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    3-016-FallingCoffeeFilters-ModelingScenario
    We are given data on the time and position of a stack of coffee filters as it falls to the ground. We attempt to model the falling mass and we confront the different resistance terms and models.

    Keywords: resistanceFree Body Diagramcoffee filterforcegraviityfalling object

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    5-077-MandMAttritionWarfare-ModelingScenario
    Students model attrition between two opposing forces using M&M candies and discover a system of linear differential equations of order one, often called the Lanchester equations.

    Keywords: attritionLanchester modelpredator-predatorN-square Law

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    3-095-ShotInWater-ModelingScenario
    This project uses Newton's Second Law of Motion in conjunction with a quadratic model for the resistance experienced by a bullet moving through water to analyze a classic action movie scene.

    Keywords: projectile motionterminal velocityprojectilewater resistancereduction of orderfrictionair resistance

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    1-107-ClothDry-ModelingScenario
    We build a mathematical model for the rate of drying in a wet cloth while hanging in air. A model can be based on underlying physical principles (analytic) or based on observations and reasoned...

    Keywords: dryingclothevaporation

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    Have fish assemblages recovered from the legacy of acid rain?
    This module provides a framework for upper-level ecology students to learn about limiting factors for stream fish diversity, using data from Shenandoah National Park and gaining skills in...

    Keywords: Problem based learningdiversitycooperative learninglimiting factorsaquatic ecosystemspyramid examlab reports

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    2015-Pendrill-Eager-Free fall and harmonic oscillations analyzing trampoline jumps
    In this work, the motion on a trampoline is modelled by assuming a linear relation between force and deflection, giving harmonic oscillations for small amplitudes.

    Keywords: Accelerometersfree falljumptrampoline

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    Exploring the bottom of the ocean and TITANIC wreckage with David Gallo
    In honor of @WorldOceansDay , we had the privilege of talking with legendary oceanographer David Gallo for our latest Lunch With A Scientist episode. He shares astonishing footage of deep-sea...

    Keywords: Oceanographyocean exploration

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    3-042-CatapultLaunch-ModelingScenario
    We maximize the range of a projectile by backing up an incline in the opposite direction of the range to give some initial lift. Find the position on the hill from which to launch the projectile to...

    Keywords: projectile motioncatapultuphilllaunch angle

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    Working with Datasets in R swirl
    The goal of this lesson is to learn how to import datasets into R, understand variable types, make adjustments to variables, perform basic calculations, and begin data visualization. The exercise...

    Keywords: graphingRStudioclimate change datatidyverseWorking with datasets

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    Adaptation of Environmental Pollution & Public Health for Water and Emerging Contaminants (Project EDDIE)
    Environmental health is a field of study within public health that is concerned with human-environment interactions, and specifically, how the environment influences public well-being. In this...

    Keywords: public healthProject EDDIEwater qualitypollutionpfas

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    A Momentum-First Approach to Newton’s Second Law
    Students frequently struggle with seeing the connection between forces and motion in introductory physics. This lesson is part of a combined momentum and kinematics unit that first teaches...

    Keywords: group workMomentumNewton's Laws

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    1-026-Evaporation-ModelingScenario
    We provide data on evaporation of 91% isopropyl alcohol in six different Petri dishes and one conical funnel and on evaporation of water in one Petri dish. We ask students to develop a...

    Keywords: evaporationconealcoholPetri dish

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    Environmental Pollution & Public Health (Project EDDIE) used in an introductory Environmental Challenges course
    Environmental health is a field of study within public health that is concerned with human-environment interactions, and specifically, how the environment influences public well-being. In this...

    Keywords: public healthProject EDDIEpollution

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    Green Infrastructure/Green Roofs (Project Eddie)
    Runoff in urban areas is an increasingly important issue when it comes to water quality. It is a major hydrologic issue in New York City, as urban infrastructure creates excess runoff and...

    Keywords: climate changeProject EDDIEWater cycle

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    Green Infrastructure/Green Roofs (Project Eddie)
    Runoff in urban areas is an increasingly important issue when it comes to water quality. It is a major hydrologic issue in New York City, as urban infrastructure creates excess runoff and...

    Keywords: climate changeProject EDDIEWater cycle

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    2017-David_Morin-Oscillations
    So needless to say, an understanding of oscillations is required for an understanding of waves.

    Keywords: dampingfrequency responseresonanceoscillationbeatsunderdampingharmonic oscillatorsover dampingcritical damping

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    Using Survey123 to Map Physical Habitat Characteristics, Watershed Activities, and Disturbances
    In this lesson, students are introduced to the idea and practice of “remote sensing” and provided with hands-on, field-based experience using standardized stream habitat assessment protocols (the...

    Keywords: GISmappingremote sensingRiver Field Studies Networkriparian habitat assessmentGPSSurvey123National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA)watershed activitieswatershed disturbances

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    Green Infrastructure/Green Roofs (Project Eddie)
    Runoff in urban areas is an increasingly important issue when it comes to water quality. It is a major hydrologic issue in New York City, as urban infrastructure creates excess runoff and...

    Keywords: climate changeProject EDDIEWater cycle

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    Prairie Eco Services (Project EDDIE)
    As densely populated urban areas continue to expand, human activity is removing much-needed greenspaces from our communities; in turn, we are also removing critical buffers that are needed to...

    Keywords: Project EDDIEWater cycle

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    Assessing Socioeconomic Trends in Tree Cover and Human Health in Urban Environments
    In this exercise, students use a combination of publicly available data and tree cover data that they generate using iTree Canopy to test whether tree cover is equitably distributed within the city...

    Keywords: social justiceSimple Linear Regressionenvironmental justiceGeographic Information System (GIS)Using ExcelConnection to PlaceredliningEcosystem Servicesurban tree coverurban environments

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