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Online Discussion Prompts for Introductory Geology
Karen Kortz, Community College of Rhode Island; Jessica Smay, San Jose City College
This set of 17 online discussion prompts are designed to encourage students to apply, explore, and reflect on course topics. Some are content-specific (e.g. investigate misconceptions about a certain topic or take ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Discussion
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Environmental Science
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The Cosmic Calendar
Erika Grundstrom, Vanderbilt University
In this activity, one takes ALL of time, from the beginning of time (i.e., the Big Bang) all the way up to today, but one compresses it into one year. One can do this for all levels of students depending on how ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Problem Set, Discussion, Lab Activity, Project, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology

The Dark Side of Mineral Mining
Karen Helgers, Ulster County Community College
Students choose one of four short articles to read about mineral mining, including the impacts of mining on the Native American community in the region. Each article highlights a specific example where the ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Discussion
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Habitats, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Health Sciences, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Geology:Economic Geology

Climate, Climate Change, and Racism
Kaatje van der Hoeven Kraft, Whatcom Community College
Students engage in a discussion about climate change by both watching videos and reading an article to learn about the science behind climate change and some of the impacts of our warming climate. They then post ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Discussion
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change

Crater Counting Lab exercise
Kevin Mullins, Coconino County Community College
This lab is designed to teach students how we can estimate the age of other planetary surfaces by counting and size-binning impact craters. It also illustrates some examples of how erosional or deopositional ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Discussion, Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology

Should iron fertilization be used to mitigate global warming?
Elizabeth Gordon, Fitchburg State University
Elizabeth Gordon, Fitchburg State University Summary STILL IN DEVELOPMENT Students engaged in this activity examine the scientific and ethical dimensions of iron fertilization as a geoengineering strategy to ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Activities, Writing Assignment, Discussion
Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values