Earth's Radiation Budget: Part 1 part of Teaching Methods:Teaching with Data:Examples
In this activity students explore the Earth's radiation budget using Earth radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) data archived at the IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library (more info) .

Toilet Paper Analogy for Geologic Time part of Activity Collection
An in class demonstration of the vastness of geologic time using a 1000-roll sheet of toilet paper and unrolling it around the room.

US Historical Climate: Excel Statistical part of Teaching Methods:Mathematical and Statistical Models:Examples
Students import US Historical Climate Network mean temperature data into Excel from a station of their choice and use Excel for statistical calculations, graphing, and linear trend estimates.

Daisyworld: Interactive On-line PC and Mac part of Teaching Methods:Mathematical and Statistical Models:Examples
Students use a JAVA interface design by R.M. MacKay to explore the Daisy World model. The JAVA interface comes with a link to a 6-page student activity page in PDF format.

Sea Floor Spreading I part of Teaching Methods:Mathematical and Statistical Models:Examples
In this introductory Excel tutorial (Activity I) students use Excel to explore the geodynamics model equation for ocean depth around a sea-floor spreading center. For students with no prior Excel experience.

Earthquake Shaking and Damage part of Activity Collection
This student homework and problem set has students quantitatively earthquake hazard, shaking and damage.

Searching Genbank part of Teaching Methods:Teaching with Data:Examples
An active problem-based assignment that uses the Genbank database to teach the basics of molecular biology and molecular evolution

The Modern Atmospheric CO2 Record part of Teaching Methods:Teaching with Data:Examples
Students compare carbon dioxide (CO2) data from Mauna Loa Observatory, Barrow (Alaska), and the South Pole over the past 40 years to help them better understand what controls atmospheric CO2.

Energy Balance Climate Model: Stella Mac and PC part of Teaching Methods:Mathematical and Statistical Models:Examples
Students explore a Global Energy Balance Climate Model Using Stella II. Response of surface temperature to variations in solar input, atmospheric and surface albedo, atmospheric water vapor and carbon dioxide, volcanic eruptions, and mixed layer ocean depth. Climate feedbacks such as water vapor or ice-albedo can be turned on or off.

Vectors and slope stability part of Activity Collection
An in-class activity or homework for graphically solving slope-stability problems with vectors.