NSIDC Virtual Globes - Google Earth part of Data, Simulations and Models:Tool Sheets
submitted by Walt Meier, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder  General Description The National Snow and Ice Data Center offers some of their data in the form of Google Earth ...

Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Physical Geology part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Eileen Herrstrom, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
These activities take place in a lecture setting and require ~5-10 minutes to complete. Students apply lecture topics directly to answer questions, interpret maps and photographs, perform calculations, and plot ...

How do polar and tropical ice cores correlate? part of Climate Change:Ideas for Teaching about Ice Cores
This activity was developed during the Teaching Climate Change Using Ice Core Data workshop, held in June 2008.Contributed by John Wehwiller, Tara Curtin, Thom Davis Topic: Timing of Climatic Shifts Course Type: ...

An ice-sheet modeling exercise: Theory, data, and the importance that the twain shall meet part of Climate Change:Ideas for Teaching about Ice Cores
This activity was developed during the Teaching Climate Change Using Ice Core Data workshop, held in June 2008.Contributed by: B. Parizek, M. Kelly, M. Ver, and C. Wilbur Topic: Modeling, ice-sheet physics, ...

Glacial & Pleistocene Geology part of Course Design:Goals Database
Kelsey Winsor, Colgate University
During this course, we examine how glaciers and ice sheets move, why they form the landscapes they do, and what has characterized the geology of the Pleistocene period. Throughout the term, we focus on thinking and ...

Glacier Dynamics and Glacial Landforms part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Mark W. Bowen, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Students use a computer model to simulate glacier dynamics and navigate to locations in Google Earth to identify glacial landforms and geomorphic processes.

Relative and Absolute Geologic Time with Maps and Spreadsheets part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Eileen Herrstrom, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This activity takes place in a laboratory setting and takes ~1.5-2 hours to complete. Students apply stratigraphic principles for relative dating and basic equations of isotopic systems for absolute dating and ...

Sea Ice Index part of Data, Simulations and Models:Tool Sheets
submitted by Walt Meier, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder General Description The Sea Ice Index ( This site may be offline. ) is a collection of data and tools to examine sea ice ...

Red Canyon Terrace Project part of Geoscience in the Field:Activities
Dennis Dahms, University of Northern Iowa
This project is designed to give students: (1) experience in mapping the details of surficial geologic deposits (Qal), (2) an understanding the geomorphic relations among surficial deposits and ...

Teaching about Climate Change part of Climate Change
This site allows educators to locate and use the best resources for teaching about Earth's climate system and the changing climate over the past one million years. Here you will find climate data, visualizations, teaching activities and case studies. By learning from past climate changes, we can apply this to present-day and future climate shifts.