References part of Teaching Methods:Guided Discovery Problems
Brown, Patrick L., and Abell, Sandra K., January 2007, Examining the learning cycle: Perspectives: Research and Tips to Support Science Education , p. 58-59. Edelson, D.C., Pitts, V.M., Salierno, C.M., and Sherin, ...

Examples of student posters part of Early Career:Developing a Research Program
Here are a few examples of posters created by students in Greg Hancock's Surface Processes class, along with Greg's descriptions of the projects they summarize. Clicking on a picture of a poster will ...

KML Examples from the Google Earth Community Forums part of Teaching Methods:Teaching with Google Earth
An effective means of learning about KML is to open existing KML files in Google Earth to find out how they function, and then to examine the content of these files in a text editor to investigate how that ...

Teaching with Google Earth part of Teaching Methods:Teaching with Google Earth
Glenn Richard, SUNY at Stony Brook
Created by Glenn A. Richard, Mineral Physics Institute, Stony Brook University Updates by Diana Krupnick and Beth Pratt-Sitaula, UNAVCO A Guide to Using Google Earth in the Geoscience Classroom What is Google ...

Examples part of Teaching Methods:Guided Discovery Problems
Density, Buoyancy and Convection Students observe the process of convection and then discover how and why it works through a series of hands-on activities in which they explore and build the various concepts that ...

Jigsaws part of Teaching Methods:Jigsaws
Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College
Developed by Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College "When efforts are structured cooperatively, there is considerable evidence that students will exert more effort to achieve - learn more, use higher-level ...

Using Cooperative Learning to Teach Mineralogy (and Other Courses Too!) part of Mineralogy:Activities
LeeAnn Srogi, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
This chapter is concerned primarily with how the content of a mineralogy course can be organized so that the students are more active and conscientious learners. This chapter is divided into three sections: Section ...

Structured Academic Controversy part of Teaching Methods:Structured Academic Controversy
Claudia Khourey-Bowers, Kent State University-Stark Campus
Developed by Claudia Khourey-Bowers, Kent State University What is Structured Academic Controversy? A Structured Academic Controversy (SAC) is a type of cooperative learning strategy in which small teams of ...

ConcepTests part of Teaching Methods:ConcepTests
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
ConcepTests are conceptual multiple-choice questions that focus on one key concept of an instructor's learning goals for a lesson. When coupled with student interaction through peer instruction, ConcepTests represent a rapid method of formative assessment of student understanding.

Teaching Geoscience in the Field part of Geoscience in the Field
× Field experiences are a critical part of a geoscience student's education and have long been one of the foundations of geoscience education. Field experiences aid students in applying knowledge they ...