Plate Tectonics as Expressed in Geological Landforms and Events
Jeff Ryan, University of South Florida
This activity seeks to have students analyze global data sets on earthquake and volcano distributions toward identifying major plate boundary types in different regions on the Earth. A secondary objective is to familiarize students with two publicly available resources for viewing and manipulating geologically-relevant geospatial data: Google Earth(TM) and GeoMapApp.

Exploring Evidence of Plate Tectonics Using GeoMapApp
Sean Cornell, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
This activity requires students to explore a range of datasets that help substantiate Plate Tectonic Theory. Students investigate plate tectonic environments (convergent, divergent, transform boundaries), topography/bathymetry of continents and ocean basins, the distribution and pattern of earthquakes, the distribution of volcanoes, as well as ages of the sea-floor, and more.

A Geologic Safari of the East African Rift and the Newark Basin: Why these areas are more alike than you know
Margaret Benoit, The College of New Jersey
This activity explores the similarity and differences between the Newark Rift Basin and East African Rift.

Serpentinite in Subduction Zones: How do we find it, and how common is it?
Jeff Ryan, University of South Florida
A mineralogical, petrological, and geophysical exploration of the role of serpentinite in subduction zones, as highlighted in the two NSF-MARGINS Subduction Factory focus sites.

From Ocean Topography to Flexural Rigidity
Andrew Newman, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Students will use the available bathymetric datasets to test the utility of a flexural rigidity model of oceanic crust.

Petrography and Petrogenesis of a Mid-Ocean Ridge Lava Suite
Matthew Smith, University of Florida; Mike Perfit, University of Florida;
This activity is designed to accompany a set of thin sections available from the authors. Students investigate mid-ocean ride basalt petrography and relate observed mineralogic changes to relevant phase diagrams ...

Online Investigation of an Island Arc Volcano: Anatahan, Mariana Arc
Jeff Ryan, University of South Florida
This activity is a Web investigation and research exercise starting with the 2003-present Anatahan volcanic eruptions in the Mariana arc, and concluding with a petrologic examination of published Mariana arc lavas data sets.

Chemical Inputs and Outputs at Subduction Zones
Karin A. Block, CUNY City College
In this exercise students utilize data from geochemistry databases to analyze inputs and outputs associated with arc volcanism.

Global Geochemistry of Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts
Kent Ratajeski, Calvin University
This educational webpage presents a peer-reviewed teaching activity on the global geochemistry of mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB), guiding students to analyze large geochemical datasets from PETDB to understand petrologic and geodynamic processes, with updated community contributions including a Jupyter Notebook for Python-based data analysis and visualization using Pandas and PyGMT. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Cenozoic Volcanic History of the Western United States
Kent Ratajeski, Calvin University
Educational activity page featuring a NAVDAT-based QuickTime animation that enables students to explore Cenozoic volcanic activity in the western U.S., emphasizing spatiotemporal geochemical patterns and tectonic correlations through guided inquiry and data-rich visualization. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.