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From The Subsurface To The Sky: Tracking Groundwater With Drones, Stephanie Wilson Jan 2022

From The Subsurface To The Sky: Tracking Groundwater With Drones, Stephanie Wilson

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Grades: High School Subjects: Earth Science | Physical Science

Determining the inputs of nitrogen to coastal waters from drone based radiometric temperature data.

Topics covered:

  • Technology and radiometric imagery
  • Drones in science
  • Groundwater
  • Nutrients / pollutants
  • Water cycle/ Watersheds


How Resilient Is It? The Resilience Quotient Zoning Ordinance, Qiong Wang, Yao Wang Jan 2022

How Resilient Is It? The Resilience Quotient Zoning Ordinance, Qiong Wang, Yao Wang

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Grades: 9-12 Subjects: Environmental Science, Earth Science, Oceanography


The Resilience Quotient (RQ) system uses zoning ordinance to address coastal resilience development issues in the city of Norfolk, Virginia. This lesson plan goes through key resilience concepts and its strategies that can promote flood risk reduction, stormwater management, and energy resilience. The activity provides several scenarios to help students understand, simulate, visualize, discuss, and practice how the Resilience Quotient works for coastal developments in the city.