Case Study: Zhouqu, China Landslide part of Environmental Geology:Activities
This is a 'citizen science' research project where students to apply their knowledge of landslide processes in an investigation of the natural and anthropogenic causes of a real-world landslide ...

Quiz for How to Classify Volcanoes video part of Videos:Activities
This is a one-page pdf quiz made up of six multiple choice questions and three volcano images that students are asked to classify.

Quiz for Glacial Landforms part of Videos:Activities
This is a pdf of a quiz composed of five multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions about Glacial Landforms.

Lost At Sea part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Students work as teams to "sail" around the North Atlantic using their knowledge of latitude, longitude, time, winds, and ocean currents to complete the voyage.

Richmond's Urban Heat Island part of Urban Geology:Activities
Students will be asked questions regarding the causes and impacts of the UHI. They will also be asked to apply this knowledge to two real-world settings and analyze data collected at both locations.

Visualizing Sun Position of the Seasons part of Visualization:Examples
The goal of the exercise is to help students visualize and better understand how the sun changes apparent position over the course of the seasons.

Environmental Geology of the Area where you Live part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Students research and report on the environmental geology (resources and hazards) of the area around their home. The project helps develop students' abilities to apply what they have learned.

Writing annotations of five research articles throughout the semester part of Early Career:Previous Workshops:Workshop 2011:Teaching Activities
Pre-service elementary school teachers have a critical need to be aware of the importance of scientific literacy and the variety of Earth-science related alternative conceptions (AKA misconceptions) that their ...

Quiz for Streamflow video part of Videos:Activities
After watching the associated video, students complete the quiz to ensure that they have a working knowledge of some basic content related to streamflow. This provides the instructor with more time in the ...

Quiz for Defining Geology Video part of Videos:Activities
This is a pdf of a quiz composed of multiple choice and matching questions related to the content of the Defining Geology video.