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Carbon Calculator, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Carbon Calculator, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - How Much Difference Can A Bulb Make?, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Student Pages - How Much Difference Can A Bulb Make?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Student Pages - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Lesson Plan - Food Choices And Climate Change, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Lesson Plan - Food Choices And Climate Change, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

Students will review concepts of the energy pyramid focusing on the loss of usable energy as it moves through food chains from producers to consumers. These ideas will then be used to explain pricing variations relative to vegetables and meats. Because more land is required to support a pound of animal vs. a pound of plants and there are limits to land that can be used for agriculture, the importance of food choice will be explored. As a concluding activity, students will calculate the distance that food ingredients for a standard lunch. In this way, students will also account for …


Powerpoint - Food Choices And Energy, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Powerpoint - Food Choices And Energy, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Google Earth, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Student Pages - Google Earth, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Google Earth - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Student Pages - Google Earth - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Maps, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Student Pages - Maps, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Maps - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Student Pages - Maps - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Lesson Plan - Powering Our City: Exploring Renewable Energy Sources, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Lesson Plan - Powering Our City: Exploring Renewable Energy Sources, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

The goal of this lesson is for students to explore their greenhouse gas emissions and potential alternative energy sources. Using an online simulation, students explore the economic and environmental impacts of these different sources and recognize that no single alternative energy source will currently provide enough power for a city. However, by combining power from a number of sources, they can minimize the impact on the environment. Students will also discuss the strengths and limitations of this simulation. Finally students will discuss what alternative energy sources might be most viable in their own area.


Powerpoint - Impact Of Trees, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Powerpoint - Impact Of Trees, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Reading - Renewable Energy, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Reading - Renewable Energy, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Powering Our City: Exploring Sources Of Energy, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Student Pages - Powering Our City: Exploring Sources Of Energy, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Lesson Plan - Climate Change And The Ecosystem Services Model, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Lesson Plan - Climate Change And The Ecosystem Services Model, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

Students will learn about the process and importance of carbon sequestration by trees. In this process, excess carbon is removed from the carbon cycle by trees. Next, students engage in a series of review activities in which they recall the major concepts that were covered throughout the climate change module and connect them in groups to the lenses/aspects/parts of the Ecosystems Services Model as described in Lesson 6 of Module 1. Students will also participate in a round robin to discuss and explain the reasoning behind why they categorized these concepts the way they did to other groups.


Reading - Carbon Sequestration, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Reading - Carbon Sequestration, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Host Q&A, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Host Q&A, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Climate Change And The Ecosystem Services Model, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Student Pages - Climate Change And The Ecosystem Services Model, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Lesson Plan - Performing Personal Energy Audits And Creating A School Wide Action Plan, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Lesson Plan - Performing Personal Energy Audits And Creating A School Wide Action Plan, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

In this lesson, students will use their knowledge about major and alternative sources of energy to create a public service announcement (PSA) that makes a convincing argument for increasing their community’s use of alternative energy sources. In constructing the argument, students must refer to specific scientifically-based evidence and facts that support their claims about alternative sources. The main point of this lesson is to highlight how the understanding science and envisioning possibilities steps of the action plan process can be utilized to take action. After completing their PSA, students will present their work to the class


Rubric, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Rubric, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Public Service Announcement (Psa) Worksheet, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Student Pages - Public Service Announcement (Psa) Worksheet, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

No abstract provided.


Powerpoint - Acting On Urban Ecology, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Powerpoint - Acting On Urban Ecology, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

No abstract provided.


Student Handout - Action In Urban Ecology, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Student Handout - Action In Urban Ecology, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

No abstract provided.


Ecosystem Structure And Function_Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Ecosystem Structure And Function_Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

No abstract provided.


Action In Urban Ecology - Action Plan Process, Center For Urban Resilience Apr 2021

Action In Urban Ecology - Action Plan Process, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

No abstract provided.


The Phoenix, Fernanda Perez-Alvarez Apr 2021

The Phoenix, Fernanda Perez-Alvarez

Montserrat Annual Writing Prize

This article uses a mythical creature, the phoenix, to examine and illustrate the biological principles for generation of an adult body plan from a single cell. Using the study of developmental biology, it explores the cellular and molecular biology that underpins the massive complexity of creating an adult body plan. It also explores the similarities and differences between different embryos, and how nature and evolution have shaped the biology of those embryos to create different body plans.


Research Grant Management Bes 510, Michael Cerbo Apr 2021

Research Grant Management Bes 510, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.


Assessing And Mapping The Spatial-Temporal Change In Forest Phenology Of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Using Moderate Resolution Satellite, Bailey Ytterdahl Apr 2021

Assessing And Mapping The Spatial-Temporal Change In Forest Phenology Of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Using Moderate Resolution Satellite, Bailey Ytterdahl

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study focuses on coastal forests in Kenya that have some of the highest variety of flora and fauna, specifically Arabuko Sokoke Forest. Arabuko Sokoke Forest is located 110 miles north of Mombasa and 18 kilometers south of Malindi. This forest is known to be a worldwide biodiversity hotspot that is home to endemic and rare plants and animals. Within the Arabuko Sokoke Forest ecosystem, there are two main issues that challenge the conservation of the area. First, there has been more competition for land, primarily for agriculture and development. Second, there is an increase demand for forest resources due …


An Assessment Of Terrestrial Decapoda Diversity Across Three Ecological Zones In Mida Creek, Kenya, Reese Yount Apr 2021

An Assessment Of Terrestrial Decapoda Diversity Across Three Ecological Zones In Mida Creek, Kenya, Reese Yount

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Mangroves make up one of the most effective natural remedies at combating climate change today. They represent great commercial interest worldwide and yet, are being degraded at an unsustainable rate. If successful mangrove conservation plans are to be implemented for our posterity, mangrove ecosystems need to be better understood at the community level. Mangrove crabs make up the most diverse and populace mangrove inhabitants. They are classified as ecosystem engineers and their potential for being used as bioindicators makes them integral to assessing mangrove health. Yet, their diversity and distribution patterns are not well understood. The aim of this study …


Sex-Specific Variation Of Social Play In Wild Immature Tibetan Macaques, Macaca Thibetana, Tong Wang, Xi Wang, Paul A. Garber, Bing-Hua Sun, Lixing Sun, Dong-Po Xia, Jin-Hua Li Mar 2021

Sex-Specific Variation Of Social Play In Wild Immature Tibetan Macaques, Macaca Thibetana, Tong Wang, Xi Wang, Paul A. Garber, Bing-Hua Sun, Lixing Sun, Dong-Po Xia, Jin-Hua Li

Biology Faculty Scholarship

Theories proposed to explain social play have centered on its function in establishing social relationships critical for adulthood, its function in developing motor skills needed to survive, and promoting cognitive development and social learning. In this study, we compared variations in social play among infant and juvenile male and female Macaca thibetana. Given that this species is characterized by female philopatry and male dispersal, we hypothesized that immature females use social play as a mechanism to develop bonds that persist through adulthood whereas immature males use play to develop social skills needed to successfully enter new groups. The results indicated …


Effects Of Hierarchical Steepness On Grooming Patterns In Female Tibetan Macaques (Macaca Thibetana), Dong-Po Xia, Xi Wang, Paul A. Garber, Bing-Hua Sun, Lori K. Sheeran, Lixing Sun, Jin-Hua Li Mar 2021

Effects Of Hierarchical Steepness On Grooming Patterns In Female Tibetan Macaques (Macaca Thibetana), Dong-Po Xia, Xi Wang, Paul A. Garber, Bing-Hua Sun, Lori K. Sheeran, Lixing Sun, Jin-Hua Li

Anthropology and Museum Studies Faculty Scholarship

Hierarchical steepness, defined as status asymmetries among conspecifics living in the same group, is not only used as a main characteristic of animal social relationships, but also represents the degree of discrepancy between supply and demand within the framework of biological market theory. During September and December 2011, we studied hierarchical steepness by comparing variation in grooming patterns in two groups of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana), a primate species characterized by a linear dominance hierarchy. Using a focal sampling method, we collected behavioral data from two provisioned, free-ranging groups (YA1 and YA2) at Mt. Huangshan, China. We found …