
Ben Maas
Environmental Science
Metro State University
Website Content Contributions
Activities (2)
Tracking your Plastic Footprint part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Share-a-Thon
In this homework assignment, students are asked to track their plastic usage over one week by using an Excel spreadsheet (provided) and by making a 'plastic diary. A Google Sheets version of the spreadsheet ...
Google Earth Ocean Tour part of Oceanography:Activities
This activity is designed to give introductory-level and general education-level students the opportunity to explore marine environments using Google Earth. By completing this activity, either in class, as a ...
Conference Presentation (1)
Evolution of GCMs and Super Mario part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Thursday A
The concept of global climate models, GCMs, is difficult for introductory environmental science students to grasp due to the global scale of thinking involved, fluxes, and simplifying assumptions. While the idea of ...
Other Contributions (2)
Using Excel for Quantitative Skill Development part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Afternoon Workshops
This workshop is designed for all geoscience educators who are interested in incorporating data analysis, interpretation, and collection into their classes using Microsoft Excel. During the two and a half hour ...
The Whys and Hows of Implementing Virtual and Augmented Reality in Earth Science Classrooms part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Morning Workshops:Augmented and Virtual Reality
Click here for the Participant Workspace (Login Required) Check out SERC's Teaching with Augmented and Virtual Reality page and join the community! Regardless of whether they are in a classroom or online, do ...
Communities
July 2017 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2015
July 2015 Teaching with Augmented and Virtual Reality Interest
Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2016
NAGT All
Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources Interest Group
A Growing Concern Interest Group
NAGT Webinar Series Interest
Teaching Geoscience Online
Earth Educators' Rendezvous Interest Group
Teach the Earth
Workshop Leader
Workshop Participant (31 workshops)
July 2019 Communicating Science to the General Public
July 2018 Teaching for Quantitative Literacy in Geoscience Courses
July 2018