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    Integrating Research and Education

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    The Cretaceous Superplume part of Integrating Research and Education:Cretaceous
    Kent Ratajeski, Calvin University
    This page was written by Kent Ratajeski as part of the DLESE Community Services Project: Integrating Research in Education. HideA satellite gravity and bathymetric map of the Ontong-Java plateau, an igneous ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Activities:Classroom Activity:Process Oriented Guided Inquiry, Pedagogic Resources:Collection
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geochemistry, Igneous Processes, Igneous Rocks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Activity: How healthy is your neighborhood? part of Integrating Research and Education:Environmental Health Risk Assessment
    You are going to complete an environmental health risk inventory of your neighborhood or hometown. Before you get started, you may want to review the terminology and familiarize yourself with environmental health ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Maps, Datasets and Tools, Activities:Project
    Subject: Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes, Environmental Science
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Is volcanism caused by a deep-seated mantle plume? part of Integrating Research and Education:Yellowstone
    by Kent Ratajeski, kratajes@westga.edu Department of Geosciences University of West Georgia The following topical questions and selected resources are designed to guide you through the current debate on the origin ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Classroom Activity:Process Oriented Guided Inquiry
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Processes
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Should geothermal energy resources around Yellowstone Park be developed? part of Integrating Research and Education:Yellowstone
    A geyser erupts from the Norris geyser basin. Details Is the earth's heat under Yellowstone National Park an energy resource that is ripe for harvesting? Or is it best to leave that resource unused and ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project
    Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Geology of groundwater occurrence

    Is there a present volcanic hazard? part of Integrating Research and Education:Yellowstone
    The volcanic processes that created the Yellowstone Geoecosystem are still active. One way that geoscientists determine the likelihood of a certain type of eruption occurring is by documenting how often they have ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology

    Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures
    David Mogk and Kent Ratajeski Published Jan. 25, 2005 Description This contribution is modified from a published exercise "Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures Using Ball-and-Stick Models" [Mogk, ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity, Classroom Activity:Process Oriented Guided Inquiry, Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystal Chemistry, Crystallography, Systematic Mineralogy
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
    On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities collection.
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    Volcanic Landforms and Magma Composition part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanoes
    Kent Ratajeski, Calvin University
    Kent Ratajeski Published July 12, 2006. Description Magma composition is an important control on the geomorphology of lava flows and volcanoes. In this exercise, students investigate this relationship by studying ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Identifying Minerals with Chemical and Crystallographic Data part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Identifying Minerals Using Chemical and Crystallographic Data
    Kent Ratajeski, Calvin University
    Kent Ratajeski Published Jan. 25, 2005 Description In this exercise, crystal structure data for a variety of unknown minerals are downloaded and entered into a visualization program (either XtalDraw or ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystal Chemistry, Crystallography, Systematic Mineralogy
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Order/Disorder Within Crystal Structures as a Function of Temperature part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Olivine Structure at High Temperatures
    Kent Ratajeski, Calvin University
    Kent Ratajeski Published Jan. 25, 2005 Description HideThe olivine unit cell. Crystallographic sites house Si (black), O (red), and the M1 (brown) and M2 (orange) cations (Mg and Fe). Details This exercise is ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Problem Set
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystallography, Crystal Chemistry, Systematic Mineralogy:Island Silicates
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    A "Jigsaw" Activity part of Integrating Research and Education:Advances in Paleontology
    Erin Klauk, University of Wyoming
    This page was written by Erin Klauk as part of the DLESE Community Services Project: Integrating Research in Education. Introduction: Paleontology is an excellent hook for educators to use to teach science, as we ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw
    Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology