Alpine and Continental Glaciation
Summary
This is designed as a lab activity and should take approximately two hour to complete. Students examine alpine and continental glaciatation on topos.
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Context
Audience
upper level undergraduate course in geomorphology
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
Map reading
Profile construction
Landform interpretation and analysis
Profile construction
Landform interpretation and analysis
How the activity is situated in the course
a stand-alone lab activity
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity
identifying glacial landforms on topographic maps
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
formulation of hypotheses by interpretating direction of movement of ice sheets
Other skills goals for this activity
Description of the activity/assignment
This activity follows a discussion in lecture about how to recognize various types of glacial landforms created through both erosional and depositional processes. It gives students practive in reading maps, interpreting landforms and synthesizing various types of landscapes.
Designed for a geomorphology course
Has minimal/no quantitative component
Designed for a geomorphology course
Has minimal/no quantitative component
Determining whether students have met the goals
I look for proper landform identification on their maps and thoughtful answers to the lab questions.
More information about assessment tools and techniques.Teaching materials and tips
- Activity Description/Assignment (Acrobat (PDF) 18kB Apr30 08)
- Solution Set (Acrobat (PDF) 2.1MB Apr30 08)
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