Lab 6: Trees and Paleoclimate: How Do We Know What We Know? part of EarthLabs for Educators:Climate and the Biosphere
The lab activity described here was created by Betsy Youngman of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students view graphs of changing global, regional, and local temperatures from both ...

Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes. part of CLEAN:Educator Support for Teaching Climate and Energy:Teaching Climate
Climate Literacy Principle 4 Jump down to: Teaching these ideas Find activities Watch a video Spanish-language version also available » Teaching about climate variability is supported by seven key concepts: ...

Part 2 - The Life of a Tree-Ring Scientist part of TREX - Tree Ring Expeditions:TREX for Students:Labs
Each scientist working today was influenced and inspired in some way to enter their profession and commit to a life-long quest to advance our knowledge of the universe. Some had a parent or relative, teacher, or ...

Part 2: Explore the Research Sites part of TREX - Tree Ring Expeditions:TREX for Students:Labs
Note: This work is under development but has been released temporarily for classroom testing purposes. In this section, you will investigate three tree-ring sites in the northern latitudes that are of great ...

Paleoclimatology: How Can We Infer Past Climates? part of Microbial Life:Topics of Interest:Climate Proxies
Created by Monica Bruckner, Montana State University. What is Paleoclimatology? Paleoclimatology is the study of past climates. Since it is not possible to go back in time to see what climates were like, ...

Paleoclimatology: How Can We Infer Past Climates? part of Microbial Life:Topics of Interest:Climate Proxies
Created by Monica Bruckner, Montana State University. What is Paleoclimatology? Paleoclimatology is the study of past climates. Since it is not possible to go back in time to see what climates were like, ...

Introduction to the principles and processes of radiometric dating part of Rates and Time:Teaching Activities
Outline of lecture topics and hands-on activities for introducing radiometric dating.

A Strong Quake (or Two) Rattled Puget Sound 1,100 Years Ago part of External Collection:EOS Engage
Tree rings hint that two neighboring faults ruptured within 6 months of each other and suggest that the maximum magnitude of quakes around Puget Sound could exceed previous estimates.

LEGO® Magma Crystallization Activity part of Teach the Earth:Magma Labs
This exercise uses LEGO® Magma Crystallization Activity building blocks to demonstrate in a simple way how zoned crystals can form in magmas. The exercise also shows how the surrounding melt changes in composition ...

Annotating Change in Satellite Images part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with Data:Examples
During this exercise, students compare a series of satellite images taken 3-4 years apart to investigate the effects of human land use and annotate the images using ImageJ software. -