quantity, Land Use and Planning, Geoscience:Hydrology, Geology:Environmental Geology, Geography:Physical
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review