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Introducing electronic circuits and hydrological models to postsecondary physical geography and environmental science students: systems science, circuit theory, construction, and calibration
Smart Water Systems Lab, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Department of Geography and Planning, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Postsecondary advanced hydrology students often work with electronic sensing systems at field sites but are rarely given the opportunity to build and test electronic circuits used for collection of environmental data. Students constructed custom-designed circuits for water detection and environmental measurement. The circuits taught students about systems theory and hydrological models. This activity motivated learning and showed how circuits are used to collect data for model application.
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