Activity descriptions for teaching geoscientific thinking

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Geoscientific thinking

These activity descriptions were submitted by faculty in preparation for the Teaching the Methods of Geoscience workshop in June 2012. In some cases, participants submitted a supplement calling out the ways in which the activities explicitly addressed teaching geoscientific thinking for a course they had previously submitted.

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Florida River Project: Semester-long group project
Kim Hannula, Fort Lewis College
Kim Hannula, Department of Geosciences, Fort Lewis College.This page is a supplement to the original activity description found hereShort description of the activity:This group research project serves as the focus ...

The Use of Cube Puzzle and Toilet Paper Roll Model in Teaching The Nature of Science
Joel Aquino, University of North Georgia / Hall County Schools
This is a hands-on activity in scientific method that uses inexpensive materials such as carton boxes, toilet paper roll tube, strings and toothpicks. It engages the students to conduct pattern observation, prediction, testing and ends up with a model construction. It also encourages thinking outside the box, group discussion and creation of individual cube puzzles.

Measuring the Campus Green
Paul Vincent, Valdosta State University
Students use basic tools to measure the size of one-quarter acre.