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  1. Natural Hazards and Risks: Hurricanes

    11 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lisa Gilbert1, Josh Galster2, Joan Ramage3

    1. Williams College 2. Montclair State University 3. Lehigh University

    Making the difficult decision to evacuate before a hurricane makes landfall can save lives and property. This two week module explores how hurricanes connect the ocean-atmosphere-terrestrial...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/290/?v=1

  2. Interactions between Water, Earth’s Surface, and Human Activity

    10 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sue DeBari1, Kyle Gray2, Julie Monet3

    1. Western Washington University 2. University of Northern Iowa 3. California State University - Chico

    This two-week (~10-hour) module focuses on water and its importance to humans, both as a limited resource and in shaping Earth's surface.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/288/?v=1

  3. Jessica Martin

    https://qubeshub.org/community/members/7042

  4. Jul 17 2017

    2017 Earth Educators' Rendezvous​

    We are excited to announce that the ​Earth Educators' Rendezvous​ (July 17-21)​ registration is now open and the topics for morning workshops and afternoon events are finalized.Check out the...

    https://qubeshub.org/news/events/details/780

  5. Interactions Between Water, Earth's Surface, and Human Activity

    24 Aug 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Sue Debari, Kyle Gray, Julie Monet

    This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/288This module focuses on water and its importance to humans using Google Earth images of stream profiles in different climates, and with real river flooding data sets.  

  6. Map Your Hazards

    20 Aug 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Brittany Brand, Melissa Schlegel, Pamela McMullin-Messier

    This resource has been updated - find the current version here: http://qubeshub.org/publications/292This interdisciplinary module allows students to understand societal impacts that result from natural hazards and gain insight into how our knowledge and perspectives of the world shape how we...

  7. Measuring the Health of the Earth Using the Theory of Island Biography

    11 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Jana Eggleston, Stephanie Renee Campau, Farshid Ahrestani, Holly D Gaff

    This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/868Biodiversity has been shown to be a good measure of the health of the planet system (McGrady-Steed et al. 1997). The more species and genetic diversity, the more stable the...