Using Melting Ice to Teach Radiometric Dating part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Students are challenged to a Sherlock Holmes-style mystery in which they construct their own decay curves of melting ice to determine time-zero.

Radiometric Dating part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
This activity leads students through derivations of the equations associated with radiometric dating.

Surface Water Hydrology part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
This problem set/lab exercise deals with surface water hydrology, specifically the local nature of stream runoff.

Teaching Exponential Growth and Decay part of Quantitative Skills:Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
Geologic context: radioactive decay, population growth, changes in atmospheric CO2 by Jennifer M. Wenner, Geology Department, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Jump down to: Teaching strategies | Materials & ...

How Does Radioactive Decay Work? part of Quantitative Skills:Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
Quantitative concepts: exponential growth and decay, probablility created by Jennifer M. Wenner, Geology Department, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Jump down to: Isotopes | Half-life | Isotope systems | Carbon-14 ...

Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations: Size of Olympus Mons part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Question A picture-perfect strato-volcano such as Fujiyama in Japan is what comes to mind when most people think of a volcano. Mt. Fuji is an imposing volcanic construct, rising from nearly sea level to a summit at ...

Introduction to Texas Hurricanes part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Students graph data from 20th century hurricanes that affected the state of Texas. Along the way they answer questions that ask them to interpret what they see represented on the graphs.

Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations: Surface Area of the Moon vs. Earth part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Question If you could wrap the Moon in a gigantic cloth and then unwrap the cloth and spread it out on the Earth, how much of the Earth's surface would it cover?

Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations: Position and Dimensions of the Moon part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Question Suppose you could scale the Earth down to the size of your head. At that scale, how big would the Moon be, and how far away would it be from your head?

Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations: Communication with Mars part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Question Suppose you were living in a Mars colony, and you wanted to call home to your parents on Earth. You say, "Hello! How are you?" How long do you have to wait until you hear them say, ...