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Unit 3: Monitoring groundwater storage with GPS vertical position part of Measuring Water Resources
Bruce Douglas, Indiana University-Bloomington; Eric Small, University of Colorado at Boulder
This unit shows how GPS records of surface elevation can be used to monitor groundwater changes. Students calculate secular trends in the GPS time series and then use the original and detrended records to identify ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Geology of groundwater occurrence, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Geomorphology as applied to other disciplines, Landforms/Processes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Groundwater flow, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Subsidence, Extreme Weather:Drought, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Water supply/water resource evaluation, Well hydraulics, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water: Unsaturated zone/recharge
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Unit 1: Introduction to the hydrologic cycle and stakeholder analysis part of Measuring Water Resources
Bruce Douglas, Indiana University-Bloomington; Eric Small, University of Colorado at Boulder
This unit introduces the hydrological cycle to provide context for the module as a whole. It particularly focuses on those portions of the hydrological cycle that take place on land and that form the basis for ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Groundwater flow, Water supply/water resource evaluation, Unsaturated zone/recharge, Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Groundwater modeling, Water and society, policy, and management, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Surface Water , Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Hydrology:Snowpack and Snow Melt
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Unit 2: Characterizing groundwater storage with well and GRACE data part of Measuring Water Resources
Bruce Douglas, Indiana University-Bloomington; Eric Small, University of Colorado at Boulder
This unit provides students with experience analyzing traditional (depth to water table measured in a well) and geodetic: GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) data for monitoring changes in groundwater ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Geology of groundwater occurrence, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geophysics:Gravity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Aquifer properties, Groundwater flow, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Groundwater modeling, Water supply/water resource evaluation, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geophysics in other disciplines
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Unit 2. Urban Hydrology part of Water Sustainability in Cities
Manoj Jha, North Carolina A & T State University
Unit 2 engages students in topics related to the water cycle, both from natural and urban system perspectives. Students are assigned approximately 30 minutes of reading (short article) and are required to watch a ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Engineering, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water supply/water resource evaluation
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Round Robin Field Methods Protocols for Improved Outcomes part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Todd Halihan, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
This activity provides an approach to teach field methods that is programmed to avoid common pitfalls in teaching field methods to students. The two common problems that are avoided is familiarity with equipment ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Groundwater flow, Water supply/water resource evaluation, Well hydraulics, Aquifer properties, Unsaturated zone/recharge, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Contaminant hydrology, Field methods in hydrogeology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Air Quality, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Soils, Soils:Profile Description/Morphology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Geoscience:Soils:Classification, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry
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Introduction to urban watershed geochemistry part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Vijay Vulava, College of Charleston
The main goal of this multi-part field and lab exercise is to introduce students to practical aspects of soil and water geochemistry. Some of the analyses for this lab are conducted in the field using field ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water supply/water resource evaluation, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Surface Chemistry, Organic and Biochemistry, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Soils, Soils:Classification, Chemistry and Mineralogy, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Aqueous Solutions, Geoscience:Soils:Critical Zone Processes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

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

Porosity and Water Flow in Soils part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Tej Gautam, Marietta College
Three different types of sediments will be taken and the porosity and water flow rate for each type will be determined. From this activity, students will understand concepts of porosity and water flow through soil ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Ground Water:Aquifer properties, Water supply/water resource evaluation
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Hydrogeological Environments part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Peter Riemersma, Grand Valley State University
This assignment is designed to expose students in my undergraduate 3 credit non lab elective geohydrology course to a variety of hydrogeological environments and groundwater issues/problems that exist in the ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Groundwater flow, Aquifer properties, Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Water supply/water resource evaluation, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science, Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Geology of groundwater occurrence, Water quality/chemistry
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Dynamic Reservoir - In-class activity part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Cynthia Fadem, Earlham College
This is an in-class activity analyzing our drinking water reservoir, but would apply to any reservoir for which there are basic crest/elevation data and maps available.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Water supply/water resource evaluation, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review