Research Experiences in a Mineralogy Class part of Undergraduate Research:Case Studies
A case study page detailing an exemplary undergraduate research project in a mineralogy course where students engage in authentic, inquiry-based investigations using XRD and SEM techniques to characterize Earth materials, with applications to industry, faculty research, and societal issues, including implementation strategies, assessment methods, and downloadable teaching materials. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Semester Long Martian Research Project part of Undergraduate Research:2014 Workshop:Activities
These project materials scaffold students through a semester-long, original research project. This specific project was developed using the online planetary science database JMARS. Weekly assignments guide ...

Florida River Project - individual and group research project part of Undergraduate Research:2014 Workshop:Activities
The Florida River Project is a semester-long project involving (1) an individual project in which students pose a scientific question and use existing data to test their hypothesis, and (2) a group project in which ...

Intro to Graphing part of Undergraduate Research:2014 Workshop:Activities
Intro to Graphing is a 2-phase exercise that introduces students to Excel for the purposes of properly storing their data and producing graphs.

Student-designed Authentic Research Projects in a Non-major Environmental Geology Course part of Undergraduate Research:2014 Workshop:Activities
Student-designed, data-based authentic research projects can be useful tools for incorporating a dimension of authentic research in non-major science courses. Such an approach has been followed in a geoscience ...

Introduction to Scientific Journals part of Undergraduate Research:2014 Workshop:Activities
In this activity, students are introduced to locating and reading peer-reviewed scientific journal articles. It helps ease students into the process of locating, reading, and using journal publications. This ...

Building Content Knowledge in a Student Research Team part of Undergraduate Research:2014 Workshop:Activities
At the beginning of a course-based research project, each student in a research team is asked to read primary literature related to the team investigation. A mix of provided readings and readings found by the ...

Research project to consider how projected climate change will impact a region of interest to the student part of Climate Change:Activities
Students consult the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chapters on climate projections and the primary scientific literature to write a research paper and present their results to the ...

Integrating Scientific Discovery in a Field-based Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology Course part of Undergraduate Research:Case Studies
Case study detailing a field-based undergraduate petrology course at Fort Lewis College that integrates scientific discovery through inquiry-driven research on igneous and metamorphic systems in the Southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau, emphasizing student engagement, skill development, and peer-reviewed pedagogical effectiveness. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Melding Research on the Navajo Volcanic Field into Undergraduate Curriculum to Promote Scientific Literacy part of Undergraduate Research:Case Studies
A peer-reviewed educational case study detailing the integration of Navajo Volcanic Field research into an undergraduate petrology curriculum to enhance scientific literacy, student research skills, and professional development through authentic field and laboratory inquiry. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.