of a drainage basin or watershed. students fluency in GE Computers should be check to make sure all have GE installed. 3- Streams and Diversion #2- "The Four Streams" region, Hawaii activity gives the student a visual context of the physiographic features of the island of Maui and its relationship to hydrological features being discussed 15-20 minutes Online classes and smaller face to face classes. #3- Getting the Concepts- This activity is a modified version of a Think-Pair-Share activity for students to participate in. 15-20 minutes Good for smaller classes in lab room setting. 4- Women and Water Pre-class Homework: Fresh Water Availability and Quality of Life using GE activity where students use GE to answer questions given in class. 40 minutes Students need to be broken into three groups and have access to GE on computers to complete the project. Good for smaller classes. 4- and Water #1- Exploring Your Water Sources exercise get students thinking about water scarcity and access and how many of them know where their water comes from. Exercise uses statistics from the USGS. 5 minutes Requires instructor to explore the USGS data set to use a talking points in class discussion. 4- Women and Water #2- PowerPoint Presentation on the Hydrologic Cycle and the Global South 10 minutes Good for large classes and as an introduction to issues of water scarcity in various parts of the world. 4- Women and Water #3- Jigsaw activity that compares the countries seen in the pre-class activity. 25 minutes Requires the students to have done the pre-class activity and requires them to break up into various groups for discussion. 5- Hazardous Waste and Love Canal Pre-class activity on the exploration of who Lois Gibbs is and her role in EJ. 38 minutes Requires the students to have internet access. 5- Hazardous Waste and Love Canal #1 Think-Pair-Share activity that has students work in small groups to compare their timelines of the events at Love Canal. 20 minutes In-class or in lab, large classes OK. 5- Hazardous Waste and Love Canal #2 PowerPoint Presentation on the timing of land-use changes (10 min) 20 minutes Requires GE.
minerals (large classes fine) 3-Mining and Impacts Option 1 – Muffin mining, associated with mining and restoration 40-50 minutes probably better for lab, popular for Earth Science Week 4 – Mineral resources from sedimentary processes #2 – Mining Sand, focus on titanium placer deposits in Florida 40-50 minutes In-class or lab, used in classes of 65 students 5-Mineral resources from igneous and metamorphic rocks activity – focus on sulfide mining outside Yellowstone and in Lake Superior area, also homework on black smokers 40-50 minutes homework involved In-class or lab, used in classes of 65 students 6-Mining, society, decision making Option 1 – Phosphorous, homework to read about various aspects of phosphorous usage and mining followed by jig-saw activity 30 minutes (in-class) homework involved In-class or lab, lab would be a good place for this because oral presentations/discussions could take place at end, used in classes of 65 students Climate of Change – Used at UTEP and EPCC in Introd. To ESCI, Blue Planet, Historical Geology Unit Activity Approx. time Suited for: 1-Forecasting variability Reading (homework) followed by gallery walk focusing on how various societies (Inca, Maya, Vikings) coped with climate change 40-50 minutes In-class, highly successful in large classes 2-Short-term variability Case Study 2.1 on changes in temperature, wind direction, pressure of equatorial Pacific 50-60 minutes In-class with large classes OK, but would be better in lab, many color figures 2-Short-term variability Case Study 2.2 on North Atlantic and using Hovmöller diagrams 50-60 minutes In-class, large class OK, but lab might be better, many color figures
4-Risks of Divergent Boundaries Examining eruption of Eyjafjallajokull and its impact 50 min. homework Smaller class or lab 5-Convergent boundaries, part 1 Setting up a volcanic crisis scenario for the Cascadia region 50 min. homework Designed to be combined with part 2 6-Convergent boundaries, part 2 Jigsaw activity part 2, forecasting and what to do during/after eruption 50 min. homework A Growing Concern – Sustaining Soil Resources for Local Decision Making – newer module, not yet tested, would be good for Intro. To ESCI, physical geology Unit Activity Approx. time Suited for: 1-Landscapes, Land Use View photos of landscapes and consider human impact on land use 30-40 min Appears suited to large or small classes 2-Soil Characteristics Homework on finding out about local soil types, look at actual soil samples 40-50 min Likely better in lab so that students can look at real soil samples 3-Erosion View photos of erosion and visualize what factors cause changes 40-50 min Appears suited to large or small classes 4-Using Soil Web Based on using smart phone/web app, compare local soils to other soils 40-50 min. Small classes, labs, wi-fi access needed 5-Impact of Climate Change on Soil Loss Look at how rainfall, soil type, etc. influence landscape, homework on RUSLE model 40-50 min Looks suited to all size classes, could be very relevant to discussion of local soils 6-Creating an Ag Fact Sheet Focus on writing a fact sheet that discusses how climate change might impact a particular type of agriculture 40-50 min. Looks suited to all class sizes, easily made relevant to local agricultural practices