Resources for Teaching Geophysics in the 21st Century
Tools for Teaching
- Classroom activities for teaching geophysics
- Visualizations that can be useful in teaching geophysics concepts to students.
- Over 100 web sites to help you teach geophysics, organized by geophysics topic
Geophysical Instrument Registry
This is a directory of geophysical instruments available for use on research projects or for student work. You can add your instrument to the registry, or search for instruments.Field trip safety
Is your department thinking about developing field trip policy documents and forms? If so, we have some sample forms (including one patterned after the OSHA health and safety forms used by consulting firms) plus a short rationale for adopting policies to address the issue of the risks inherent in taking students into the field.
Plate Boundary Observatory Data from UNAVCO
The Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) component of Earthscope is a geodetic observatory designed to study the three-dimensional strain field resulting from deformation across the active boundary zone between the Pacific and North American plates in the western United States. The observatory consists of arrays of GPS receivers and strainmeters. The UNAVCO web site has a general resource page and a resource page for faculty who want to use near real time plate boundary data in the classroom. These pages include both information for teaching geodesy and examples of particularly illustrative GPS data sets. UNAVCO also maintains a GPS Data Archive of all data.
Teaching Geophysics Email List
Share insight, ask questions or network with other faculty. The link above will also provide access to the email list archives or allow you to unsubscribe.2007 Workshop for Faculty
