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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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How Many People Can the Aquifer Support? part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Samantha Lindgren, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This aquifer simulation allows students to investigate the effects of adding a city and a farm, and adding wells with different pumping rates to meet human consumption needs. Students can observe the changes in the water table, wetlands, and river outflow through generated graphs and use the simulation to analyze the effects of human activity, drought, and climate change on the availability of fresh water.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water
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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Variable Rivers part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Jill Baumtrog
This activity is designed to be used as an introduction to rivers and river processes. Students will be working in small groups to test an isolated variable in rivers; they will test either the amount of water, ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology
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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The Earth's Heat Budget part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Roy Plotnick, University of Illinois at Chicago
Hands-on laboratory activity that allows students to investigate the effects of distance and angle on the input of solar radiation at the Earth's surface; the role played by albedo; and the heat capacity of ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science, Hydrology, Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Education, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Simulating Satellite Orbits and Atmospheric Drag part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Delores Knipp
Physics students are intrigued by activities in space. To link this natural curiosity with solid problem-solving skills, we developed a spreadsheet simulation for satellites moving through an atmosphere of variable ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Physics:Classical Mechanics
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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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

Modeling the Effects of Dam Removal on the Elwha River part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Travi Sandland
Students are introduced to the social and scientific issues surrounding the removal of the Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River, and conduct a hands-on experiment with real-world application to observe the effects ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Restoration/Reclamation
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

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