Quiz for the Earth System Video

David McConnell, North Carolina State University

Initial Publication Date: May 14, 2020

Summary

This is a pdf of a quiz composed of multiple choice and true/false questions linked to the Earth System video.

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Context

Audience

This material is appropriate for an introductory course such as Physical Geology, Earth Science or Environmental Geology.

Skills and concepts that students must have mastered

The quiz and related video are best used soon after the concept of glaciation has been introduced.

How the activity is situated in the course

Students respond to quiz questions presented in our classroom management system after viewing the related video and before attending class. (That is, while we provide the questions here as a pdf document, that is not how we present them to students in our course.)

Goals

Content/concepts goals for this activity

The quiz and related video address three learning objectives:

Students will be able to describe the four main components of the Earth system;
Students will be able to explain how matter is exchanged between these components;
Students will be able to use carbon to illustrate how relationships between components may change over time.

Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity

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Description and Teaching Materials

After watching the associated video, students complete the quiz to ensure that they have a working knowledge of some basic content related to the Earth system. This provides the instructor with more time in the subsequent class to incorporate active learning exercises that include application of higher order thinking skills.