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    Justice, Power, and Activism: What the Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Teach Us About Resilience and Democracy part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    Jason Lambacher, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
    This activity is a set of student-centered exercises that enable students to learn about the individual stories of Goldman environmental prize winners, the activism and organizing that grounds their work, and the underlying political and social contexts from which their struggles emerge. The lesson inspires critical reflection about justice, power, and democracy in green politics, and encourages ways to make personal connections to activism and environmental work.

    Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Energy, Soils and Agriculture, Sustainability, Geoscience:Oceanography, Geography, Anthropology, Health Sciences, Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Sociology, Business, Economics, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Political Science, Environmental Science, History
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    Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving Project for the Science Classroom part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
    Liliana Caughman
    Students are assigned unique roles and work independently to solve a complex problem from the perspective of their role (i.e. sociologist, educator, historian, etc.) Students then work collaboratively to present their findings and action plan to the "tribal council".

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geography, Geoscience:Oceanography, Geoscience, Soils, English, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Environmental Science, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Soils and Agriculture
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Game: SMARTIC Arctic Case Study part of Teaching Activities
    Jessica Brunacini, Columbia University in the City of New York; Stephanie Pfirman, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
    Students will build off of an introductory lecture on climate change in the Arctic to devise a strategy to manage climate change impacts on the global scale (the Arctic). After a brief synopsis on current management approaches in the Arctic, students will use information based on the stakeholders and interests they've identified before class, to organize and present.

    Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources

    Natural Hazards on the Island of Hawai‘i part of Hawaiian Volcanoes
    Andrew Greene, Hawaii Pacific University; Michael Garcia, University of Hawaii at Hilo; Michael Poland
    In this jigsaw activity, students discover four different aspects of natural hazards on the Island of Hawaii. The goal for students is to design a hazard zone map that combines these four topics and that could be ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Coastal Hazards:Tsunami, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Volcanism
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Natural Hazards on the Island of Hawaii part of Environmental Geology:Activities
    Andrew Greene, Hawaii Pacific University
    In this jigsaw activity, students discover four different aspects of natural hazards on the Island of Hawaii. The goal for students is to design a hazard zone map that combines these four topics and that could be ...

    Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Coastal Hazards:Tsunami, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Ocean Observing Journal part of Oceanography:Activities
    Michelle Wood, University of Oregon
    Students access a number of sites that provide oceanographic data in real-time or near-real-time at least weekly over the course of a semester or quarter and keep a data log and a journal of changes they see in ...

    Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Marine Microfossils and Biostratigraphy part of Paleontology:Activities
    Kristen St. John, James Madison University
    This exercise set explores marine microfossil distributions in deep-sea cores. Students are guided to apply a biostratigraphic zonation and interpret relative age, correlate from one region of the world ocean to ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Problem Set, Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography

    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

    Sea Level Rise and Adaptation part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Activities
    Daniel Spandau, DJS Consulting
    Understanding the implications of Sea Level Rise (SER) on coastal communities and the coastal hazards associate with SER.

    Grade Level: Graduate/Professional
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Natural Hazards:Coastal Hazards, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards