Sed/Strat Field Trip - Red Wing, MN part of Sedimentary Geology:Activities
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Geometric and Kinematic Analysis in a Sandbox part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Activities
Introduction to the concepts of geometric and kinematic analysis, using an easily assembled sandbox. Students repeat experiments to see variation. The lab also reviews structural map symbols, and involves some ...

Exploring El Niño part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
In this introductory-level lab activity, students first view a 20-minute portion of an informative video to learn about the operation of an array of moored buoys that is used to detect changes in the El Niño ...

Gravity Flows: sediment transport and sedimentary structures part of Sedimentary Geology:Visualizations
Jump to: Mass Wasting Turbidity Currents Experimental Models Turbidity Current Experiment Videos: Suzanne O'Connell. ( This site may be offline. ) Turbidity current movies from Wesleyan University's ...

Earthquake Seismograms and Spreadsheets part of Introductory Courses:Activities
This activity takes place in a laboratory setting and requires ~1.5-2 hours to complete. Students read and interpret seismograms, determine the epicenter of an earthquake by triangulation, and learn how to enter ...

From initiation of motion to antidunes: videos of the unidirectional flow bedform progression part of Sedimentary Geology:Using Physical Models
Thomas Hickson*, Michael Kolles*, Paul Southard+, and Jeni McDermott* *Department of Geology, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN, 55105 +Geosciences, University of Massachussetts, 611 North ...

Sediment Deposition and Facies in Beach and Marine Environments part of Sedimentary Geology:Visualizations
This site focuses on sedimentary turbidity currents and their deposits. You'll find here useful animations, photos, static images, videos of experimental models, and visual output from numerical models that can be integrated into lectures or labs.

River Connections: Sharing Science through Film part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
Students are given the opportunity to learn a process-based approach to river research, by developing research questions about river form and function in Maine. Students filmed themselves while collecting and ...

A Project for Students Using Data from the XES Basin part of Sedimentary Geology:Using Physical Models
A project on sedimentary basin architecture and sequence stratigraphy Synthethic stratigraphy created in an XES Basin experimental run (XES 02) Imagine that you asked your students to interpret a seismic section ...

Public Information Campaign: Soil Erosion, Conservation, and Watershed Health part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Students in groups of two create a 4-minute educational video, brochure, and poster on an aspect of soil erosion, soil conservation, and/or watershed health for agricultural regions within the midwestern states. ...