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      Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience

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    Investigative Case - "Goodbye Honey Buckets" part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
    Developed by Lana McNeil, College of Rural Alaska, Nome for Lifelines Online. (http://bioquest.org/lifelines/index.html)
    Students will investigate arctic geology and hydrology as well as tundra ecology as they consider options for sewage treatment. Public safety, environmental impact, and issues of construction and engineering will be explored.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Assessments
    Subject: Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Local Policy
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Water Quality-Total Dissolved Solids part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with Data:Examples
    This activity is taken from Earth Science With Vernier by Robyn Johnson, Gretchen Stahmer DeMoss, and Richard Sorensen, Published by , Vernier Software (more info) . This Starting Point page was created by Robert MacKay, of Clark College .
    Students use a microcomputer connected to a conductivity probe to measure the total dissolved solids in local area water samples. -

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Oceanography:Chemical
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Investigative Case: The Nancy Creek Challenge part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
    Developed for Lifelines Online by J.Bland, S. Carter, S. Mattox, and T. McCrary (www.bioquest.org/lifleines/ ( This site may be offline. ) )
    Students examine a case study of fish kill in Nancy Creek and identify the environmental conditions that favor life in a fresh water ecosystem.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Assessments, Activities:Project
    Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater

    Investigative Case - "Holy Starbucks Batman!" part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
    Developed for Lifelines Online by Stacey Kiser at Lane Community College. (http://bioquest.org/lifelines/index.html)
    Students will investigate caffeine as a potential new pollutant in a northwest river system. Effects of caffeine on invertebrates and salmon fry will be explored through field work and lab work.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Assessments, Activities:Project
    Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Freshwater Ecology/Limnology part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Service Learning:Examples
    Course taught by Dave Potter, Unity College. Example compiled by Suzanne Savanick, Science Education Resource Center.
    Students study aquatic organisms in relation to the environmental conditions of lakes and streams. The course develops substantial quantities of data concerning the local watershed. This data is used by community partners in many contexts.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Course Information:Goals/Syllabi, Course Information, Activities, Project:Service Learning
    Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Biology

    Marine Environmental Geology part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Service Learning:Examples
    Course taught by Prof. Ed Laine, Bowdoin College (edlaine@bowdoin.edu) and Cathryn Field, Lab Instructor (cfield@bowdoin.edu). Example compiled by Suzanne Savanick, Science Education Resource Center (ssavanic@carleton.edu).
    This course is an introduction to the aspects of marine geology and oceanography that affect the environment and marine resources. Service-learning is an essential component of how students learn about the earth. We deliver part of the content of this course by arranging for students to solve a problem with a local community partner.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Course Information, Course Site:Course Notes, Activities:Project:Service Learning, Activities, Course Information:Course Site, Goals/Syllabi
    Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Oceanography, Biology, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geophysics