Petrology Activities and Examples Collection
This is a collection of educational resources used in igneous and metamorphic petrology courses. The collection includes lab exercises, classroom activities, problem sets and more. The purpose of this collection is to allow for the sharing of materials within the community of petrology teachers. You can
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Subject: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- 18 matches General/Other
- Geochemistry 3 matches
- Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings 9 matches
- Igneous Processes 7 matches
- Igneous Rocks 19 matches
- Metamorphic Processes 6 matches
- Metamorphic Rocks 10 matches
- Metamorphic Rock Suites and Facies 2 matches
- PTt Relationships 2 matches
- Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria 1 match
- Volcanology 28 matches
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Cenozoic Volcanic History of the Western United States part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:NAVDAT animations
Kent Ratajeski, University of Kentucky
Kent Ratajeski Published June 30, 2006 Description In this activity, students view a Quicktime video animation based on data from the North American Volcanic and Intrusive Rock Database (NAVDAT) to learn about the ...
Sleeping Mountain Scenario part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Role Playing:Examples
Original Author: Janice Cooper. Posted with the permission of Glenn Jaecks, (University of California Davis Geology Department ) Introduction | Format for Discussion | The Reality of the Threat at Mammoth | Web ...
Draw the outcrop part of Student Learning: Observing and Assessing:Activities
David Steer, University of Akron Main Campus
Six to eight rock unit descriptions are provided in random order. Students must synthesize the rock descriptions, processes involved and relative time principles to draw a cross section for the outcrop.
VEPP: Is the Past the Key to the Future? part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Volcano Exploration Project: Pu`u `O`o:Examples
Dennis Geist, University of Idaho
This is an exercise that is in development and has not yet been fully tested in the classroom. Please check back regularly for updates and changes. Brief three-line description of the activity or assignment and ...
Metamorphic Rocks Lab part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Ann Hadley, Manchester Community College
Students describe rock characteristics and determine if a rock sample is metamorphic. If it is, they determine the parent rock. If not, they describe what it would change into as a metamorphic rock. The whole class ...
Classification of Igneous Rocks part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Louis Bartek, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This is a Think-Pair-Share activity in which I show class photos of a range of igneous rocks in terms of composition and texture. After they complete the activity I fill in the voids in their knowledge with lecture ...
Sr Isotopic Compositions of Mafic Volcanic Rocks, Western United States part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Mafic Rocks
Kent Ratajeski, University of Kentucky
Kent Ratajesk Published June 30, 2006. Description In this exercise, students use whole-rock Sr isotopic compositions of volcanic rocks in the western United States to explore variability in mantle sources. The ...