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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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    Simple Landslide Demo part of Introductory Courses:Activities
    Katherine Scharer, Appalachian State University
    Demonstration of control of surface friction on slope stability. Simple analogue model uses a wooden board (the slope), a large rock (the landslide), and transparency and rough sand paper. Students anticipate how ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review