Margins Mini-lesson Collection

Introductory Geology - Exercise - testing plate tectonics in the Gulf of California part of MARGINS Mini-Lessons

Basic sequence stratigraphy using seismic reflection lines from Gulf of California MARGINS projects part of MARGINS Mini-Lessons

The Woodlark Basin as a Natural Laboratory for the Study of the Geological Sciences part of MARGINS Mini-Lessons
This activity guides the students through a set of geological problems related to the Woodlark Basin, Papua New Guinea.

Chemical Inputs and Outputs at Subduction Zones part of MARGINS Mini-Lessons
In this exercise students utilize data from geochemistry databases to analyze inputs and outputs associated with arc volcanism.

A tour of the Mariana Subduction System part of MARGINS Mini-Lessons
This lesson presents a brief tour of the Mariana subduction system, an active continental margin in the west Pacific.

What Can (and Cannot) Be Learned from Scientific Drilling Using Examples from Margins Initiatives part of MARGINS Mini-Lessons

Profiling Earth's Surface using GeoMapApp part of MARGINS Mini-Lessons
In this exercise, students relate large-scale features on Earth's surface to lithospheric plates, the underlying asthenosphere, earthquakes, and volcanoes. After creating a cross section showing ...

Online Investigation of an Island Arc Volcano: Anatahan, Mariana Arc part of MARGINS Mini-Lessons
This activity is a Web investigation and research exercise starting with the 2003-present Anatahan volcanic eruptions in the Mariana arc, and concluding with a petrologic examination of published ...

Volcano Spacing in Volcanic Arcs part of MARGINS Mini-Lessons

Physical and Chemical Variations Along the Central American Volcanic Arc part of MARGINS Mini-Lessons
The Central American volcanic arc displays large arc-parallel variations in chemical composition that yield important clues concerning the complex origin of magmas in subduction zones. In this ...