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    Finding and predicting hurricane activity through GIS part of Data, Simulations and Models:Online Data Sets 2015:Activities
    Jennifer Gebelein, Florida International University
    Students must be able to search for, find, download, display, query and map hurricane and other relevant GIS data. Hurricane data spans 1851-2008 and is from: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Project, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Hurricane Investigation part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Activities
    Melinda Huff, Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mech Coll
    This is a simple homework assignment that will reinforce topics discussed in lecture as well as enabling students to search and analyze information on the web.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Writing Assignment
    Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Atmospheric circulation, Environmental Science:Energy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Oceanography:Physical , Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Student Lead Discussions: Articles from the Literature and Final Writing Assignment part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Activities
    Dave Dempsey, San Francisco State University
    This is a two-stage assignment. The first stage is a student-led discussion of a set of closely related articles selected by the instructors from the climate change literature. The second stage is an 8-12 page ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Activities, Writing Assignment
    Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric and oceanic circulation, Atmospheric gases, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Atmospheric circulation, Extreme weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Coastal Hazards, Environmental Science:Energy, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Energy, heat and temperature, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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    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

    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

    Tropical Cyclones and Global Change part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Activities
    Jenni Evans, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
    This is a full semester project focusing on tropical cyclones and climate change for my undergraduate tropical meteorology class. It consists of five parts, outlined below.

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity, Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric and oceanic circulation, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Atmospheric circulation, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Environmental Science:Energy, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Energy, heat and temperature, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions