Several factors contributed to the extreme flooding that occurred in Boulder, Colorado …
Several factors contributed to the extreme flooding that occurred in Boulder, Colorado in 2013. In this data activity, students explore and visualize the data for stream discharge data collected by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Students analyze a Quaternary pollen diagram from lakes in Bladen County, NC. …
Students analyze a Quaternary pollen diagram from lakes in Bladen County, NC. This diagram contains (from the top down) the current deglaciation, the last glacial, and the previous interglacial. Students These lakes occur in Carolina Bays and students also evaluate a proposal that meteorite impact created the Bays.
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A series of reflective activities (quiet noticing:) that engage students personal dimensions …
A series of reflective activities (quiet noticing:) that engage students personal dimensions of questions of values and ethical commitments, such as in environmental ethics courses. The activities and assignments might also be adaptable for other courses where a sustained reflective component is desired.
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This assignment exposes students to racial inequalities in their own communities and …
This assignment exposes students to racial inequalities in their own communities and helps them to identify the impact of racial segregation on quality of life. The big ideas in this assignment are racial inequality, residential segregation, and environmental justice.
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This exercise is about visualizing and analyzing radar reflectivity data for a …
This exercise is about visualizing and analyzing radar reflectivity data for a hurricane event using GIS. Radar, an acronym for radio detection and ranging, is an active remote sensor that uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction of movement, and speed of objects. NEXRAD (Next Generation Weather Radar) system currently collects data at 160 sites throughout the United States. Students will visualize and export Level-II base reflectivity product from one of the NEXRAD sites: Wilmington, NC for the date of September 14, 2018, the date Hurricane Florence hit the state.
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In this hands-on inquiry-based activity, students face an engineering challenge based on …
In this hands-on inquiry-based activity, students face an engineering challenge based on real-world applications. They are tasked with developing a tool they can use to measure the amount of rain that falls each day. This is more of a mini unit than a stand alone activity.
This visualization offers a variety of realistic actions anyone can take to …
This visualization offers a variety of realistic actions anyone can take to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Topics include how to create an energy efficient home, how to practice sustainable shopping, how to adopt sustainable eating habits, and how to prioritize eco-friendly transportation and travel.
This activity engages learners to investigate the impact of Earth's tilt and …
This activity engages learners to investigate the impact of Earth's tilt and the angle of solar insolation as the reason for seasons by doing a series of hands-on activities that include scale models. Students plot the path of the Sun's apparent movement across the sky on two days separated by three months of time.
Reasons for the Seasons. This is the Lesson 3 Digging Deeper activity, …
Reasons for the Seasons. This is the Lesson 3 Digging Deeper activity, from Unit 4 Agriculture and the Seasons, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/
Students consider the ways their climate affects their region, by identifying a …
Students consider the ways their climate affects their region, by identifying a type of food unique to the region and selecting (and possibly cooking) a recipe that features that ingredient. Optional activities to make the food are also provided.
Description of the activity/ assignment Students receive some general data on the …
Description of the activity/ assignment Students receive some general data on the regional geology and the rock formation that they are going to study. They also get examples of outcrop sketches and symbols used for the description of sedimentary rocks. Based on the description of the sedimentary units and the fossil content of the outcrop students interpret the depositional environment, compare it to the paleogeography of that time period and compare the ancient environment to a modern one. Each group has to hand in a report and presents the outcrop to their class mates during one of the following lab periods. This project combines multiple concepts of historical geology, sedimentology and paleontology.
Provided materials (ideally acessible in lab room over the whole duration of the project)
- regional geologic maps - general stratigraphic column - images of fossils which can be found in that outcrop - if availalable, provide a master fossil collection for that formation so that students can compare their fossils - example of an outcrop sketch - example of a depositional environment sketch (e.g. a floodplain) - list of commonly used symbols for sediments/ fossils
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Redford Center Stories is an environmental storytelling initiative for students in grades …
Redford Center Stories is an environmental storytelling initiative for students in grades 5th-12th, designed to empower youth as changemakers to impact environmental justice, restoration, and regeneration through the power of storytelling.
In this activity, students consider Greenland reflectivity changes from 2000 to 2012 …
In this activity, students consider Greenland reflectivity changes from 2000 to 2012 and what albedo anomalies may indicate about how the Greenland ice sheet is changing in a case study format.
This activities provided reflective writing prompts to be used in conjunction with …
This activities provided reflective writing prompts to be used in conjunction with a service learning project in a science course (Restoration Ecology).
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This video highlights the work of climate scientists in the Amazon who …
This video highlights the work of climate scientists in the Amazon who research the relationship between deforestation, construction of new dams, and increased amounts of greenhouse gases being exchanged between the biosphere and the atmosphere.
In this document, we offer suggestions for developing and maintaining engagement agreements …
In this document, we offer suggestions for developing and maintaining engagement agreements that promote safe student-driven learning experiences in remote learning environments. Remote learning environments might be synchronous experiences enhanced by technology that allows educators and learners to see and talk with each other, asynchronous communications that may or may not be aided by technology, or somewhere in between. When technology is used in remote learning, there will be variation in the skill and comfort level among teachers and students. Whatever approach you use for digital technology, be aware of your district and school policies in selecting tools to use.
Students work in pairs to pick black and white beads out of …
Students work in pairs to pick black and white beads out of a bag to represent the percent of renewable and nonrenewable resources used in different countries, and then graph the information.
Production of biofuels as an alternative energy source is not as simple …
Production of biofuels as an alternative energy source is not as simple as the media portray. This exercise enables students to practice critical thinking skills in evaluating the "value" of biofuels - a somewhat ambiguous concept.
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