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Constructing a 3D bathymetry model part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Jessica Kleiss, Lewis & Clark College
Student groups build a scaled cardboard physical model of a seafloor feature in a box, and then close the box and affix a scale. Student groups then swap boxes and perform "soundings" to determine which ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Discovering Plate Boundaries part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Dale Sawyer, Rice University
Students work collaboratively using data maps to discover plate tectonic boundary processes. Data sets used are earthquakes, volcanos, seafloor age, and topography. Show other versions of this activity Hide The ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), Informal, General Public, Intermediate (3-5), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Rock & Mineral Bingo part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Kate Pound, North Hennepin Community College
This is a rock and mineral 'Bingo' that is based on knowledge and skill (not luck). It was designed as an entertaining and interactive means of developing and improving student rock and mineral ...

Grade Level: Informal, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Physical Properties
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
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Ore Exploration Game part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Beth Lincoln, Albion College

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

A Kinesthetic Demonstration for Locating Earthquake Epicenters part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
John Keyantash, California State University-Dominguez Hills
A kinesthetic activity for students to understand the technique for locating the epicenter of an earthquake. It is performed indoors and outdoors in three lessons.

Grade Level: Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Field Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Seismology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Is it a Mineral? part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Sara Harris, University of British Columbia

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Geology:Mineralogy:Physical Properties
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Investigating slope failure and landscape evolution with red beans and rice! part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Tom Hickson, University of St. Thomas (MN)
Students investigate the behavior of a slope profile over geological timescales using a very simple experimental apparatus. The lab allows students to understand concepts of equilibrium, controls on slope profile, ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

An Electron Microprobe in the Classroom: A Remote-Access System for Education part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Ellery Frahm, University of Minnesota-Duluth
In 2003, the University of Minnesota's Electron Microprobe Laboratory implemented a new system for remote research and education via the Internet. The remote-access system allows real-time access to our ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

VEPP: Volcanic activity and monitoring of Pu`u `O`o, Kilauea volcano, Hawaii part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Volcano Exploration Project: Pu`u `O`o:Examples
Lizzette Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus
Brief three-line description of the activity or assignment and its strengths: This is a 10-week group project for a Volcanic Hazards elective course, for undergraduate geology students. Students will access and ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism
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VEPP: Volcanologist Pro Tem: Exploring the Dynamics of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Volcano Exploration Project: Pu`u `O`o:Examples
Eric Christiansen, Brigham Young University
This is an exercise that is in development and has not yet been fully tested in the classroom. Please check back regularly for updates and changes. This discovery activity puts students in the place of real ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism
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