Guided Reading of Scientific Journal Articles part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Activities
Carol Ormand Ph.D., Carleton College
This is a sequence of assignments for my Structural Geology course that guides students through the process of critically reading and analyzing scientific journal articles. For each article, I outline the general ...

Investigating Earthquakes: GIS Mapping and Analysis (College Level) part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with GIS:Examples
Brian Welch, Saint Olaf College
This is a college-level adaptation of a chapter from the Earth Exploration Toolbook. The students download global quake data over a time range and use GIS to interpret the tectonic context. -

Laboratory Analogs of Faults part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Activities
Jackie Langille, University of North Carolina at Asheville
This activity utilizes a sandbox analog model (Dell Castello and Cooke, 2008) which is used to create normal faults or a foreland propagating fold and thrust belt. For the normal fault portion of the activity, ...

Advanced steronet -finding rotation axes part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Steve Hurst, University of Illinois at Chicago
Using stereonets to find rotation axes of tilted planes. Paleomagnetic vectors used as indicators of rotations of dikes and planes.

Active Tectonics Field Trip part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
George Davis, University of Arizona
By far most field trips in structural geology and regional tectonics do NOT take place in large urban centers with a trip focus on mitigation of hazards. What is described here is an example of the instructional ...

Structure contours, vertical cross-sections, three-point problems and applications part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Seth Kruckenberg, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This exercise makes use of geologic maps, structure contour and cross-section problems, and three-point calculations to help students conceptualize three-dimensional spatial relationships of geologic structures, ...

New Views of an Old Continent: A Tectonics Lab Exercise Using Geophysical Maps of Australia part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
David Greene, Denison University
In this lab activity students are given five different map views of the continent of Australia: Geology, Gravity Anomaly, Magnetic Anomaly, Digital Elevation, and Satellite Image, and asked to investigate and ...

Food Rheology; Folding Fun part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Erin Beutel, College of Charleston
In this activity students analyze the rheologic and structural properties of various foods (everything from pudding to white bread) and think about how they expect them to behave under lateral pressure and how they ...

What is it? part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Geoffrey Pignotta, Carleton University
This classroom activity involves students interpreting geologic structures presented in photos during lecture. Photos are shown either after topics or towards the end of class and one student is called upon to ...

Crust-Busting Faults part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
George Davis, The University of Arizona
Each student independently researches a major ancient or active regional fault, which she/he has selected from a list provided by the instructor. Each student prepares text and figures that present location, ...