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This work is supported by a National Science Foundation (NSF) collaboration between the

Directorates for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and Geosciences (GEO) under grant DUE - 1125331

Developing (or Modifying) an

Intro Geoscience Course using

InTeGrate Modules

David McConnellMarine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

What would an

introductory

geoscience course

look like if we started

to design one from

scratch today?

Grand Challenges for Future Earth• Rising sea levels

• Warming temperatures

• Disrupted ecosystems

• Access to clean water

supplies

• More frequent and

intense natural hazards

• Changing land use

patterns

• Sustainable use of

mineral and energy

resources

• Changes to global

systems

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InTeGrate Goal 1: Develop curricula that will teach geoscience in

the context of societal issues across the disciplines

Grand Challenges for Future Earth

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Grand Challenges for Future Earth1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

11 Modules x 6 Units = 66 Lessons

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Human’s Dependence on Mineral Resources

1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

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Living on the Edge (Earthquakes, Volcanoes)

1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

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Environmental Justice & Freshwater

1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

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A Growing Concern: Sustainable Soil Resources

1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

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Climate of Change1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

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Natural Hazards and Risks: Hurricanes

1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

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Carbon, Climate and Energy Resources

1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

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Earth’s Thermostat1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

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Oceans Sustainability1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

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Changing the Biosphere1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

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Systems Thinking1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

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Degrees of Customization

• Some materials may be a better fit for some

classes than others• Multiple shorter activities easier to fit into existing course

structure than “full lesson” exercises

• No lesson stays the same• Adjustments for size of class, student experience with science,

class setting, course scheduling, etc.

• Additional modules available• Five new modules either published or soon to be published

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1. Address a

grand

challenge

2. Make use

of data

3. Incorporate

systems

thinking

4. Deal with

interdisciplinary

problems

5. Develop

geoscientific

thinking

Environmental

Justice &

Freshwater

Resources

Carbon,

Climate &

Energy

Resources

Humans’

Dependence

on Earth’s

Mineral

Resources

A Growing

Concern:

Sustaining Soil

Resources

Climate of

Change: Interactions and

feedbacks between

water, air and ice

Changing

BiosphereGeologic time &

Modern

extinctions

Living on the

EdgeHazards/Risks at

plate boundaries

Natural

Hazards and

Risks:

Hurricanes

Oceans

Sustainability

Earth’s

Thermostat

Systems

Thinking

Systems

Thinking

InTeGrate Introductory Modules

This work is supported by a National Science Foundation (NSF) collaboration between the

Directorates for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and Geosciences (GEO) under grant DUE - 1125331

Questions?