This workshop will introduce educators to the Resilient Lake County unit, a place-based unit developed for middle and early high school students to explore the science of cascading hazards (drought, flood, wildfire, landslides & earthquakes) in rural northern California. The curriculum includes local stories, trauma-informed practices to reflect on students' own experiences, and an exploration of social factors that increase vulnerability to hazards.
At the foot of the Rocky Mountains, strong windstorms are a common weather event. Scientists have been tracking windstorms and are trying to answer the question “Are wind patterns changing as the climate warms?” The answer may lead to better communication to the public about changing conditions and hazardous wind storm events.
Join friend of Data Puzzles Kristin Hunter-Thomson from Dataspire to learn more about the different ways we can help students "muck about" with data to get
Join curriculum developer Jon Griffith and hydrologist/plant ecologist Seth Arens as they walk you through the Megadrought in the Colorado River Basin Data Puzzle, a 2-day MS/HS lesson in which students analyze temperature and precipitation datasets to construct models that explain the ongoing megadrought in the Colorado River Basin.
