Assessment

The overarching Module Goals are:

1. Students willexplain how density variations in the subsurface allow the imaging of buried structures by referencing the equation for gravitational acceleration.
2. Students will explore Earth's ambient magnetic field and interpret magnetic data to detect objects in the subsurface.
3. Students will apply gravity and magnetics principles to interpret real-world data sets for hazards and infrastructure.

Formative assessment

Assessment of student learning can be approached flexibly. Formative assessments can be conducted as individual check-ins and group or whole-class conversations throughout the module.

Summative assessment

Summative assessment of these goals can be achieved via the short-answer questions embedded within each unit. Alternatively, student performance on the case study exercises in Unit 3 can be considered as summative assessments for the module.