Rolling Rocks (Not the Beer!) - How Nature Shapes Stone part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
The transformation of massive rock to sediment (i.e., gravel) is a process of nature not confined to Earth. A qualitative introduction to the forces of weathering and erosion that control the development of ...

Understanding weathering through museum-curated displays part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
The Natural History Museum's permanent exhibition, Restless Surface, offers an innovative setup for designing a laboratory activity for learners being introduced to Earth's surficial processes. Here, the ...

Indiana River Meanders Mapping Exercise part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In Indiana, major rivers and their tributaries cross much of the state. These rivers can produce significant hazards related to flooding and erosion, which threaten nearby residents and infrastructure. Rivers are ...

GIS Analysis of Shoreline Change Using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
The Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) is a software extension for ArcGIS that allows for automated shoreline change calculations along the coast. The user must supply the shoreline data and the software ...

Field Trip Escape Iceland part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
Field Trip Escape Iceland: A Virtual Reality Field Trip and learning experience of Iceland geodiversity using escape room gamification. Students learn about physical geography and geodiversity to write a field ...

Power of the Story: Interpreting oral histories part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
This activity asks students to find a narrative that depicts a geologic event (preferably from non-dominant cultural oral histories) and interpret it applying the knowledge they have gained in class. This writing ...

Visualizing Systems part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
This activity introduces students to systems thinking visualization with a free online tool, Loopy.

Surficial Geologic Mapping and Interpretation from Aerial Photography and Stratigraphic Unit Descriptions part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
Laboratory exercise/project that uses stratigraphic data (formation and member descriptions), aerial photography, and structural data to remotely identify and locate the contacts of bedrock and Quaternary geologic ...

Arctic Coastal Oceanography part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
This unit combines classroom sessions with an in-person field day to teach fundamentals of Arctic Coastal Oceanography. The approach integrates sensor preparation and deployment with scientific concepts and ...

Google Earth Investigation of Pleistocene Flood Deposits Across the Pacific Northwest part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this activity, students use Google Earth Pro to examine and measure sedimentary and geomorphic structures related to the late Pleistocene draining of glacial Lake Missoula and Lake Bonneville.