Activity Collection

One of the cornerstones of the NextGen-WA collaboration is sharing resources with our colleagues. The resources compiled below reflect those collected during the NextGen-WA Project. You may also want to check out the Innovations in STEM Teacher Preparation searchable toolbox for additional resources.


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K-12 Teacher Lab and Field Externships, Hosted by University Researchers part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
Katharine Huntington, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
University researchers host K-12 teachers for field and/or lab "Externships" during the summer. Teachers earn continuing education clock hours and learn about research methods and findings through ...

Teacher Preparation: In-Service
Grade Level: Informal

Pictorial Geologic History Book part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope Consortium
In this project the student creates a 10-part written & pictorial geologic history book of a region.

Teacher Preparation: Pre-Service
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

Earth Observations: Pattern Recognition of the Earth System part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Matthew Nyman, Oregon State University
Earth Observation is an activity where students observe and patterns in datasets of the different Earth spheres. Correlations between datasets are examined to stimulate student thinking of the interrelations in the Earth system. This activity is connect to process and concepts covered later in the class.

Teacher Preparation: Pre-Service
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

Exploring the Solar System, the Galaxies, and the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Rebecca Dodge, Midwestern State University
The Hubble Telescope site (http://hubblesite.org) contains numerous teaching tools including videos, news articles about the solar system and the Universe, and games that introduce and reinforce astronomy and space science content and concepts. Teachers can design activities for multiple grade levels using the site as a foundation.

Teacher Preparation: Pre-Service
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

Be the Block: Working the Geologic Block Diagram as an Inquiry Tool part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Eric Pyle, James Madison University
Working with data, students develop 3-D understandings of Earth structures using inference to construct a block diagram from a collection of 2-D information.

Teacher Preparation: Pre-Service
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

Ordeal by Check: An introductory activity about the Nature of Science part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Elizabeth Nagy, Pasadena City College; , California State University-Northridge
This is an introductory activity about the Nature of Science (NOS) that can be used on the first day of a laboratory class. It is designed to show students how scientific knowledge develops and is general enough to use in any science course.

Teacher Preparation: Pre-Service
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

Class Research Project: Visualizing Large-Scale Earth Processes and Abstract Concepts part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
James Ebert, SUNY College at Oneonta
Pre-service Earth Science teachers construct physical models and inquiry-based lessons using these models to help students envision large-scale or abstract concepts in Earth and Space Science.

Teacher Preparation: Pre-Service
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)

Destruction of the Rainforest and Atmospheric Oxygen part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Bill Slattery, Wright State University-Main Campus
Pre-service Midle School teachers devised an experiment to test an assertion that destruction of the Brazilian Rainforest would lead to a serious drop in atmospheric oxygen. The experiment proved to be a failure, but opened other avenues of science learning and had a positive impact on their confidence in teaching inquiry-based science.

Teacher Preparation: Pre-Service
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

Course Journal part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Lydia K Fox, University of the Pacific
The course journal is designed to help students be reflective about what they are learning in the course and to connect course material to their everyday lives. Students are encouraged to use the journal to develop ...

Teacher Preparation: Pre-Service
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

Why do some things float while other things sink? part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
This page authored by Jennifer Anderson, Winona State University, based on an original activity by Andrew Ferstl (Winona State University) and Jamie Schneider (University of Wisconsin—LaCrosse).
Students investigate the concept of density through inquiry-based experiments and exploration.

Teacher Preparation: Pre-Service
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory