Geology & Daily Life
This material was originally created for
On the Cutting Edge: Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
Tracy Gregg, University at Buffalo
Course: Evolution of Earth and the Solar System
80 students
Course: Evolution of Earth and the Solar System
80 students
Connecting course topics to students' lives is a very effective strategy to motivate their learning.
The Activity
I ask students to work in small groups to think of things they did that day that had NOTHING to do with geology. Then we come together as a class and discuss. The point is for them to learn that geology affects every aspect of their life.
