Inclusivity Survey part of Activities
A teaching activity page from the "On the Cutting Edge" professional development program that details an inclusivity survey for the first day of a physical geology course, aimed at establishing classroom norms through anonymous student feedback to foster an inclusive learning environment. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Engaging Question part of Activities
Pedagogic activity page detailing a first-day climate change exercise using data graphs to assess student understanding, promote critical thinking, and establish course focus in introductory geoscience, part of the On the Cutting Edge peer-reviewed teaching collection. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Environmental Science Gallery Walk part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Gallery Walks:Examples
Gallery walk activity that relies on students' prior knowledge of environmental issues as an introductory activity in a general education, large-lecture format environmental science class.

Historical Geology Reconstruction Analogy part of Activities
This educational activity page presents a hands-on analogy for teaching historical geology, where students reconstruct a sentence from scattered words to simulate interpreting Earth's history, emphasizing that reconstructions improve with more evidence, lack a single correct answer, and mirror scientific reasoning in geology, designed for introductory undergraduate geoscience courses. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Modeling Systems Behavior part of Activities
A teaching activity page from the SERC Pedagogic Service demonstrating systems behavior and emergence through student participation in synchronized clapping, designed for an Earth System Science course to illustrate complex system dynamics on the first day of class. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

What Do Geologists Do? part of Activities
This instructional webpage presents a first-day classroom activity for introductory geology courses where students collaboratively explore geology careers to build engagement, establish active learning expectations, and connect future course content to real-world applications, part of the On the Cutting Edge professional development collection. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Earthball Volleyball part of Activities
Earthball Volleyball is a geoscience education icebreaker activity page from the On the Cutting Edge professional development program, featuring a participatory inflatable globe game for engaging large introductory weather and climate classes while fostering classroom community and content learning. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Identify Pressing Environmental Issues part of Activities
This pedagogical activity page outlines a first-day classroom exercise in which introductory environmental geology students identify local and global environmental issues to foster engagement, build community, and connect course content to real-world concerns, emphasizing motivation, awareness, and active learning. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Icebreaker: Coat of Arms part of Activities
This content is a teaching activity example page from the SERC Pedagogic Service, detailing an icebreaker exercise called "Coat of Arms" used on the first day of an Earth and Space Science course for pre-service and in-service teachers, where students create symbolic drawings to share personal interests and foster a friendly classroom climate. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

What Students Want to Learn part of Activities
This pedagogical activity page details a first-day-of-class exercise in which students in an Earth Resources course express their learning interests via index cards, enabling the instructor to align course content with student interests and foster engagement by incorporating their input into the course outline. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.