Phil Stokes

The Evolution of Earth through Time part of Rates and Time:Teaching Activities
This activity is designed for large freshman courses (>200 students) and is used in-class. The activity requires a short (15 minute) overview of Earth history before students have the opportunity to work through ...

Multiple temporal scales of landscapes and landforms part of Rates and Time:Teaching Activities
This exercise provides students with a timescale and list of geomorphic landforms and processes. The activity requires that students utilize their knowledge of process-driving mechanisms to place landforms and ...

Making geoscience more relevant: A game of catch up part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Broadening Access to the Earth and Environmental Sciences:Essays
An essay page from the InTeGrate project discussing how a University of Arizona geoscience outreach event improved middle school students' perception of geoscience relevance, particularly within underrepresented communities, using survey data to demonstrate increased personal relevance after hands-on activities.

Teaching time: A cultural approach to an old topic part of Rates and Time:Workshop 2012:Essays
An essay page from the "Teach the Earth" portal discussing cultural and pedagogical strategies for teaching geological time, emphasizing place-based education, audience relevance, and addressing misconceptions through media literacy in earth science instruction.

Geosciences, The University of Arizona part of Strong Geoscience Departments:Degree Programs:Curriculum Profiles
A curriculum profile page for the University of Arizona's geosciences program detailing its B.S. degree tracks in Geology, Geophysics, and Earth Systems, including program goals, course sequencing, capstone requirements, student demographics, alumni career paths, and assessment methods, as part of the On the Cutting Edge professional development initiative for geoscience faculty.

Supporting Minority Students at University of Arizona part of Integrate:Program Design:Increase Diversity:Supporting Minority Students
The University of Arizona (UA) is located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Tucson is the second largest city in Arizona and is situated about 100 km from the U.S.-Mexico border. Tucson has 500,000 people; the greater metro area has about 1,000,000. The population of Tucson is about 40% Hispanic or Latino, and this group is growing. For instance, in the Tucson Unified School District, Hispanics/Latinos make up about 60% of all students. The UA was founded in 1885 and was the first university in the Arizona territory (that's right, ASU). In the fall of 2013, the UA undergraduate enrollment was 31, 670 students. Approximately 39% of these students were from a minority (undifferentiated). The UA currently offers degrees in 334 fields of study. The Department of Geosciences offers undergraduate and graduate degrees. For undergrads, Geosciences has three tracks: Geology, Geophysics, and Earth Systems Science. There is also a minor in Geology. For grads, the department offers the M.S. and Ph.D. The department is ranked #1 in Geology, #7 in Earth Sciences, and #10 in Geochemistry in the most recent U.S. News and World Report national survey of graduate programs.