Gorge to Shore - Columbia River Gorge and the Oregon Coast to Northern California
Jennifer Thomson, Eastern Washington University
This exemplary interdisciplinary field course page details a geology and biology-focused educational trip from the Columbia River Gorge to the Oregon Coast and Northern California, offering comprehensive resources for educators, including learning goals, logistical design, assessment methods, and downloadable materials for implementing similar field-based experiences. 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.

Research Experiences in a Mineralogy Class
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.

Sage to Sea - Columbia Plateau, across the North Cascades and to Whidbey Island WA
Jennifer Thomson, Eastern Washington University
This is an educational field trip resource page detailing an interdisciplinary geology and biology course across Washington State, covering the Columbia Plateau, North Cascades, and Whidbey Island, with comprehensive materials on course design, learning goals, logistics, assessment methods, and downloadable handouts for educators. 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.

Battle of Lava and Life: Crater Lake National Park and Newberry Volcanic National Monument
This is a teaching resource page from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) featuring a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary field course focused on Crater Lake National Park and Newberry Volcanic National Monument, integrating geology and biology for college students and educators, with detailed logistics, learning goals, assessment methods, and downloadable 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.

Dr. Kristen Cecala: Using An Ecosystem Services Approach to Water Resources in Biology 210 at Sewanee: the University of the South
Kristen Cecala, Sewanee: the University of the South
Ecology regularly integrates expertise developed in other disciplines to allow us to understand interactions in the natural world. Teaching concepts in ecosystem ecology that require rudimentary comprehension of chemistry for nutrient cycling and availability can be challenging for two reasons: 1) students have the misconception that scientific disciplines don't inform one another, and 2) nutrient cycling can seem abstract.

Kerry Byrne: Using Introducing the Wicked Problem of Global Food Security in Sustainable Human Ecology course at Oregon Institute of Technology
Kerry Byrne, Humboldt State University
As my course is the capstone course for Environmental Science majors, students have a strong background in ecology and systems thinking already. However, I desired to bolster my coverage of food security in the course, which is a common student interest. This module also incorporates the use of ArcGIS Online – students in the Environmental Science major are required to take at least one full year of GIS courses. I wanted to capitalize on one of the strengths of our program and have students do a more quantitative analysis using real data.

GEOL 286-288: Geology Seminar in New Zealand
In this course, we will study the tectonic evolution of the South Island. Participants will work in small teams to hone their field observation skills, make structural measurements, and develop their mapping skills in several field sites across the South Island. Visits to additional field sites such as glaciers, fjords, slivers of the mantle, and the Alpine fault are possible.

Semester Lab Research in Marine Geology
Case study page detailing a semester-long undergraduate research project in marine geology where students collaboratively design and execute original field and lab research on Lake Champlain, using seismic profiling, sediment coring, and data analysis to investigate geological questions within a team-based, peer-reviewed academic framework. 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
David Gonzales, Fort Lewis College
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.

Integrating Scientific Discovery in a Field-based Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology Course
David Gonzales, Fort Lewis College
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.