American Museum of Natural History - Field Trip Assignment
Initial Publication Date: March 9, 2008
Summary
Self-guided field trip assignment to AMNH (largely based on the museum's teacher's guide for high school students)
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Context
Audience
introductory geoscience course for non-majors Designed for a geophysics course
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
no skills necessary
How the activity is situated in the course
a stand-alone exercise
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity
examining the main themes of an introductory geoscience course in a different context
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
connecting the displays at the museum with the major themes described in their introductory geoscience course
Other skills goals for this activity
writing
Description of the activity/assignment
Self-guided field trip assignment to American Museum of Natural History Hall of Planet Earth exhibit (largely based on the museum's teacher's guide for high school students) There are 5 main areas of investigation in the hall that these questions address: How did Earth form? What makes Earth habitable? Why are there Mountains, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes? How do we read the rocks? Why are there changes to Earth's climate?
Determining whether students have met the goals
students submit a report and evaluation is based upon the descriptions they provide based upon their self-guided fieldtrip
More information about assessment tools and techniques.Teaching materials and tips
- Activity Description/Assignment (Microsoft Word 1.6MB Mar9 08)
Other Materials
Supporting references/URLs
http://www.amnh.org/rose/hope/