Alison Henning

Earth Science

Rice University

Workshop Participant, Website Contributor

Website Content Contributions

Activities (2)

Discovering Plate Boundaries part of Urban Geology:Activities
Discovering Plate Boundaries is a classroom activity designed to introduce students to the process of observing and classifying data, in addition to the fundamentals of plate tectonics.

Landslide Hazards part of Urban Geology:Activity Ideas
This incomplete teaching activity description introduces undergraduate students to U.S. landslide hazard mapping through interactive classroom exploration of geospatial data on precipitation, topography, faults, and river systems, aimed at fostering connections between environmental factors and mass wasting risks within an urban geology education context.

Other Contribution (1)

Myths About Earthquakes part of Urban Geology:Activity Ideas
This incomplete teaching activity description explores earthquake myths across cultures, aiming to illustrate how early explanations of natural phenomena evolved before modern science, and is part of the "Teach the Earth" geoscience education collection.