Steve Mattox

Relative Dating of Geologic Materials part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
This lessons allows students to constuct the basic principals used to understand relative geologic time and the skills used to construct the geologic time scale.

Dynamic Planet part of Introductory Courses:Virtual Workshop 2014:Course Descriptions
This physical geology course is a traditional lecture/lab course that needs updating/modification. Students commonly have three 1-hour lectures per week and one 2-hour lab. The course covers materials, landforms, ...

GVSU GEO 111 Dynamic Planet Physical Geology part of Introductory Courses:Virtual Workshop 2014:Essay Collection
This webpage is an essay from the "Teach the Earth" collection discussing the design and goals of GVSU's GEO 111 Dynamic Planet Physical Geology course, focusing on its role in general education, recruitment of geology majors, curriculum content centered on materials, landforms, and plate tectonics, and the need for pedagogical redesign to better serve both non-majors and prospective geoscience students.

Steve Mattox part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Essays
Personal essay by Steve Mattox, a faculty member at Grand Valley State University, detailing strategies and reflections on geoscience teacher preparation, including recruitment, mentoring, curriculum design, research experiences for preservice teachers, and departmental collaboration in the context of Earth Science education.

Grand Valley State University - Integration of Earth Science Content across Science Teacher Preparation Courses part of Integrate:Program Design:InTeGrate Program Models:Grand Valley State
The Grand Valley State program created a new major in Integrated Science, including creating two new courses to integrate Earth science with physical and life sciences with the goal of better preparing pre-service ...

Forecast the Next Mauna Loa Eruption part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Use inquiry-based learning centered on Mauna Loa eruptions to teach students about recurrence intervals and how to use data to make predictions.