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Unit 1: Anyone Can Be a Scientist
Educational module teaching introductory Earth science students how to think and act like scientists by engaging with scientific practices, analyzing diverse data types, distinguishing observations from interpretations, applying NGSS science and engineering practices through case studies, and formulating testable vs. non-testable scientific questions using tools like Google Earth across three 60–75 minute lessons. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Unit 6- How Do We Explore Planets in Our Solar System?
This educational webpage details Unit 6 of the TIDeS Earth Science Course, a culminating module where students apply Earth science knowledge and scientific practices to explore planetary resource potential, analyze remote sensing data, evaluate NASA rover missions, and design their own rover proposals for extraterrestrial investigation. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Unit 4: Are You Prepared for Severe Weather?
Educational module for undergraduate Earth Science students covering severe weather preparedness through hands-on activities involving weather station design, meteorological data analysis, Excel/Google Sheets graphing, hurricane impact modeling, climate change connections, and campus/community risk assessment across seven structured subunits. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Unit 2.2: Plate motions
Karen Viskupic, Boise State University
Students consider what information they would need to predict future configurations of the continents and oceans and then complete some "back of the envelope" calculations of slip rates on the San Andreas ...

Unit 2.3: Plate boundaries in the past and the future
Karen Viskupic, Boise State University
Students use their knowledge of plate motions to explore plate reconstructions throughout Earth's history and predict what Earth may look like in the future using the tools introduced in Unit 2.2.

Unit 3.1: What's this rock I found? Is it valuable?
Beth Dushman, Howard Community College
In this unit, students will use hand samples or high-resolution images to observe, categorize, and identify some common minerals and rocks, with an emphasis on their role as economic resources. Hands-on activities ...

Unit 2.7 Unit synthesis and lesson plan
Natalie Bursztyn, University of Montana
This is the final module for the Unit and tasks students to apply their understanding of Waves, Energy, and Thermodynamics. In this summative assignment, students choose an activity that they have completed in Unit ...

Unit 2.1 Extension: Wave Application to Hunga Tsunami Wave Data
Sandra Penny, Russell Sage College; Natalie Bursztyn, James Madison University
Waves are observable all over the place, so why do they exist? Students conduct experiments to examine wave speed, then use data to analyze wave speed, distance traveled, and time elapsed for the tsunami wave ...

Unit 2.2: Measuring and Analyzing Waves
Sandra Penny, Russell Sage College; Natalie Bursztyn, James Madison University
This unit follows up and reinforces the topics introduced in the previous unit (Unit 2.1) about waves and wave properties. Multiple scaffolded extension activities and lab exercises build on similar concepts with ...

Unit 4.5: It's All Connected, Right?
Angela Daneshmand, Santiago Canyon College
How do we use data to develop weather forecasts? In this unit, a baseline for conditions that are necessary for severe weather (mid-latitude cyclones and fires) to form is established through research. Students ...