Flood Frequency Analysis part of Environmental Geology:Activities
Sheila Roberts, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
This assignment asks students to do a flood frequency analysis to determine the size and stage of various floods and determine if the town of Crawford, OH is likely to be flooded or not. Outcomes: learn to work ...

Monument Creek hydraulics project part of Geomorphology:Activities
Eric Leonard, Colorado College
This is a several-part field and computer-based project that involves students in measurement of stream-channel geometry, basic stream-hydraulics calculations, and flood-frequency analysis. Its primary strengths ...

Changes along Fountain Creek, Colorado (1989-2006) part of Early Career:Previous Workshops:Workshop 2011:Teaching Activities
William Ouimet, University of Connecticut
This assignment examines a rapidly changing alluvial river in Colorado. Students produce a map depicting these changes through the use of repeat air photos and then quantify the rates of change through time. Along ...

Stream Gages and GIS part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with GIS:Examples
Brian Welch, Saint Olaf College
Utilize the online GIS of the USGS real-time stream gage network to introduce basic concepts of data-driven maps and GIS. This exercise can be used independently or with other hydrology exercises. -

Quantitative Classroom Exercises part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Steven Schafersman, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
The four exercises give students an opportunity to use their knowledge of graphs, algebra, and maps to solve simple geological problems.

1996 Grand Canyon Flood Analysis part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Mark Manone, Northern Arizona University
Mark Manone, Northern Arizona University Summary Analyze the effect of a 1996 controlled flood on a sandbar in Grand Canyon. This exercise uses Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst Context Type and level of course ...

Rivers and Flooding Lab part of Early Career:Previous Workshops:Workshop 2010:Teaching Activities
Laurel Robinson, SUNY Westchester Community College
Understand flooding - why it occurs, how to measure the size and frequency of a flood, the relationship between size and flooding, and how human activity can increase the frequency of flooding events.

1993 Missouri River Flood Exercise part of Geoscience in Two-year Colleges:Activities
John Bartley, Muskegon Community College
An exercise on the effects of flooding that took place in the upper Mississippi River drainage basin in 1993, using before and after satellite images.

Discussion worksheets for popular literature readings on river processes and policy part of Public Policy:Activities
Scott Rice-Snow, Ball State University
These five worksheets guide student preparation for in-class discussion of reading assignments from Life on the Mississippi, Cadillac Desert, and The Control of Nature.

Hurricane Katrina Flooding Activity part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Activities
Marianne Caldwell, Hillsborough Community College
Students will use links from the NOAA and NASA website to learn about the meteorological characteristics and history of Hurricane Katrina and visualize the effects of the flooding by the hurricane on New Orleans.