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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
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    Geomorphology Field Research Project part of Geomorphology:Activities
    Jeff Marshall, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
    This research project allows students to integrate and apply their geomorphic knowledge in a comprehensive study of a local landscape. Working in teams, they investigate uplifted alluvial deposits along the ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Writing Assignment, Activities, Project
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils, Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geomorphology:Climate/Paleoclimate, GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Dating and Rates, Landforms/Processes:Hillslopes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Tectonic Geomorphology
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Exploring Soil Development & Conservation of Mass part of Geomorphology:Activities
    Clifford Riebe, University of Wyoming
    This activity aims to develop understanding of soil formation using the principles of conservation of mass. This is best applied to a chronosequence of ≥ 2 soils/deposits, such as a set of terraces or glacial ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project, Activities, Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Field Activity, Writing Assignment
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Hillslopes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils, Dating and Rates, Climate/Paleoclimate
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Build a Delta! part of Geomorphology:Activities
    Douglas Clark, Western Washington University
    This is a 3-part lab that allows new geomorphology students to experience first-hand the scientific method by investigating the processes and results of river-delta formation.

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Writing Assignment, Field Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, Modeling/Physical Experiments, Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Dating and Rates
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Geomorphology Problem Set part of Geomorphology:Activities
    Kathleen Nicoll, University of Utah
    This is an example of an exam//problem set I assigned to my Geomorphology class, which is a General Education offering at the U of Utah. The questions are rather generalized, but they can be answered to varying ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Activities, Problem Set
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Dating and Rates, Landforms/Processes
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review