Examples of Peer Review


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Reducing Volcanic Hazards to People and Property - An Assignment with Electronic Peer Review part of Examples
This electronic peer review exercise has students discuss the major volcanic hazards and risks to humans.

Subject: Geoscience, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism

Plate Tectonics writing assignment suitable for Calibrated Peer Review part of Examples
This is an example of a writing assignment focussed on the use of data to support the theory of plate tectonics.

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics

Viewpoint on Causes of Global Warming - An Assignment Using Anonymous Electronic Peer Review With a Dropbox part of Examples
This is an anonymous electronic peer review exercise that utilizes a dropbox, where students detail and support their viewpoint on nonhuman-induced global warming.

Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Natural causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric gases, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Natural causes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes

Depreciation Methods part of Pedagogy in Action:Library:Calibrated Peer Review:Examples
Straight-line, units-of-activity, double-declining balance depreciation methods activity.

Subject: Economics, Business

Calibrated Peer ReviewTM: Introduction - Why Study Geology? part of Examples
Sarah Andrews is a geologist who has also written a series of successful mystery novels featuring (naturally) a geologist who solves crimes in her spare time. Students read her article, "Why Study Geology?", then write and essay addressing points listed in the Writing Prompt. After this, students are introduced to the process of Calibrated Peer Review and evaluate their papers.

Subject: Geoscience:Geology

Human Impacts on Sharks: Developing an Essay Through Peer-Review on a Discussion Board part of Examples
Through a discussion board, students comment and respond to paper topics on the human impacts on sharks.

Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Biology:Ecology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical

Writing about the climate (Calibrated Peer Review): part of Examples
This is an example of a writing assignment focused on the use of data to understand the earth's recent climate history.

Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Greenhouse effect, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Greenhouse effect, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change

Calibrated Peer ReviewTM: Discovering Dinosaurs part of Examples
In this activity, students write an essay on the history of scientific discoveries in the field of dinosaur paleontology.

Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology, Biology:Evolution

Calibrate Peer ReviewTM: Petroleum Geology of the Persian Gulf Region part of Examples
Students explore the origin and distribution of oil and gas in a region of global significance, the Middle East, including the geologic history and the socio-political and environmental issues associated with hydrocarbon exploration and production.

Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Geoscience:Geology:Economic Geology, Sedimentary Geology:Petroleum/Coal Geology

Calibrated Peer ReviewTM: Kerguelen Plateau, Southern Indian Ocean - Geologic History of A Large Igneous Province part of Examples
This activity explores the significance and geologic history of the Kerguelen Plateau Large Igneous Province, as revealed by Ocean Drilling Program.

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Processes