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Mapping Hurricanes - Working with Digital Vector and Raster Data Sets part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Scott White, Fort Lewis College
Scott White, Fort Lewis College Summary This lab exercise shows students how to create a map of the track and winds of a hurricane. Hurricane Jimena from 2009 is examined using both vector and raster data. Context ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Hurricane Tracking part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Activities
Lisa Doner, Plymouth State University
This is a homework assignment that focuses student attention on ongoing hurricane/tropical storm development, often during the height of hurricane season. The students are directed to a web site (I like ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Activities, Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Air masses and fronts, Winds, Clouds and precipitation, Forecasting, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Energy, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air pressure, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Net Radiation and Temperature part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Allison Dunn, Worcester State University
This assignment helps students think about how net radiation affects surface temperature.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Problem Set, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Energy, heat and temperature, Solar and terrestrial radiation, Seasonal patterns
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Remote Sensing of Water part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Jerry Griffith, University of Southern Mississippi
Teaching activity developed by John R. Jensen, University of South Carolina. Activity page submitted by Jerry Griffith, University of Southern Mississippi. Summary This lab exercise uses GOES and Landsat imagery ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Snowpack and Snow Melt, Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes

Groundwater Flow CogSketch geoscience worksheet part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Bridget Garnier
Sketching activity that uses a sketch-understanding program, CogSketch. Students use water level data in wells to draw the top of the water table on a cross-section. Students also indicate the water flow direction, ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Groundwater flow, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Drought, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather

Observing different scenarios of climate change using climate challenge web game part of SISL:Activities
Aaron Fekaris
Use the web game Climate Challenge by the British Broadcasting Corporation to observe how decision by government can contribute to climate change. By seeing the consequence of government inaction in an interactive web experience, students will be more engaged citizens and voters. To show students that we live in a world with finite resources.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Scientific Resources:Research Results, Activities:Writing Assignment, Problem Set, Discussion, Project, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Global Change and Climate, Ecosystems, Forest Resources, Mineral Resources, Biology, Environmental Science:Air Quality, Energy, Policy:Global Policy, Environmental Science, Economics:Macro policy, Economics, English, Economics:Micro policy, Macro, Business, Economics:Micro, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Policy, Biology:Ecology:Food Webs, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Biology:Ecology:Principles