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    An Assessment of Hillslope Stability Using the Factor of Safety part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
    Laura Moore, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    In this homework assignment students are asked to consider the balance of forces on a hill slope using the Factor of Safety.

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set
    Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Geography:Physical
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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    Vectors and slope stability part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
    Eric Baer, Highline Community College
    An in-class activity or homework for graphically solving slope-stability problems with vectors.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Problem Set
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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    Weathering and mass wasting part of Geomorphology:Activities
    Jordan Clayton, Georgia State University
    This class exercise is an opportunity for students to apply textbook information about weathering and mass wasting to local and nationally-recognized surface features, such as Stone Mountain (GA), Half Dome (CA), ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes, Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Hillslopes
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    Slope Stability CogSketch geoscience worksheet part of Introductory Courses:Activities
    Bridget Garnier
    Sketching activity that uses a sketch-understanding program, CogSketch. Students understand the stresses and contributing factors of slope stability by completing decomposing stress vectors in the sliding box ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement