Unit 1: Collecting GPS Data
GPS data can measure vertical and horizontal bedrock motion caused by a variety of geologic processes, such as plate movement and the changing amount of water and ice on Earth's surface. In this unit, students ...

Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Quantitative Skills: Vectors and Matrices, Problem Solving:Equations, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Graphs, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry:Triangles, Spreadsheets
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI

Unit 2: Earthquakes, GPS, and Plate Movement
GPS data can measure bedrock motion in response to deformation of the ground near plate boundaries because of plate tectonics. In this module, students will learn how to read GPS data to interpret how the bedrock ...

Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Quantitative Skills: Problem Solving:Equations, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Spreadsheets, Geometry and Trigonometry:Triangles, Graphs, Algebra, Vectors and Matrices
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI

Unit 4: Groundwater, GPS, and Water Resources
GPS data can measure ground elevation change in response to the changing amount of groundwater in valleys and snow cover in mountains. In this module, students will learn how to read GPS data to interpret how the ...

Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water supply/water resource evaluation, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Quantitative Skills: Units and Unit Conversions, Problem Solving, Graphs, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Arithmetic/Computation, Spreadsheets
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data:GPS/GNSS, Data:GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI

Unit 3: Glaciers, GPS, and Sea Level Rise
GPS data can measure bedrock elevation change in response to the changing mass of glaciers. In this module, students will learn how to read GPS data to interpret how the mass of glaciers in Alaska and Greenland is ...

Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Quantitative Skills: Problem Solving, Arithmetic/Computation, Graphs, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Spreadsheets, Units and Unit Conversions
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI

Unit 3: Getting started with GPS data
This unit provides essential background information on GPS (global positioning system) and reference frames. Students learn how to access GPS location and velocity data from the Network of the Americas (NOTA). They ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Stress/Strain/Strain Analysis, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Physics:General Physics:Vector Algebra, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geography:Physical
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Quantitative Skills: Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Vectors and Matrices, Arithmetic/Computation, Algebra, Problem Solving:Equations, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data, Geophysics GPS/GNSS, Geophysics Data, Data:GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI

« Previous Page Next Page »