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Unit 2: Application of Concepts to Case Studies part of Major Storms and Community Resilience
Patricia Stapleton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lisa Doner, Plymouth State University; Lorraine Motola, Metropolitan College of New York
In Unit 2, students apply and evaluate foundational concepts about storm hazards and risk in the context of two cases studies: Superstorm Sandy (2012) and the Storm of the Century (1993). Through different ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Coastal Hazards, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Coastal-zone, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Environmental Science, Health Sciences, Environmental Science:Policy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change, Geography, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
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A virtual fieldtrip on the coastal geomorphology of Naxos Isl. part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Niki Evelpidou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
This virtual fieldtrip takes place on Naxos Isl., Cyclades, Greece. The coastal zone of Naxos is diverse, mainly due to the lithological variety and tectonics that have affected the wider region. The north, east ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Coastal-zone

Viewing geomorphic landforms with Google Earth part of Geomorphology:Activities
Amy Brock, Western Illinois University
Geomorphic processes are not limited to the local or regional area around the University and most students have not been outside of the region. With today's technology we are able to see features on the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Coastal-zone, Glacial/Periglacial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Tectonic Geomorphology, Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes, Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils, Landforms/Processes:Karst, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Climate/Paleoclimate, Landforms/Processes:Hillslopes, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Shoreline Geomorphology Lab part of Geomorphology:Activities
Briget Doyle, College of Charleston
Students will observe shoreline processes, sketch and describe beach and barrier island profiles, and investigate the impact of development and shoreline control structures on beaches.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, Landforms/Processes:Coastal-zone, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Anthropogenic Effects on Erosion part of Geomorphology:Activities
Karen Gran, University of Minnesota-Duluth
This exercise investigates anthropogenic effects on erosion in two parts. The first is a discussion of a paper by Roger Hooke (2000) "On the history of humans as geomorphic agents." The second half ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity, Problem Set, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Coastal-zone, Hillslopes
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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The geomorphology of home part of Geomorphology:Activities
Michael Loso, Alaska Pacific University
In this lab, students read and interpret 1) peer-reviewed literature, 2) LIDAR-derived hillshade maps, and 3) the landscape itself to better understand the geomorphology of their local urban/suburban environment ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Field Activity, Virtual Field Trip, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Climate/Paleoclimate, Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Fluvial, Coastal-zone, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Beach Classification part of Geomorphology:Activities
Lisa Davis, The University of Alabama
This is an in-class activity that can be done in a relatively short time that requires the students to identify landforms and processes, and apply them in a geomorphic classification scheme. Can be used to discuss ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Coastal-zone
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Observing geologic processes and landforms using Google Earth part of Geomorphology:Activities
Amy Brock, Western Illinois University
Geomorphic processes are not limited to the local or regional area around the University and most students have not been outside of the region. With today's technology we are able to see features on the land ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Coastal-zone, Glacial/Periglacial

Measuring Coastal Change part of Geomorphology:Activities
Carla Grandy, Skyline College
Students analyze a time-series of aerial photographs of coastal areas to describe changes in beach width and depositional and erosional features over several decades.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, Landforms/Processes:Coastal-zone