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Watershed area and discharge relationships part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Steven Petsch, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Students use USGS WaterData website to find data on area, average annual discharge and response to high-precip events in small watersheds in southern New England. Data for the class are compiled to generate graphs ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Environmental Science
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Hydrogeology Research Project part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Tara Kulkarni, Norwich University
This activity is for students to work in teams (2012) or individually (2013) to develop a project (such as a physical or numerical model), survey based research, case study, technical briefs on a remediation ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Groundwater flow, Contaminant hydrology, Field methods in hydrogeology, Aquifer properties, Unsaturated zone/recharge, Geology of groundwater occurrence, Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Water and society, policy, and management, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Policy, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Oceans and Coastal Resources, Water Quality and Quantity, Energy, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water supply/water resource evaluation
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Particle Size Analysis, Soil Texture, and Hydraulic Conductivity part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Joseph Asante, Tennessee Technological University
Lab: Particle Size Analysis, Soil Texture, and Hydraulic Conductivity

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Aquifer properties, Unsaturated zone/recharge, Field methods in hydrogeology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Soils:Classification, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Geoscience:Soils
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

An integrated view of the Glendale Landscape part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Kaye Savage, Wofford College
Students work in groups to develop posters that communicate their concept of landscape following several field labs (soils, sediment analysis, river discharge, vegetation survey, aquatic life) at one location. They ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Project, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Soils:Profile Description/Morphology, Geoscience:Soils, Hydrology:Ground Water, Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Water quality/chemistry , Field methods in hydrogeology, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Carbon Cycling, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Human Population, Land Use and Planning, Water Quality and Quantity, Energy, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Geoscience:Soils:Soil Genesis
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Living Learning Community: Spaceship Earth Research Course part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Penelope Boston, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Freshmen enrolled in the Spaceship Earth Living Learning Community conduct research on a real project that is formulated and conducted during a 2-semester academic year.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Geoscience:Soils:Chemistry and Mineralogy, Classification, Microscopy/Micromorphology, Critical Zone Processes, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geochemistry:Acid/Base Reactions, Aqueous Solutions, Oxidation/Reduction Reactions, Organic and Biochemistry, Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Soils, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Biomineralization, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Forest Resources, Global Change and Climate, Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Biogeochemistry:Redox Zonation and Layered Microbial Communities, Cell Surfaces and Metal Mobility, Carbon Cycling, Microbial Properties and Metabolism, Microbial Weathering, Nutrient Limitation and Cycling, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Elements, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water: Unsaturated zone/recharge
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Assignment part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Tara Kulkarni, Norwich University
First assignment of the course

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Induced Infiltration Animation: Woburn Wells G & H and the Aberjona River part of Hydrogeology:Activities
Scott Bair, Ohio State University-Main Campus
Induced infiltration of surface water into an unconfined aquifer by municipal wells is a common occurrence and an increasingly important regulatory issue across the U.S. The role of the Aberjona River in providing ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water supply/water resource evaluation, Contaminant hydrology, Groundwater modeling, Groundwater flow, Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Hydrologic Cycle and Water Balance Equation part of Hydrogeology:Activities
Eric Peterson, Illinois State University
The assignment works with the mass balance equation in concert with the hydrologic cycle. Students create both a conceptual model and a mathematical model to represent the hydrologic cycle for a basin.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Quantifying Groundwater Baseflow and Improving Math Skills through a Stream-Discharge Exercise part of Hydrogeology:Activities
James Reichard, Georgia Southern University
A two-part exercise is presented where students quantify stream discharge and use the data to determine groundwater baseflow. They first use tedious hand calculations to compute discharge; then develop their own ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Lab Activity, Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water: Field methods in hydrogeology, Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Evaluation of watershed land-use changes and hydrologic impacts part of Hydrogeology:Activities
Tim Eaton, CUNY Queens College
The USDA-NRCS TR55 method for calculating runoff discharge is used to compare the results of land-use change in a watershed. These data are then compared to a Darcy's Law estimate of groundwater discharge to a ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Groundwater flow
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review