Teaching Resources
Tutorials
DECADE: Interactive, map-based portal for displaying the interoperability between The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program, the MApping GAs emissions (MAGA) Database, and the EarthChem Geochemical Portal
GeoMapApp: Video tutorials for using and teaching with GeoMapApp
EarthChem: Video tutorials on submitting and sharing data on the EarthChem data system
Teaching Activities
Subject: Geoscience
Geochemical Databases
Tools
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Plate Tectonics as Expressed in Geological Landforms and Events
Jeff Ryan, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg
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.
Information Type: Activity: Activity:Virtual Field Trip, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Activity
Tools: GeoMapApp
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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 ...
Information Type: Activity: Activity:Virtual Field Trip, Lab Activity, Activity
Geochemical Databases: PetDB, EarthChem
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