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What Does the Mean Mean? Describing Eruptions at Riverside Geyser, Yellowstone National Park part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Geology of National Parks:Examples
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum/Geology of National Parks module. Students study measures of central tendency in a bimodal dataset of eruption intervals.

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience

How Does Surface Deformation at an Active Volcano Relate to Pressure and Volume Change in the Magma Chamber? part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Physical Volcanology:Examples
SSAC Physical Volcanology module. Students build a spreadsheet to examine and apply the Mogi model for horizontal and vertical surface displacement vs. depth and pressure conditions in the magma chamber.

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Physics

What is the Relationship between Lava Flow Length and Effusion Rate at Mt Etna? part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Physical Volcanology:Examples
SSAC Physical Volcanology module. Students use Excel to determine a log-log relationship for flow length vs effusion rate and compare it with a theoretical expression for the maximum flow length.

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

Porosity and Permeability of Magmas part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Physical Volcanology:Examples
SSAC Physical Volcanology module. Students build a spreadsheet for an iterative calculation to find volume of bubbles and hence porosity, permeability and gas escape as a function of depth.

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Physics

Carbon Sequestration in Campus Trees part of Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:General Collection:Examples
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module. Students use allometric relationships to calculate tree mass from trunk diameter in a stand of trees in the Pacific Northwest.

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Geoscience, Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling

Lithospheric Density part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Teaching with SSAC:Examples
Students learn about the weighted mean by building spreadsheets that apply this concept to the average density of the oceanic lithosphere.

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Tectonophysics, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Tectonics, Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Physics:Classical Mechanics:Gravity, Physics:Classical Mechanics, Other Sciences:Environmental Science, Geoscience

Lithospheric Density part of Pedagogy in Action:Library:Teaching with SSAC:Examples
Students learn about the weighted mean by building spreadsheets that apply this concept to the average density of the oceanic lithosphere.

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Tectonophysics, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Tectonics, Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Physics:Classical Mechanics:Gravity, Physics:Classical Mechanics, Other Sciences:Environmental Science, Geoscience

Lithospheric Density part of Pedagogy in Action:Partners:Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Geology of National Parks:Examples
Students learn about the weighted mean by building spreadsheets that apply this concept to the average density of the oceanic lithosphere.

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Tectonophysics, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Tectonics, Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Physics:Classical Mechanics:Gravity, Physics:Classical Mechanics, Other Sciences:Environmental Science, Geoscience

Lithospheric Density part of Quantitative Skills:Teaching Methods:Teaching with SSAC:Examples
Students learn about the weighted mean by building spreadsheets that apply this concept to the average density of the oceanic lithosphere.

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Tectonophysics, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Tectonics, Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Physics:Classical Mechanics:Gravity, Physics:Classical Mechanics, Other Sciences:Environmental Science, Geoscience

Lithospheric Density part of Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum:Geologic Hazards Collection:Examples
Students learn about the weighted mean by building spreadsheets that apply this concept to the average density of the oceanic lithosphere.

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Tectonophysics, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Tectonics, Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Physics:Classical Mechanics:Gravity, Physics:Classical Mechanics, Other Sciences:Environmental Science, Geoscience