Research Community
The primary avenue for CZO education of research peers is through national meetings.
The CZOs include a staffed booth in the exhibit hall at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union and have also presented booth exhibits at the annual meetings of the Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Ecological Society of America, and the Goldschmidt Conference.
The CZOs also regularly communicate with and engage over 1000 members of the Critical Zone Exploration Network (www.czen.org)
The back wall banner for the CZO booth displays a schematic representation of the interplay between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and lithosphere as well as the range of spatial scales of observation required to fully characterize and understand Critical Zone processes.
Educational Resources (examples for the research community)
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Grades K - Professional
Catalina-Jemez
Grades 13 - Professional
Critical Zone Oxford Bibliography
All Disciplines
Article • Information
Delve into Critical Zone Science (history, future directions, and components) via an annotated bibliography of selected resources (last updated May 2016). Note that access to all of the content requires a subscription to Oxford Bibliographies.
Educational Objectives
This resource is an annotated bibliography of Critical Zone related selected resources, making it a gateway to satisfying a wide range of objectives.
Audience: Higher Education • Research Community
Observatory: National CZO
Author: Tim White (Penn State) and Sarah Sharkey (Penn State)
Funding: NSF CZO
Grades 13 - Professional
2017 CZO Webinar Series: Critical Zone and Society
All Disciplines
Video
Watch six science lectures that highlight the importance of the Critical Zone on society and environmental sustainability. Many topics are discussed including soil degradation, drought resilience, water security, flooding, landslides, wildfire, ecosystem services, public policy, and more.
Educational Objectives
Viewers will be able to discuss the aspects of the CZ vulnerable to the presence of humanity, and how they may be altered due to global climate and land-use change.
Audience: Higher Education • Research Community
Observatory: National CZO • Catalina-Jemez CZO • IML CZO • Shale Hills CZO • Sierra CZO
Author: Susan Brantley (PSU), David Breshears (UoA), Jason Field (UoA, Praveen Kumar (UIllinois), Roger Bales (UC-Merced), Jon Pelletier (UoA) and Steve Banwart (ULeeds)
Contact:
Grades 3 - 16
Technical tools of real and virtual fieldwork
All Disciplines
Virtual Fieldwork • Activity • Project
See an annotated list of technical tools for creating Virtual Fieldwork Experiences about a site. Tools include smartphone apps for capturing imagery and other data as well as accessing information (ie geologic maps). Desktop and web-based software is also included, as is some hardware.
Educational Objectives
Users will both create and access media to explain why a site looks the way it does.
Audience: K-12 • General Public • Higher Education • Research Community
Observatory: National CZO
Author: Don Haas (PRI)
Grades K - Professional
Mt. Lemmon science tour app
All Disciplines
App • Tour
Use a narrative "science tour" app for the drive up Mt. Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona. Travel from desert to pine forest, listening to the audio guide and watching slideshows and videos. Learn how our world is sustained by natural environments, systems, and cycles.
Educational Objectives
Describe the natural history of Mt. Lemmon with special attention to geology and biology. The tour follows the Catalina Highway to the top of Mt. Lemmon.
Audience: K-12 • General Public • Higher Education • Research Community
Observatory: Catalina-Jemez CZO
Author: Producer: Shipherd Reed (Univ. of Arizona)
Funding: NSF CZO, Contributions from UA College of Science and other regional organizations
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Researcher Spotlight: Morgan Barnes
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