Teaching Activities

Unit 4: The Water Wars of Cochabamba, Bolivia part of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources - Spanish
Ruth Hoff, Wittenberg University
In this unit, students explore water privatization and freshwater access issues within the geophysical and cultural context of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Students identify topographical features that create rain shadows ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Languages:Spanish, Physics:Other Sciences:Environmental Science, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Sustainability, Geography:Human/Cultural, Geography, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Unit 6: Groundwater Availability and Resources part of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources - Spanish
Ruth Hoff, Wittenberg University
In this unit, students address the issue of groundwater demands and environmental justice in the arid Southwest, a region with some of the largest percentages of Hispanics and Latinos in the United States. Students ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Think-Pair-Share
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Geography, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Soils and Agriculture, Languages:Spanish, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geoscience:Soils
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review

Unit 1: Introduction to Environmental Justice part of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources - Spanish
Ruth Hoff, Wittenberg University
In this unit, students investigate the history of the environmental justice (EJ) movement in the United States, situating it within the context of the US civil rights and environmental movements. Students also make ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Think-Pair-Share, Activities, Course Module
Subject: Languages:Spanish, Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Water Quality and Quantity, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review

Unit 2: The Water Cycle and Freshwater Resources part of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources - Spanish
Translated and adapted by Ruth Hoff, Wittenberg University, from Unit 2 material of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources module by Adriana Perez, Jill S. Schneiderman, Meg Stewart, and Joshua Villalobos
In this unit, students are introduced to the concept of a natural cycle. They are first asked to identify the different components of the hydrologic cycle in Spanish. Students will be able to recognize the delicate ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Think-Pair-Share
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Sustainability, Languages:Spanish, Geoscience:Hydrology, Geology:Environmental Geology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review

Unit 3: Rivers and Water Diversion part of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources - Spanish
Ruth Hoff, Wittenberg University. Authored and compiled new case study material based on Unit 3 of Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources module by Adriana Perez, Jill S. Schneiderman, Meg Stewart, and Joshua Villalobos
In this unit students will explore surface water and its relationship to the water cycle via watersheds and drainage divides. These topics will inform their analysis of the social and environmental impacts of the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Think-Pair-Share, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Sustainability, Languages:Spanish, Physics:Other Sciences:Environmental Science, Geography, Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Phenology Plot Project part of ACM Pedagogic Resources:ACM/FaCE:Projects:Integrating Sustainability into the Undergraduate Curriculum:Activities
Ruth Kath, Luther College
Phenology Plot Project--"In Honor Of" Tree Project Enhanced

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Sustainability, Languages:German

Gründliche Gründstücke part of ACM Pedagogic Resources:ACM/FaCE:Projects:Integrating Sustainability into the Undergraduate Curriculum:Activities
Amy Gates-Young, Central College

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Languages:German, Environmental Science:Sustainability