Surface Process Hazards
Surface Process Hazards: Living with Landslides Sarah Hall (College of the Atlantic) Becca Walker (Mt. San Antonio College) Editor: Beth Pratt-Sitaula (EarthScope Consortium)
Worldwide mass wasting causes hundreds if not thousands of deaths per year and billions of dollars in damages. Many of these losses would be preventable if societies prioritized landslide mitigation. In this 2-3 ...

Evaluating the Health of an Urban Wetland Using Electrical Resistivity
Evaluating the Health of an Urban Wetland Using Electrical Resistivity Lee Slater, Rutgers University - Newark [end rawhtml]
This module introduces students to the fundamental principles and uses of electrical resistivity, with a focus on an environmental application. Students explore the characteristics and environmental setting of ...

Unit 2: Mapping Patterns
Kathryn Baldwin, Eastern Washington University; Jennifer Dechaine, Central Washington University; Rodger Hauge, American Geophysical Union; Gary Varrella, Washington State University-Spokane
In this unit, students work in small groups to examine and analyze spatial data relevant to soils to identify patterns. They use their analyses to add detail to their Earth systems concept maps and describe how ...

Unit 1: Introduction to Soils and Society
Kathryn Baldwin, Eastern Washington University; Jennifer Dechaine, Central Washington University; Rodger Hauge, American Geophysical Union; Gary Varrella, Washington State University-Spokane
In this unit, students engage in a scaffolded class discussion designed to encourage students to move from a broad focus on science relevancy to locally important societal issues relevant to soils. They then relate ...

Unit 3: Soil Investigation and Classification
Jennifer Dechaine, Central Washington University; Kathryn Baldwin, Eastern Washington University; Rodger Hauge, American Geophysical Union; Gary Varrella, Washington State University-Spokane
In this unit, students work in small groups to collect and record data about soils using various soil testing and classification methods at a series of stations. The methods they use are relevant to the societal ...

Ice Mass and Sea Level Changes
Leigh Stearns, University of Kansas Main Campus; Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College
In this 2-3 week module, students interpret geodetic data from Greenland to assess spatial patterns and magnitudes of ice mass change and consider mechanisms and timescales for ice mass loss. They also investigate ...

Map Your Hazards! – Assessing Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk
Brittany Brand, Boise State University; Pamela McMullin-Messier, Central Washington University; Melissa Schlegel, College of Western Idaho; Dave Gosselin, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
The Map Your Hazards module provides students an interactive mechanism to engage in place-based exploration of natural hazards, social vulnerability, risk and the factors that shape their communities perception of ...

Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources
Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources Jonathan Harvey (Fort Lewis College) Becca Walker (Mt San Antonio College) Editor: Beth Pratt-Sitaula (EarthScope Consortium)
This module introduces students to the basics of the hydrologic cycle, but in a way that engages them with both societal challenges related to water and methods for measuring the water system. The data used in the ...

Forensic Geophysics Using Ground Penetrating Radar
Pipes, Tree Roots, or Unmarked Graves? Using Ground Penetrating Radar for Forensic Geophysics Sarah Kruse, University of South Florida Tonian Robinson, University of South Florida Christine Downs, University of South Florida
This module introduces students to the basics of ground penetrating radar (GPR) with a focus on several societally important applications. The data used in the module come from surveys conducted to map utility ...

Measuring Depth to Bedrock Using Seismic Refraction
Measuring Depth to Bedrock Using Seismic Refraction Andy Parsekian, University of Wyoming [end rawhtml]
This module introduces students to using the active seismic method and illustrates how geophysics can inform engineering projects in an urban environment. Students are first introduced to seismic data as individual ...