Surface Feature Identification
Katherine Ocker Stone, Walters State Community College
This activity was selected for the On the Cutting Edge Reviewed Teaching Collection
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- Scientific Accuracy
- Alignment of Learning Goals, Activities, and Assessments
- Pedagogic Effectiveness
- Robustness (usability and dependability of all components)
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- First Publication: May 10, 2017
- Reviewed: May 10, 2019 -- Reviewed by the On the Cutting Edge Activity Review Process
Summary
Students are provided the latitude and longitude of various locations and asked to identify the river stage or surface water deposition/erosional feature.
Topics
Fluvial Grade Level
College Introductory
Readiness for Online Use
Online Ready 
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Learning Goals
Content/concepts goals
Objectives for the lab:
-To gain further understanding of stream stages
-To identify stream stages
-To identify surface water features
Higher order thinking skills goals
Interpretation of satellite images
Other skills goals
Context for Use
Type and level of course
Introductory Geology course for non-majors and fundamental for majors.
Skills and concepts students should have mastered
Instructions are provided to utilize Google Earth, but the student is expected to have gone through the accompanying lesson on surface water. The lab accompanies the lesson and provides real examples for the students to observe and identify the river stages and features of running water.
How the activity is situated in the course
This activity is used as a Lab or an activity after learning about surface water.
Description and Teaching Materials
This activity was created with SoftChalk. The activity and assessment can be accessed via link:
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Assessment
The activity/lab is created using SoftChalk therefore the students ID the features and are assessed immediately. A certificate of their performance is provided at the end of the activity.
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