Katherine McCarville

Forensic Paleontology part of Paleontology:Activities
Students examine and sketch a dead animal, discovering as much as possible about it.

Mapping Glacial Erratics with GPS and GIS part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
This educational activity page details a field-based geoscience exercise where students map glacial erratics using GPS and GIS technologies, with integration of LiDAR data for terrain analysis, aimed at teaching landscape evolution, glacial processes, and geospatial skills across introductory and upper-division geology courses.

Walkable/Bikeable Community Maps part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
A teaching activity page for a junior-level GIS course where students create walkable/bikeable community maps using GPS data collection, attribute table population, and optional integration of aerial imagery or municipal datasets to assess and improve local pedestrian and cycling infrastructure.

The Natural Selection Game part of Paleontology:Activities
This game simulates the effect of natural selection on two populations - a predator species and a prey species. The game was developed by Robert P. Gendron, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and I have modified ...

Soil Biota part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
In teams of two, students collect samples from one or two different environments -- agricultural fields, sports turf areas, lawns, forest floor, wetland/pond margin, greenhouse, etc. They construct a Berlese funnel ...

Forestry Management Plan Revision part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
The importance of soils is often underestimated in establishing management or restoration plans. Students examine soils at Echo Valley Park in the field, and use information from the USDA NRCS soil series ...

Marine Biotic Responses to Miocene Climate Change part of Chronos Workshop:Activities