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Flood Analysis
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Gill, Emily Zarske, Malinda Schaefer |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students learn how to use and graph real-world stream gage data to create event and annual hydrographs and calculate flood frequency statistics. Using an Excel spreadsheet of real-world event, annual and peak streamflow data, they manipulate the data (converting units, sorting, ranking, plotting), solve problems using equations, and calculate return periods and probabilities. Students learn how to use and graph real-world stream gage data to create event and annual hydrographs and calculate flood frequency statistics. Using an Excel spreadsheet of real-world event, annual and peak streamflow data, they manipulate the data (converting units, sorting, ranking, plotting), solve problems using equations, and calculate return periods and probabilities. Prompted by worksheet questions, they analyze the runoff data as engineers would. Students learn how hydrographs help engineers make decisions and recommendations to community stakeholders concerning water resources and flooding. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Data Analysis and Probability Earth and Space Life Science Physical Science Science and Technology Watershed Event Hydrograph Hydrograph Annual Hydrograph Frequency Flood Frequency Analysis Graphing Water Cycle Hydrological Cycle Return Period Spreadsheet |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H45M |
| Education Level | Class X Class XI Class XII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Probability Biology Technical |
