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      Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience

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    Wind Surge: Interactive On-line Mac and PC part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Mathematical and Statistical Models:Mathematical and Statistical Models Examples
    Bob Mackay, Clark College
    Wind surge is a JAVA based applet for exploring how water level on the windward and leeward side of a basin depends on wind speed, basin length, water depth, and boundary type. -

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Winds, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Natural Disaster Risk at Home part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Undergraduate Research:Examples
    Ian MacMillan, Pomona College
    Students analyze the natural disaster threat and potential mitigation techniques of their (family) home.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment
    Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Oceanography, Geology:Tectonics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    ConcepTest: Stream Baseflow During Droughts part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
    What happens to the volume of water that passes from groundwater to streams during a prolonged drought? a. it increases b. it decreases c. no change

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:ConcepTests
    Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Meteorology:Extreme weather, Seasonal patterns, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Drought

    ConcepTest: Hydrologic Cycle #13 part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
    The following diagram illustrates the Hydrologic Cycle. What would happen to the process identified by arrow 8 during a prolonged drought? a. Increase b. Decrease c. Can not be determined

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:ConcepTests
    Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Drought, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Hydrology, Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather