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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Water Resources part of Hydrogeology:Activities
Constantin Cranganu, CUNY Brooklyn College
This activity will demonstrate how water quality and environmental health issues can be analyzed together, how hydrologic information can be built up, and how decisions can be made using GIS.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Western water law project part of Hydrogeology:Activities
Todd Rayne, Hamilton College
This activity allows students to use role-playing to learn about the connection between surface water and ground water.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Environmental Science:Policy:State Policy, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Geology of groundwater occurrence
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Runoff Generation from Varying Land Surfaces part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Engineering, Sustainability, and the Geosciences:Activities
Freddi-Jo Bruschke, California State University-Fullerton
Experimental lab activity and lesson exploring runoff generation from different types of land surfaces.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Engineering

Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Nick Haddad, TERC
DATA: Streamflow data, Precipitation data. TOOL: Spreadsheet application. SUMMARY: Produce a graph to compare data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Datasets with Teaching Activities, Tools
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Clouds and precipitation, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water

The 1997 floods of Bozeman Creek, Montana part of Service Learning:Activities
William Locke, Montana State University-Bozeman
This project involved student provocation of community response along a local creek in response to accumulation of twice-normal winter snowpack in the winter of 1996-7.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project:Service Learning, Activities:Project
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water

Chesapeake Interactive Modeling Project part of Visualization:Examples
, University of Minnesota-Duluth
CHIMP is an interactive numerical model of Chesapeake Bay circulation. Users can vary freshwater flux and wind speed/direction and observe the response in real time, with several visualization options.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Oceanography, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water

The Grand Canyon part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Role Playing:Examples
Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
This interdisciplinary lesson plan deals with the consequences of damming in the Grand Canyon area. The students, role-playing as scientists, write a proposal to try experimental flooding. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediment Transport and Deposition, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Policy:US National Policy, State Policy, Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Habitats