Beth Dushman

Unit 3.1: What's this rock I found? Is it valuable? part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Earth Science
In this unit, students will use hand samples or high-resolution images to observe, categorize, and identify some common minerals and rocks, with an emphasis on their role as economic resources. Hands-on activities ...

Investigating Stream Energy and Gradient Using Small Stream Tables part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Activities
In this Physical Geology lab activity, students investigate the relationship between stream energy and gradient by changing the gradient of a small stream table and observing changes in stream erosion.

Inquiry-based modeling in Earth Science part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Share-a-thon:Tuesday
Two activities are presented here, both using the Model-Based Inquiry method, in which students are introduced to a phenomenon, model an explanation, test those models with real scientific data, and share and ...

Google Earth Lab for Oceanography part of Oceanography:Activities
This activity is designed to give students an introduction to Google Earth, and to demonstrate some of its capabilities as an educational tool. This lab asks students to examine a number of features and to answer ...

Physical Geology Laboratory part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Course
This page describes a freshman-level Physical Geology Laboratory class taught at a community college. This course covers basic Earth processes (streams, tectonics, groundwater) and Earth materials (minerals and ...

Introducing the methods of geoscience to physical geology students part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Essays
Introducing the methods of geoscience to physical geology students Beth Dushman, Natural Sciences, Del Mar College As a geology instructor at a community college, I teach mostly non-majors students in my Physical ...

Tuesday part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Share-a-thon:Tuesday
Skip to Main ContentSkip to Navigation Your Account Earth Educators' RendezvousPhiladelphia, PA, July 15-19, 2024 View the Program | ...

Howard Community College: Using the TIDeS module in PHYS 106- Earth and Space Science part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Earth Science
The original course fell into the common trap of providing a huge amount of information without asking students to engage in the process of science themselves. In this new version, students engage with scientific practices, ask questions, and analyze data many times throughout the semester, helping them to build confidence in their ability as scientists and teachers. We hope that through the TIDeS curriculum, students will feel more comfortable engaging in, and eventually teaching, the basics of science. We use real-world data and place-based examples to motivate students to learn about locations and issues that they care about, bringing science into their lives instead of thinking about abstract concepts.

Share-a-thon part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Share-a-thon
This event will begin with a round-robin 1-2 minute "lightning" round to preview each activity, with the remaining time for attendees to circulate among presenters to interact in a small group format. ...