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    Old Sticks in the Mud: Hazards of Lahars from Mount Rainier Volcano part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    Patrick Pringle, Centralia College
    Volcanic debris flows (lahars) flow long distances, bury and aggrade river valleys, and cause long-term stream disturbances and dramatic landscape changes. Students will evaluate the nature, scale, and history of ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Writing Assignment, Project, Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Dating and Rates, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Urbanization, Geography:Physical, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting
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    River Flooding and Erosion part of Urban Geology:Activities
    Bill Dupre, University of Houston-University Park
    Students take a real-life situation (river flooding and erosion), use real flood and map data, and make predictions and recommendations as to what to do to help alleviate the problem.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Project, Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Depositional environments:Continental, Mathematics:Statistics:Probability, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Mathematics:Statistics
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