The Dark Side of Mineral Mining
Karen Helgers, Ulster County Community College
Students choose one of four short articles to read about mineral mining, including the impacts of mining on the Native American community in the region. Each article highlights a specific example where the ...

Investigating flood hazard mitigation via a role-playing case-study in Brays Bayou, TX
Wayana Dolan, US Geological Survey; Megan Plenge, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In this place-based role-playing activity, students evaluate flood hazard, risk, and vulnerability to make community-focused recommendations for flood mitigation in Brays Bayou, Texas. The activity is designed to ...

Land Grab Universities
× Contributor: Harriet C.P. Lau This set of GeoContext slides give an overview of the history of a colonialist practice in founding higher education institutions in the United States. Based on the Land Grab ...

Colorado River Challenge
Anne Willem Omta, Case Western Reserve University
Water scarcity in the Colorado River Basin is a chronic problem exacerbated by climate change. What makes this issue particularly vexing is the large number of stakeholders who don't always take each ...

Data Detectives
MICHELLE KINZEL, Southwestern College
This final lesson in the GeoMapApp course teaches students to use geospatial technology as a key method in finding answers to environmental problems.