Virtual Field Trip to Mt. Vesuvius part of Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Katherine Kelley, University of Rhode Island
This is a virtual field trip to Italy's Mt. Vesuvius, which explores the 79AD eruption of the volcano. Students explore the excavated cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as the different types of ...

Olympus Mons and Hawaii part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Carol Ormand Ph.D., Carleton College
Students estimate the volume of Olympus Mons and the volume of lava that has erupted from the Hawaiian hotspot and compare them.

Introduction to Planetary Mapping part of Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Alexandra Davatzes, Temple University
This is an introduction to photogeologic/geomorphologic mapping of a planetary surface. The goal of this project is to help students learn the components of a geologic map and try to use all of their undergraduate ...

Using Lava Flows & Volcanic Structures on Mars to Introduce the Concept of Relative Dating in Introductory Courses part of Discoveries from Mars:Activities
Audi Matias, Skidmore College; , Skidmore College
To compare bodies of rocks in the same region and determine the sequence of events that led to the formation of these rocks, geologists use a few simple rules of observation to help determine the relative ages of ...

Relative Dating on Earth and Mars part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Sara Harris, University of British Columbia
Students apply principles of relative dating to a cross-section, then to the surface of Mars.

Analytical and Numerical Insight into Lava Flows and Cinder Cones on Earth, Mars and Venus part of Discoveries from Mars:Activities
Eric Grosfils, Pomona College
This three part exercise introduces students to comparative planetary geology using volcanology as the subject and both analytical and (for visualization of cone-building processes) numerical methods. Material ...

MER (Mars Exploration Rover ) Landing Site Selection part of Discoveries from Mars:Activities
Eric Grosfils, Pomona College
Via a jigsaw role-playing exercise in which students become geologists, astrobiologists and engineers, real data and available constrains are used to identify landing sites for the MER rovers. A debate format is ...

ConcepTest: Jovian Planet Characteristics part of Teaching Methods:ConcepTests:Examples
The characteristics of four planets are listed below. Which planet is most likely to be classified as Jovian? a. Mainly rocky, volcanism, low gravity. b. Mainly rocky, no volcanism, high gravity. c. Mainly gaseous, ...