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Assessing the Risk of Invasive Species Using Community Science Data part of Project EDDIE:Teaching Materials:Modules
Matthew Heard, Belmont University
This module introduces students who are already familiar with GIS to doing comparative analyses with large-scale community science (often called citizen science) data sets. Students will explore how we can use ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Biology:Diversity, Plant Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats:Invasive species, Environmental Science, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Sustainability
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Unit 5: Integrated Geophysical Interpretation and Comparison with Ground Truthing part of Evaluating the Health of an Urban Wetland Using Electrical Resistivity
Compiled by Lee Slater, Rutgers University Newark (lslater@newark.rutgers.edu) Download a ZIP file of this Unit
In this unit, students explore spatial associations between the three-dimensional electromagnetic (EM) conductivity inversions and the visible patterns of Salicornia (pickleweed) introduced in Unit 1, Exploring ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Real-world Examples
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Chemistry:Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Physics:Other Sciences:Environmental Science, Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Landfills, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Wetlands, Surface Water , Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Exploration Methods:Electrical Conductivity/Resistivity, Environmental Science:Ecosystems
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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 2: Geophysical Properties of the Subsurface part of Evaluating the Health of an Urban Wetland Using Electrical Resistivity
Compiled by Lee Slater, Rutgers University Newark (lslater@newark.rutgers.edu) Download a ZIP file of this Unit
Archie (1950) defined the term petrophysics to describe the study of the physics of rocks, particularly with respect to the fluids they contain. Although originally focused on geophysical exploration, petrophysics ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Real-world Examples, Activities:Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Wetlands, Surface Water , Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Landfills, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Physics:Other Sciences:Environmental Science, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Exploration Methods:Electrical Conductivity/Resistivity, Chemistry:Environmental Chemistry
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Unit 4: The Magic of Geophysical Inversion part of Evaluating the Health of an Urban Wetland Using Electrical Resistivity
Compiled by Lee Slater, Rutgers University Newark (lslater@newark.rutgers.edu) Download a ZIP file of this Unit
This unit introduces the student to the concept of geophysical inversion, which is the process of estimating the geophysical properties of the subsurface from the geophysical observations. The basic mechanics of ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools, Activities:Lab Activity, Real-world Examples
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Wetlands, Surface Water , Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Landfills, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Chemistry:Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Exploration Methods:Electrical Conductivity/Resistivity, Physics:Other Sciences:Environmental Science
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Unit 3: Field Geophysical Measurements part of Evaluating the Health of an Urban Wetland Using Electrical Resistivity
Compiled by Lee Slater, Rutgers University Newark (lslater@newark.rutgers.edu) Download a ZIP file of this Unit
Near-surface geophysical measurements are performed by moving sensors across the earth's surface. Active geophysical sensors transmit a signal into the earth and record a returned signal that contains ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools, Computer Applications, Real-world Examples
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Wetlands, Surface Water , Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Landfills, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Physics:Other Sciences:Environmental Science, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Exploration Methods:Electrical Conductivity/Resistivity, Chemistry:Environmental Chemistry
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Unit 1: Exploring Harrier Meadow, an Urban Wetland System part of Evaluating the Health of an Urban Wetland Using Electrical Resistivity
Compiled by Lee Slater, Rutgers University Newark (lslater@newark.rutgers.edu) Download a ZIP file of this Unit
Students will conduct a virtual exploration of Harrier Meadow, a salt marsh in the New Jersey Meadowlands. They will identify its vulnerability to pollution, its tidal connection to the Hackensack Estuary and the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Real-world Examples
Subject: Physics:Other Sciences:Environmental Science, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Water Quality and Quantity:Wetlands, Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Landfills, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Surface Water , Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Exploration Methods:Electrical Conductivity/Resistivity, Environmental Science:Sustainability
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Module 2: History of Food Systems part of Future of Food
Steven Vanek, Pennsylvania State Univ-Penn St. Erie-Behrend Coll; Karl Zimmerer, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
This second module in the Future of Food course provides a historical overview of the emergence and development of food systems until the present. Module 2.1, the first half of this module, describes the transition ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
Subject: Geography, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture:Food Production and Distribution, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Human Population
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
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Capstone Project Stage 1 part of Future of Food
Gigi Richard, Fort Lewis College
The goal of the Future Food Scenarios capstone project is for the students to investigate the food systems in a particular region in depth, and in particular to identify the current situation, determine the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Geography, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Soils and Agriculture, Ecosystems, Geoscience:Soils, Biology:Ecology
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Module 6: Crops part of Future of Food
Heather Karsten, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
This module introduces students to key features of crop plants. The first part explores how climate and soil influence human selection of annual and perennial plants and how plant life cycles contribute to soil ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
Subject: Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Geography, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Soils and Agriculture:Food Production and Distribution, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geoscience:Soils
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