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This page currently houses examples from the geosciences. Examples specific to economics may be found at the economic examples page.

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Specialized sub-collections of longer activities , questions of the day and think-pair-share examples are also available.

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    Constructing Phylogenetic Trees: The Whippo Story part of Examples
    An interactive lecture in which students use data on feeding habits and habitat, skeletons, and DNA sequences to draw phylogenetic trees. -

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    Carbon Dioxide Exercise part of Examples
    Students work in groups, plotting carbon dioxide concentrations over time on overheads and estimating the rate of change over five years. -

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    Mapping Plate Boundaries part of Examples
    Students can discover plate boundaries by plotting different sets of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on maps. These are then stacked on the overhead projector, outlining the tectonic plates. -