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This is a 10-week group project for a Volcanic Hazards elective course, for undergraduate geology students. Students will access and analyze data from the current eruption of Pu`u `O`o, Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, and make interpretations of the activity. They will use data (mostly near-real-time) from a number of monitoring techniques, including seismic, deformation, observational, gas, and thermal. The activity will culminate with a written report and an oral presentation.
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This is a take-home exercise for junior or senior-level students in a …
This is a take-home exercise for junior or senior-level students in a Sedimentation/Stratigraphy course. It may be used to bridge topics of geomorphology, depositional environments and clastic sedimentology. The exercise focuses on visualizing journal article data in a meaningful way. In addition to defining technical terms, students are asked to use background knowledge of Walther's Law to complete a series of vertical sections. Approximate time to complete the exercise is 4-5 hours. Individual assignment (as opposed to group work) is recommended.
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Students write an original work of fiction that includes aspects of the …
Students write an original work of fiction that includes aspects of the eruptive behavior of stratovolcanoes and the types of hazards that accompany stratovolcano eruptions. These aspects may appear as plot elements, or setting, or in some other fashion. Students must include background information other than their textbooks and must include references.
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This virtual field trip takes students to the site of a local …
This virtual field trip takes students to the site of a local groundwater controversy in Gallatin Valley, Montana. Students virtually travel through seven stops which highlight the groundwater hydrology, local geology, geologic history of the valley and local groundwater policy. During the virtual field trip, students are asked to role-play as geologists hired to evaluate the area. Ultimately, they are asked to formulate an argument for or against the development of a nearby subdivision and to support that argument with evidence they gathered on the virtual field trip. Evidence may include observational field notes, hypotheses and questions regarding the geology and geohydrology of the area as well as limited hydrological data. Students must produce a final report discussing the decision they made as a consulting geologist. Reports should include a well-supported argument using the data and information collected during the virtual field trip. This virtual field trip gives students an opportunity to explore a local dispute regarding groundwater and learn how geology, geohydrology and scientific data are involved in policy issues.
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The identification of clay mineral assemblages in soils provides a unique opportunity …
The identification of clay mineral assemblages in soils provides a unique opportunity to demonstrate how basic principles of petrology and geochemistry are applied to engineering design criteria in construction site preparation. Specifically, the problem investigates the conditions leading to the formation of smectite in soils and the resulting construction risk due to soil expansion. Students examine soils developed on igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks near Denver, Colorado. The field locations are areas of suburban growth and several have expansive soil problems. The 2-week exercise includes sample collection, description, and preparation, determining clay mineralogy by XRD, and measurement of Atterberg Plasticity Indices. This problem develops skills in X-ray diffraction analysis as applied to clay mineralogy, reinforces leacture material on the geochemistry of weathering, and demonstrates the role of petrologic characterization in site engineering.
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About once a week, which approximately corresponds to each chapter covered, students …
About once a week, which approximately corresponds to each chapter covered, students are required to write a 2-3 paragraph reflection on the material covered in class. They may use information found in the book, or their experiences during lecture and lab, but they need to discuss their thoughts on the material. This written assignment encourages students to think more deeply about the material discussed, as well as to become more comfortable with the writing process.
This is a introductory lab exercise that is intended to convey the …
This is a introductory lab exercise that is intended to convey the concept of the logarithmic scale used for earthquake magnitude. The students will visualize magnitude as a distance over the ground, by using a contrived conversion between magnitude and distance. Using distances helps the students understand how logarithmic scales, like magnitude, work because this is one of the few scales that students are familiar with that spans several orders of magnitude. Students typically use calculators to determine the distance associated with each magnitude. Maps should be provided in the lab/classroom that are on several scales: campus maps, city maps, state maps, and a national map work well. This activity gives the students practice in making unit conversions and in developing arguments by analogy. Addresses student fear of quantitative aspect and/or inadequate quantitative skills Addresses student misconceptions
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صمم مركز مدى هذه المنصة القابلة للنفاذ والتي تحتوي على المعلومات والمصادر …
صمم مركز مدى هذه المنصة القابلة للنفاذ والتي تحتوي على المعلومات والمصادر والخدمات الالكترونية الحيوية والضرورية في قطاع الثقافة والمجتمع كمبادرة تهدف إلى تمكين وصول جميع الأشخاص ومن ضمنهم الأشخاص ذوي القيود الوظيفية من ذوي الاعاقة والمتقدمين في السن الى المصادر والخدمات الالكترونية عبر منصة واحدة. كما سيقوم مركز مدى بتحديث هذه المنصة بشكل مستمر وإضافة أحدث البرامج والمصادر التي يعمل على انتقائها خبراء وأخصائيي برامج الثقافة من مركز مدى وشركائه الاستراتيجيين. لإضافة خدمة او محتوى ، يرجى التواصل معنا عبر البريد الالكتروني : Education-Culture@mada.org.qa أو ارسال رسالة نصية او صوتية او فيديو على واتساب المركز 50494269. مدى – مركز التكنولوجيا المساعدة قطر هو مؤسسة خاصة ذات نفع عام تأسست في عام 2010 كمبادرة لتوطيد معاني الشمولية الرقمية وبناء مجتمع تكنولوجي قابل للنفاذ لذوي القيود الوظيفية – ذوي الإعاقة والمتقدمين في السن. وقد أصبح مدى اليوم مركز الامتياز في النفاذ الرقمي باللغة العربية في العالم
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