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Design and Construction of an Eco-House part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Campus Living Laboratory:Examples
Environmental Studies Course, Carleton College Professor Gary Wagenbach gwagenba@carleton.edu and Lecturer Richard Strong rstrong@acws.carleton.edu, Compiled by Suzanne Savanick, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, ssavanic@carleton.edu
Students in this course explore designs of a future Carleton College student house. This is a multi-year project where students from the social sciences, humanities / arts, and natural sciences explore parts of the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Course Information:Goals/Syllabi, Course Site:Course Notes, Activities:Project:Service Learning
Subject: Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Floodplains in the field (with GIS) part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with GIS:Examples
Mary Savina, Carleton College; Brian Welch, Saint Olaf College
In this GIS-enhanced lab, students measure a topographic and geologic cross-section across a floodplain by simple surveying and auguring techniques. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Hydrology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Image Classification part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with GIS:Examples
Brian Welch, Saint Olaf College
An exercise to use a simple image analysis program to classify land surface types seen in satellite imagery in order to analyze changes in landscape development over time. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Geography:Human/Cultural, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geography:Geospatial, Physical, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Biology:Ecology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Copper Extraction Demonstration Tutorial part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Interactive Lecture Demonstrations:Examples
Summary This demonstration uses sulfuric acid and crushed copper ore (malachite) to produce a solution of copper sulfate and carbonic acid in a beaker. When a freshly sanded nail is dropped into the copper sulfate ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Aqueous Solutions, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Systematic Mineralogy:Native Elements, Oxides and Hydroxides, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Metals
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

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

Daisyworld: Stella Mac or PC part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Mathematical and Statistical Models:Mathematical and Statistical Models Examples
Mike Clark, Carleton College
After constructing a Stella model of Daisyworld students perform guided experiments to explore the behavior of Daisyworld to changes in model parameters and assumptions. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climatology , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Biology:Ecology:Abiotic Relations, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Forecasting
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Salmon Smolt: Stella PC and Mac part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Mathematical and Statistical Models:Mathematical and Statistical Models Examples
This activity was written by Dr. Andrew Ford Washington State University Program in Environmental Science and Regional Planning. Starting Point page organized by R.M. MacKay.
The Stella Smolts Migration Model focuses on the spring migration of hatchery smolts to the ocean. It may be used to test the relative merits of barging fish or drawing down the reservoirs to help the smolts reach ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Biology, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources

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

Electrical Analysis of Wind Power part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with Data:Examples
Lina Jiang and Philip Peterson
For this experiment, students use a DC motor as a generator and various shaped turbine designs to test which design produces the most electrical power. Using a fan to generate the "wind", students attach ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Annotating Change in Satellite Images part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with Data:Examples
Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
During this exercise, students compare a series of satellite images taken 3-4 years apart to investigate the effects of human land use and annotate the images using ImageJ software. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities
Subject: Geography:Physical, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review