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Water Optimism - focusing on solutions for the hydrosphere in a take-home final exam part of Teaching Activities
Laura Guertin, Penn State Brandywine
This take-home final exam asks students to demonstrate their improved skills in searching for sources (information literacy) and writing on freshwater science/society/policy intersections (science literacy), and ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Assessments:Exam, Activities:Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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What's in the Water? Benchmarking Activity part of Teaching Activities
Kelsey Bitting, Elon University
This short (15-25 min) writing activity asks students to respond to a series of prompts related to the content knowledge and societal issues explored in the "What's in the Water?" PFAS Contamination ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Old Sticks in the Mud: Hazards of Lahars from Mount Rainier Volcano part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Patrick Pringle, Centralia College
Volcanic debris flows (lahars) flow long distances, bury and aggrade river valleys, and cause long-term stream disturbances and dramatic landscape changes. Students will evaluate the nature, scale, and history of ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Writing Assignment, Project, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Dating and Rates, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Urbanization, Geography:Physical, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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The Dark Side of Mineral Mining part of Teaching Activities
Karen Helgers, Ulster County Community College
Students choose one of four short articles to read about mineral mining, including the impacts of mining on the Native American community in the region. Each article highlights a specific example where the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Discussion
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Habitats, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Health Sciences, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Geology:Economic Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Using spring water chemistry to understand groundwater inputs part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Rebecca Frus, University of New Mexico-Main Campus
The assignment will begin with teaching proper water collection and use of equipment for hydrochemical field work. Once the class is familiar with sample collecting technques, the class takes a field trip to ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Writing Assignment, Lab Activity, Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Aquifer properties, Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Field methods in hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Aqueous Solutions, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Groundwater modeling
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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Evaluating the Effects of Local Energy Resource Development part of Energy:Energy Activities
Devin Castendyk, SUNY College at Oneonta
This is a semester-long, jigsaw project for a class of 20 to 25 students that has students work in teams to explore the effects of energy resource development on local water resources, economics and society.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Project, Field Activity, Writing Assignment
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Local Policy, Environmental Science:Energy, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Choosing Papers part of Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
deborah gross, Carleton College
A procedure for having students dive directly into the literature to select papers that are appropriate for the class as a whole to read and discuss. The activity provides constraints and a format for sorting the ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Meteorology:Air quality, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Air Quality:Pollutants, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality:Pollutants, Environmental Science:Waste
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

How Much Water Do I Use? part of Process of Science:Examples
Dave Gosselin, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
This activity provides an opportunity for the student to collect data on their individual water use to set the stage for a unit on water resources.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Water Conservation
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review