Indiana River Meanders Mapping Exercise
Emily Zawacki, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
In Indiana, major rivers and their tributaries cross much of the state. These rivers can produce significant hazards related to flooding and erosion, which threaten nearby residents and infrastructure. Rivers are ...

Plastic Amniote Phylogeny
Rowan Martindale, The University of Texas at Austin
Students use plastic animals to discuss and synthesize their knowledge about the evolutionary relationships between different vertebrates (amniotes). In small groups, students get a bag of animals (e.g., mammals, ...

Taphonomy: Dead and Fossilized Board Game - High School Edition
Rowan Martindale, The University of Texas at Austin
"Taphonomy: Dead and Fossilized" can be used as an active learning tool in a class or lab to promote understanding of Earth processes (Geology), deep time, fossils, and the history of life on Earth ...

A virtual fieldtrip on the coastal geomorphology of Naxos Isl.
Niki Evelpidou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
This virtual fieldtrip takes place on Naxos Isl., Cyclades, Greece. The coastal zone of Naxos is diverse, mainly due to the lithological variety and tectonics that have affected the wider region. The north, east ...

Creative Discovery Project: Developing Accurate & Accessible Science Communication
Taormina Lepore, Western Michigan University
The aim of this project is for students to gain experience in communicating scientific evidence to a public audience. For example, how is it that science journalists, museum experts, podcasters, and documentarians ...

Avian and Non-Avian Dinosaur Limb Morphology
Max Christie, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
In this activity students explore the concept of morphospace by using morphology data on snails and bird/dinosaur limbs. After the activity students should be able to quantify morphological data, interpret ternary ...

Unit 3.1 - Geology and Geomorphology
Tim White, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The basic concepts of geology will be considered to address the widely ranging textures and compositions of rocks and sediments formed in a wide range of environments. These variations in turn can affect soil ...

Unit 1: Introduction to the Geologic Timeline & Mass Extinctions
Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
In this unit, students will identify mass extinctions as paleontologists have done and recognize and understand the "pull of the recent," that is, the human tendency to know more about events closer to ...

Analysis of Global Temperature Trends
Janel Hanrahan, Lyndon State College
This lab activity is designed for science students in an introductory climatology course. Upon successful completion of the activity, students will have demonstrated an ability to: Independently navigate and ...

Overview: The Subduction Factory Mini-lessons
Ben Edwards, Dickinson College; Chris Kincaid, University of Rhode Island; Bob Stern, The University of Texas at Dallas; Sarah Penniston-Dorland, University of Maryland-College Park