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Unit 2.2: Change Detection with Kinematic GPS/GNSS part of High Precision Positioning with Static and Kinematic GPS
Ben Crosby, Idaho State University
Though it may be difficult to perceive, landscapes are constantly changing form and position. High-precision GNSS is one of a handful of techniques capable of quantifying these changes and is a key component of ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy
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Unit 3: Understanding landslide factors part of Surface Process Hazards
Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College
How do slope characteristics and magnitude of forces dictate whether or not a slope will fail? Can environmental and built characteristics change the magnitude of these forces? In this unit, students qualitatively ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes, Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement
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Unit 1: Slip-sliding away: case study landslides in Italy and Peru part of Surface Process Hazards
Sarah Hall, College of the Atlantic; Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College
How have mass-wasting events affected communities, and what lessons have we learned from these natural disasters that might help us mitigate future hazards? In this unit, students answer these questions by being ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Think-Pair-Share
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Tectonic Geomorphology, Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Earthquakes, Geography, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards
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Mass Wasting and Slope Stability part of Geomorphology:Activities
Jeff Clark, Lawrence University
An investigation of mass movements along the shores of Lake MI. Students will assess strength characteristics of unconsolidated sediment in the field, survey the morphology of the movement, and determine the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement
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Case Study: Zhouqu, China Landslide part of Environmental Geology:Activities
Robin Humphreys, College of Charleston
This is a 'citizen science' research project where students to apply their knowledge of landslide processes in an investigation of the natural and anthropogenic causes of a real-world landslide ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Project:Investigative Case Studies
Subject: Geography, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Environmental Science, Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting
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Paper: "Limitations and Hazards to Home Construction" part of Geomorphology:Activities
Rich Whittecar, Old Dominion University
This is a semester-long writing project that incorporates exercises completed during first two thirds of the term. Students evaluate geomorphic conditions and potential hazards on one of four properties in western ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Writing Assignment, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes, Weathering/Soils, Landforms/Processes:Hillslopes, Fluvial
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Physical Geology: Idaho Field Trip part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Simon Kattenhorn, University of Idaho
Optional field trip to local sites of geologic interest/relevance.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Metamorphic Rocks, Igneous Rocks, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Volcanoes, Mass Movement
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