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Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience > Investigative Case Based Learning
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Investigative Case - "Goodbye Honey Buckets" part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
Developed by Lana McNeil, College of Rural Alaska, Nome for Lifelines Online. (http://bioquest.org/lifelines/index.html)
Students will investigate arctic geology and hydrology as well as tundra ecology as they consider options for sewage treatment. Public safety, environmental impact, and issues of construction and engineering will be explored.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Assessments
Subject: Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Local Policy
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
Investigative Case - "Swampeast Missouri" part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
Developed for Lifelines Online by Michelle Fisher at Three Rivers Community College, Poplar Bluff, Missouri. (http://www.bioquest.org/lifeline/ ( This site may be offline. ) )
Students will explore wetland hydrology and biology and decide whether or not to restore a wetland or retain dams and drainage systems.
Resource Type: Activities: Assessments, Activities:Project
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Restoration/Reclamation, Biology:Ecology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
The Wingra Marsh: A Purple Population Problem part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
Developed for Lifelines Online by Francie Rowe at Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin. (http://www.bioquest.org/lifeline/ ( This site may be offline. ) )
Students author a presentation to the Grounds Management Committee of their school giving their recommendation for the control of the invasive species purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) on campus.
Resource Type: Activities: Assessments, Activities:Project
Subject: Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats:Invasive species
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
Investigating Regional Hydrogeology of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
Martin Farley, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Preston Phillips, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Exercise to recognize regional groundwater flow in the Cretaceous aquifers of the North Carolina and Virginia Coastal Plain and their changes through time. Includes interpreting flow before and after human withdrawals, so students can discover impacts on the groundwater system, especially for depletion and saltwater intrusion.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
Investigative Case - Los Angeles and the Future of Mono Lake part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
Developed by Monica Bruckner, Montana State University, based on the Los Angeles and the Future of Mono Lake WebQuest by Sarah Bordenstein, Marine Biological Laboratory.
The Los Angeles and the Future of Mono Lake WebQuest leads students in a guided exploration of Mono Lake's extreme environment and asks them to consider the preservation of this environment in relation to the needs of humans.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Project:Investigative Case Studies, Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Biology:Diversity, Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Water Quality and Quantity
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
Investigative Case - "Holy Starbucks Batman!" part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
Developed for Lifelines Online by Stacey Kiser at Lane Community College. (http://bioquest.org/lifelines/index.html)
Students will investigate caffeine as a potential new pollutant in a northwest river system. Effects of caffeine on invertebrates and salmon fry will be explored through field work and lab work.
Resource Type: Activities: Assessments, Activities:Project
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
Investigative Case - "Home, Home on the River" part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
Developed for Lifelines Online by Sara Simmers of Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND. (http://bioquest.org/lifelines/index.html)
Students will examine the complex issues that result from human use of ecologically sensitive areas. The students will investigate these issues from the point of view of their major/career path.
Resource Type: Activities: Assessments, Activities:Project
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
Investigative Case - "The Sky is Falling" part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
Developed for Lifelines Online by Tiffany Davidson, Sharlonne Rollin, and Nicohl Shelton. (www.bioquest.org/lifelines/)
Students will generate maps of ozone concentrations, graph air quality indices, and propose solutions to problems with the ozone and air quality, specifically smog.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Assessments
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review