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Using Project EDDIE modules in MSC 160 Oceanography
Jacqui Degan, Cape Fear Community College
All students have at some point experienced a storm. The Bomb Cyclone module is a great series of activities to use during the Atmospheric Circulation section of an Introductory Oceanography course. It introduces students to working with large datasets and basic graphing skills in Excel, and exposes students to how messy real data can be.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Bomb Cyclones - They're Explosive!

Using the Project EDDIE Major Ions in Freshwater Systems module in Environmental Processes, Challenges, and Methods
Megan Kelly, Loyola University Chicago
This module introduces students to a common and important source of freshwater pollution that invites debate about how to address the problem. By examining publicly available data, students can discover what types of environments are likely to suffer from road salt pollution, compare environmental concentrations of chloride to concentrations of legal and biological concern, and either defend the use of sodium chloride for road deicing or propose another solution, based on their understanding of the data.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Major Ions in Freshwater Systems

Using Project EDDIE modules in Global Challenges, Scientific Solutions: Climate Change
Pamela Freeman, The College of Saint Scholastica
We found this case study to have an outsized impact on our students. The students reported feeling more confident with data, spreadsheets, and analysis, and were surprised with what they could do. They were also surprised by the biological findings, some events were happening earlier and some were not affected by slightly warmer temperatures.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Phenology Trends and Climate Change in Minnesota

Using the Project EDDIE Green Infrastructure/Green Roofs module in Envsci101
Elizabeth Farrell, Nassau Community College
Excess runoff often times carries with it pollutants and contaminants, and has proven to damage water quality. In this module students will explore green roofs as a potential solution to the environmental impacts of increased precipitation brought on by climate change. The module is designed to help students learn how to work with data tin order to help develop and improve their analytical and critical thinking skills.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Green Infrastructure/Green Roofs

Using Project EDDIE modules in Invertebrate Biology
Emily Mohl, Saint Olaf College
Phenology is a broadly accessible topic for students with clear relevance for understanding and predicting the effects of climate change; consequently, it provides strong motivation for students to develop data analysis skills. Using data from the National Phenology Network, students are able to make decisions about how to use simple tools like scatterplots and linear regressions to predict which species are likely to be impacted by climate change. They must wrestle with questions about data reliability and confidence in their answers.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Climate Drivers of Phenology

Using Project EDDIE modules in Using the Project EDDIE Sustainability Metrics Module in Geography
DR. SANGHAMITRA ADHYA, Kalyani Mahavidyalaya
DR. SANGHAMITRA ADHYA, Kalyani Mahavidyalaya About this Course Using the Project EDDIE Sustainability Metrics Module in Geography Lecture and Lab Upper Level Undergraduate Majors 224 students in the course Show ...

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Sustainability Metrics , Macrosystems:Introduction to Ecological Forecasting , Environmental Data:Climate Change, Macrosystems:Using Ecological Forecasts to Guide Decision Making

Using Project EDDIE modules in Freshwater Biology
David Richardson, SUNY College at New Paltz
Determining the sources, temporal dynamics, and spatial differences in stream source water is a valuable exercise for general environmental science, geology, or biology students or students that are focusing on a water resource/aquatic ecology careers. This module helps students get exposed to a variety of streams outside of their local biome, hydrographs, working with R, and thinking about data!

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Where Does Stream Water Come From?

Using the Project EDDIE Remote Sensing of Plants and Topography in R Module in GEO 424: Advanced Remote Sensing
Kyla Dahlin, Michigan State University
This module uses big data methods to consider environmental patterns from local to continental scales.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Remote Sensing of Plants and Topography in R

Using Project EDDIE modules in Quantifying Sustainability
Emilie Wiesner, Ithaca College
Emilie Wiesner, Ithaca College About this Course Quantifying Sustainability Lecture Course Introductory Undergraduate Non-Majors 25 students in the course Show Course Description HideStudents will learn how to ...

EDDIE Modules: Environmental Data:Climate Change

Using Project EDDIE modules in Physical Geology
Christopher Berg, Orange Coast College
This activity uses real-time data acquired from an active network of GNSS stations for a scaffolded series of investigations to measure and evaluate the rates of ground movement (and earthquake potential due to differential rates of movement) across and adjacent to strike-slip faults and transform plate boundaries.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Plate Tectonics:Plate Tectonics: GPS Data, Boundary Zones, and Earthquake Hazards

Using Project EDDIE modules in Sustainable Cities
Michael Strong, Glendale Community College (AZ)
Michael Strong, Glendale Community College (AZ) About this Course Sustainable Cities Lecture Course Introductory Undergraduate Majors and Non-Majors 24 students in the course Show Course Description ...

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Sustainability Metrics

Using the Assessing the Risk of Invasive Species Using Community Science Data module in Introduction to GIS
Matthew Heard, Belmont University
This module helps student gain experience using community science data and GIS to examine the spread and distribution of invasive species. These are all important topics in the world of conservation biology and environmental science.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Assessing the Risk of Invasive Species Using Community Science Data

Using Project EDDIE modules in From Stones to Bones
David Cordie, Edgewood College
A lot of undergraduate paleontology classes get bogged down with teaching the anatomy of dozens of organisms found in the fossil record. Just focusing on these aspects of paleontology make for a repetitive course that ends up just being about memorization. Instead, this activity focuses on what scientists actually do with the fossils they collected and the state our knowledge base. For example, after the activity, the students were surprised how some museums had very few corals and sponges compared to turtles.

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Museum Collections:Museum Collections: Junk Drawers or Mirrors of Fossil Diversity?

Using Project EDDIE modules in Exploring Earth
Anne Meltzer, Lehigh University
Anne Meltzer, Lehigh University About this Course Exploring Earth Laboratory Course Introductory Undergraduate Non-Majors 96 students in the course Show Course Description HideExploring Earth. Laboratory course in ...

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Sustainability Metrics

Using Project EDDIE modules in Principles of Sustainability
Andrea Huntoon, Fox Valley Technical College
Andrea Huntoon, Fox Valley Technical College About this Course Principles of Sustainability Lecture Course Introductory Undergraduate Non-Majors 4 (but up to 18 per section) students in the course Show Course ...

EDDIE Modules: Earth and Ecosystems:Sustainability Metrics