Figure Sets

These are published figures from peer-reviewed research journals and monographs that engage students in data analysis and critical thinking organized by teaching approach, Bloom's Taxonomy cognitive skills, class size, and time. The student-active approaches listed here are suggestions and examples; modify them as appropriate for your teaching.

Figure Set and Ecological Question	Student-Active Approach	Cognitive Skill	Class Size/Time
1. Cultivation and Soil Carbon Losses (Robertson and Grace 2004)	Turn to Your Neighbor	knowledge, interpretation, application	any/moderate
2. Methane Emissions from Agriculture (Moss et al. 2000; IPCC 2007)	Think Pair Share	knowledge, interpretation	any/short
3. Nitrogen Fertilizers Increase Nitrous Oxide Emissions (McSwiney and Robertson 2005; IPCC 2007)	Guided Class Discussion	knowledge, interpretation, synthesis	any/short
4. Carbon Sequestration in Degraded Agricultural Soils (Robertson et al. 2000)	Paired Think Aloud	knowledge, interpretation, synthesis	any/short
5. Global Warming Potential - Temperate Agriculture (Robertson et al. 2000)	Citizens Argument	knowledge, interpretation, synthesis	Small (can be adapted to large classes) - Long

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