Kim Hannula

Florida River Project - individual and group research project part of Undergraduate Research:2014 Workshop:Activities
The Florida River Project is a semester-long project involving (1) an individual project in which students pose a scientific question and use existing data to test their hypothesis, and (2) a group project in which ...

Florida River Project: Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks lab part of Introductory Courses:Activities
This fairly traditional rocks-in-boxes lab has been incorporated into a semester-long project. At the end of the lab, students apply their rock-identification skills to rocks from their study area.

Groundwater Lab part of Introductory Courses:Activities
This lab uses "ant farm" groundwater models to demonstrate groundwater flow and the behavior of wells. The lab is organized so that students have to predict the behavior of the model before observing it.

Using Field Lab Write-ups to Develop Observational and Critical Thinking Skills part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Activities
This adaptation of field labs incorporates writing in the form of "Description" and "Interpretation" sections of a geologic report. It can be used in many types of field labs to improve critical ...

Groundwater Lab: online version part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
This is a version of the Groundwater Lab (https://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/intro/activities/23416.html) previously shared as part of the Teaching Introductory Geology collection. It uses an online ...

Florida River Project: Semester-long group project part of Introductory Courses:Activities
This is a semester-long group research project that uses a local river to integrate several lab and field activities. The project covers topographic maps, rock and mineral identification, measuring data in the ...

Florida River Project: Measuring discharge, sediment, and water chemistry part of Introductory Courses:Activities
This data collection lab is part of a semester-long project, monitoring a local river.

Florida River Project: Minerals in the field part of Introductory Courses:Activities
This is a field trip that is part of a semester-long research project. In this lab, students visit part of their research site to look at rocks and minerals in the study area.

Florida River Project: Plotting discharge data part of Introductory Courses:Activities
This is part of a group of exercises used to prepare students for a group research project on a local river. In this exercise, students plot discharge data from a previous year.

Topographic Maps: Integrated Florida River project part of Introductory Courses:Activities
This fairly traditional topographic maps lab uses local maps as examples. It is intended to prepare students for a group research project later in the semester.

Plotting Florida River Data Using Excel part of Introductory Courses:Activities
This exercise is used to prepare students to analyze data they will collect during their group project. It familiarizes students with previously collected data, and builds skills graphing and interpreting data.

Earth Systems Science part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Course Supplement Collection
Kim Hannula, Department of Geosciences, Fort Lewis College.This page is a supplement to the original course description found hereShort description of the course:Earth Systems Science is an introductory geoscience ...

GP-Extra: Supporting the Academic and Social Integration of Incoming Transfer Students part of SAGE 2YC:Support Geoscience Transfer Students:Transfer Programs
Kimberly Hannula (PI) Gary Gianniny (Co-PI) Short Description At Fort Lewis College, one-third of the 120 geology majors are transfer students, many of whom are first-generation college students, Native Americans ...

Structural Geology At Fort Lewis College part of Math You Need:Implementations
Implementor(s): Kim Hannula Course Name: Structural Geology Enrollment: 15-25 Challenges to using math in structural geology Structural Geology is one of the few courses in our curriculum which has a math ...

Geologic Field Methods I at Fort Lewis College part of Math You Need:Implementations
Implementor(s): Kim Hannula Enrollment: 19 Anticipated Start Date: 8/29/11 (Semester) Challenges to using math in sophomore geoscience courses Students come into our geology major with a wide range of math skills. ...

Structural Geology At Fort Lewis College part of Math You Need
Implementor(s): Kim Hannula Course Name: Structural Geology Enrollment: 15-25 Challenges to using math in structural geology Structural Geology is one of the few courses in our curriculum which has a math ...

Earth Systems Science at Fort Lewis College part of Math You Need:Implementations
Course: Kim Hannula Enrollment: 40-50 Challenges to using math in introductory geoscience Fort Lewis College is a 4-year public liberal arts college in Durango, Colorado. The student population includes both ...

Engaging Students in Scientific Research in your Course part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Workshops:Student Research
The national PCAST report makes a strong call for using research in our courses. Integrating research into the courses we teach offers students training and practice with what we do as scientists and helps to ...