Interpreting the Geologic History of Canyon de Chelly
Holly Godsey, University of Utah
The is a two part lesson designed to given in-service teacher an experience in field geology. The lesson is designed by Canyon de Chelly, AZ but can be used anywhere there are outcrops of two or more rock types.

Worksheet for the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, New York
Liz Balko, Cornell University-Endowed Colleges
Students will go to the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, New York and use the exhibits to answer questions about paleontology, paleobiology, evolution, the history of life.

Global Warming in the Field
Dawn Cardace, University of Rhode Island
This field trip involves group problem solving using aspects of glacial geology, paleoclimatology, and sea-level change predictions. The strengths are in getting students in the field in coastal RI: peaty/swampy ...

Paleo-Peterson Grabs of Ancient Sea Floors as a Tool to Understand Longer Term Sea Level Change
Michael Gibson, The University of Tennessee-Martin
The fossiliferous sediment record contains the necessary comparative information for us to evaluate modern sea level change consequences. How does one bring the modern ocean experience into a land-locked classroom ...

Physical Geology - Idaho Field Trip:
Simon Kattenhorn, University of Idaho
Simon Kattenhorn, University of Idaho Our trip begins and ends in Moscow, Idaho, and covers the geological history of the area dating back to around 2 billion years ago. The route illustrated below includes 9 ...

Physical Geology: Idaho Field Trip
Simon Kattenhorn, University of Idaho
Optional field trip to local sites of geologic interest/relevance.

Campus Mapping Tour
Helge Alsleben, Texas Christian University
This exercise allows students to learn how to produce a geologic map. Students will pair up and explore campus as a "virtual" field area. This works well in areas where outcrop is generally sparse, but ...

Exploring the Grand Caynon (unguided VFT)
Wendy Taylor, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history has been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layers of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. ...

Upheaval Dome, Moab USA
Wendy Taylor, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Upheaval Dome is circular depression of folded and faulted rocks located in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. It is approximately 5 km in diameter and estimated to be less than 170 million yrs old. There are two ...

A Theme Based Field Course on the Geology of New York
Dr. Joe Reese and Dr. Eric Straffin Department of Geosciences Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA 16444 phone numbers: 814-732-2814 / 1573. Intended Audience: teachers, science education students, and ...