Structure Field Trip to Whaleback Anticline in Eastern PA
David Steer, Department of Geology and Environmental Science at The University of Akron This field trip was designed for an undergraduate structural geology class and additional geology & environmental science ...

Hydrogeology Field Investigation at the Confluence of the Snake River and Deer Creek
Annabelle Foos, The University of Akron
Annabelle Foos Geology and Environmental Science Department The University of Akron Akron Ohio 44325-4101 Intended Audience: Undergraduate students with majors in geoscience, environmental science, biology, or ...

Riparian Plant Lab
Julie Stoughton, University of Nevada-Reno
In this field exercise for an introductory environmental science course, students investigate plant cover and type in a riparian area using transects. The final assignment is a lab report that includes a summary data table, a graph of cover types along their transect and an analysis of riparian health.

Urban Environmental Excursions: Field trips to connect urban geology students with the world around them
Larry Lemke, Central Michigan University
Environmentally-themed field trips in urban areas can stimulate student interest in geology and environmental science while providing curricular links to topics such as global warming, energy resources, water ...

James Madison University Ireland Field Course
Steven J. Whitmeyer and L. Scott Eaton James Madison University, Dept. of Geology and Environmental Science Course URL: https://www.jmu.edu/global/abroad/programs/jmu-ireland-geology.shtml Course Type: Field ...

Digital Field Mapping in Western Ireland
Steven J. Whitmeyer and L. Scott Eaton, James Madison University, Dept. of Geology and Environmental Science Intended Audience: Upper-division undergraduate geoscience students Location: Finny, County Mayo, ...

Glacial Geomorphology of Western Ireland
Steven J. Whitmeyer and L. Scott Eaton, James Madison University, Dept. of Geology and Environmental Science Intended Audience: Upper-division undergraduate geoscience students Location: County Mayo, Ireland Show ...

Using Field Observations and Field Experiences to Teach GeoscienceAn Illustrated Community Discussion
Kara Salazar, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
The IUPUI Center for Earth and Environmental Science utilizes local field research sites and community partners to conduct service learning with introductory earth and environmental science students. Environmental ...

Measuring the Inclination and Declination of the Earth's magnetic field with a smartphone
Avradip Ghosh, University of Houston-University Park
The poles of the Earth's magnetic field are not precisely aligned with the geographic north and south poles and, in fact, vary continuously. This activity introduces to students the Earth's magnetic ...

Field Presentation
Sarah Hall, College of the Atlantic; Calla Schmidt, University of San Francisco; Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College
During the E-STEM Field Course, each student was responsible for a field presentation related to a geology, geomorphology, hydrology, and/or ecology topic specific to the Sierras or Owens Valley. Depending on the ...