Teaching MARGINS Mini Lessons in Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom:Instructor Stories
Minilesson used to reinforce student learning about convergent margin igneous activity and how both visual examination of volcanic rocks and using major element analyses are useful for characterizing these rocks and understanding the processes that formed them.

Are You in a Hotspot? part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom:MARGINS Mini-Lessons
This activity is a PowerPoint module designed to help students differentiate hotspot island chains from volcanic island arc systems. Using map images, students are asked to describe and differentiate the topography and geologic features of the two tectonic settings.

What are Mini-Lessons? part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom
MARGINS Mini-Lessons are modular learning materials that repurpose the data resources, visualizations, and other information sources developed through MARGINS and MARGINS-related research for use in examining ...

Mini-Lessons by Topic part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom
Jump Down To: Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | Geochemistry and Petrology | Other Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics as Expressed in Geological Landforms and Events: An Exploration using Google Earth™ and GeoMapApp ...

A Decade of Research Findings about Source to Sink Research part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom:2013 Webinar Series
× Lonnie Leithold, North Carolina State University Schedule Date: Monday, Mar 4 Time: This webinar will take place at 10:30 am PST | 11:30 am MST | 12:30 pm CST | 1:30 pm EST and will last for 90 minutes. ...

A Decade of Research Findings about the Seismogenic Zone Experiment part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom:2013 Webinar Series
× J. Casey Moore, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz Schedule Date: Tuesday, Mar 5 Time: This webinar will take place at 12:00 pm PST | 1:00 pm MST | 2:00 pm CST | 3:00 pm EST ...

About MARGINS Initiatives part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom
Rupturing Continental Lithosphere The five overarching themes comprise: How does the strength of the lithosphere evolve during rupturing? How is strain partitioned during lithospheric rupturing? What is the role ...

How Glaciation Changes Sediment Dispersal To The Sea part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom:MARGINS Mini-Lessons
Assessing the onset of Antarctica's glaciation at the Greenhouse to Icehouse transition ~34 Ma using clastic sediments from Antarctica's continental margin.

Questions to Consider when Designing or Reviewing an Activity part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom:Workshop 2009
Additional Resources Will the activity lead to the desired learning? Will I be able to tell? Does the pedagogy promote learning? Does the activity motivate and engage students? Does it build on what they know and ...

Workshop Overview part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom:Workshop 2007
Undergraduate geoscience courses and curricula are often compartmentalized by subdiscipline, a situation that is inconsistent with multidisciplinary nature of cutting-edge geoscience research. To better engage ...