Interactive Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Training part of Teaching Activities
Michael Hubenthal, EarthScope
An interactive workshop designed to encourage a more inclusive geoscience culture that is resistant to harassment and discrimination by educating and empowering undergraduate students. The curriculum is targeted ...

Lane's Stable Balance Demo and Activity part of Teaching Activities
Sharon Bywater-Reyes, University of Northern Colorado
This activity links to a 3D model of Lane's Balance that can be printed on a 3D printer and used in a demonstration and hands-on activity considering how channels respond to changes in driving and resisting ...

Find the Feedback Loop part of Teaching Activities
Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
This activity is designed build students' capacity to spot and analyze feedback loops that they encounter in real life, outside of school. Students read an instructor-provided article from the popular media ...

Arctic Coastal Oceanography part of Teaching Activities
Maddie Smith, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
This unit combines classroom sessions with an in-person field day to teach fundamentals of Arctic Coastal Oceanography. The approach integrates sensor preparation and deployment with scientific concepts and ...

Is this feedback loop positive or negative? part of Teaching Activities
Tim Shipley, Temple University; Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Courtney Sheckler, Temple University; Alexandra Davatzes, Temple University
The Feedback Loop Sorting activity is designed to capture student understanding of feedback loops as a general causal pattern that can occur in various contexts throughout nature and in human-made systems. Students ...

What's in Your Water? Applying Hydrogeology to Real World Problems. part of Teaching Activities
R. Vincent Debes II, Arizona State University Campus Immersion
In this activity students are guided through how geologic and chemical processes can affect water chemistry and quality. The activity progresses through: - water-rock interactions and weathering - chemical ...

Using Causal Loop Diagrams to depict feedback loops part of Teaching Activities
Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Causal loop diagrams (CLDs) are a form of graphic model used for depicting systems – especially systems involving feedback loops – by means of arrows and text nodes. This student activity provides introductory ...

Adaptation Hunt Lesson Plan for 1st Graders in South Carolina part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Share-a-thon:Tuesday
Julianna Willoughby, University of South Carolina-Columbia; Katherine Ryker, University of South Carolina-Columbia; Mary Beth Estes, Camp Discovery at His Acres
This is a three part science lesson plan for 1st graders in South Carolina focused on adaptations.The lessons align with state standards, is rooted in nature-based learning, and teach the students that living ...

Time Series Modeling and Prediction of Environmental Data part of Project EDDIE:Teaching Materials:Modules
Mary Lofton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cayelan Carey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Advances in environmental sensor technology in recent decades are enabling the collection of environmental data at high temporal frequencies (e.g., every 10 minutes) across many ecosystems. These time series of ...

Exploring Tradeoffs in Water Quality Management Using Environmental Data part of Project EDDIE:Teaching Materials:Modules
Mary Lofton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cayelan Carey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Many water management decisions come with tradeoffs. One important example of such a decision is the use of chlorine in the drinking water treatment process. Chlorination is an important disinfection step in water ...