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Online Discussion Prompts for Introductory Geology part of Teaching Activities
Karen Kortz, Community College of Rhode Island; Jessica Smay, San Jose City College
This set of 17 online discussion prompts are designed to encourage students to apply, explore, and reflect on course topics. Some are content-specific (e.g. investigate misconceptions about a certain topic or take ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Discussion
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Environmental Science
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Visualizing Systems part of Teaching Activities
Lisa Gilbert, Cabrillo College
This activity introduces students to systems thinking visualization with a free online tool, Loopy.

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Exploring Primary Productivity part of Teaching Activities
Catherine Hill, Arizona Western College
Interacting with Data: Using interactive on-line graphs and datasets created by the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) from data collected from six oceanic arrays using hundreds of instruments, students can ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project
Subject: Environmental Science, Ecosystems
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Activity 1: Systems Thinking Vocabulary Introduction part of Teaching Activities
Cameron Weiner, Middlebury College
This 30 minute activity introduces systems and systems thinking vocabulary. The activity uses a bathroom sink to introduce simple systems vocabulary. At the end of the activity, students think about the importance ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Risky Business: Using Games to Understand Farmer Decision-making in Sri Lanka part of Teaching Activities
Thushara Gunda, Vanderbilt University
In coupled natural and human systems (such as farming), decision-making is rarely straightforward since it is influenced by myriad factors. This in-class role playing game allows students to step into the shoes of ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, Middle (6-8), College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science, Geography, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Global Change and Climate, Natural Hazards
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Lab 7: Hawai'i part of Teaching Activities
Jo Martin, Oberlin College; Amanda Schmidt, Oberlin College
Students extract streams and watersheds from a DEM for the island of Hawai'i. They then look to seeif there is a correlation between precipitation and the way a stream network develops on a mountain. Students ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Climate Crisis Mini-Unit part of Teaching Activities
Elizah DeMartini, Ingraham High School
This mini-unit includes topics including climate anxiety, climate justice, climate activism, wide-scale climate, among others. Each day there is a new topic, and a do-now, activity and reflection. The goals of this ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project
Subject: Environmental Science

Activity 12: Modeling Interconnected Systems Part 2 part of Teaching Activities
Cameron Weiner, Middlebury College
Students research how a food is created, transported, and supplied to people. Once they understand the way the food is made, students create a LOOPY diagram that shows the different stages the ingredients and food ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience, Environmental Science, Sustainability

Data Detectives part of Teaching Activities
MICHELLE KINZEL, Southwestern College
This final lesson in the GeoMapApp course teaches students to use geospatial technology as a key method in finding answers to environmental problems.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Computer Applications, Activities:Project
Subject: Environmental Science, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Policy

K-12 Teacher Lab and Field Externships, Hosted by University Researchers part of Teaching Activities
Katharine Huntington, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
University researchers host K-12 teachers for field and/or lab "Externships" during the summer. Teachers earn continuing education clock hours and learn about research methods and findings through ...

Grade Level: Informal
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Project, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience, Environmental Science