Relative Dating of Geologic Materials part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Steve Mattox, Grand Valley State University
This lessons allows students to constuct the basic principals used to understand relative geologic time and the skills used to construct the geologic time scale.

The History of the Earth: Classroom Activity part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Heather Petcovic, Western Michigan University
Students use events in an older adult's life to develop a timeline, which is then related to a scaled model of major events in the earth's history and the development of the geologic timescale.

Earth Observations: Pattern Recognition of the Earth System part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Matthew Nyman, Oregon State University
Earth Observation is an activity where students observe and patterns in datasets of the different Earth spheres. Correlations between datasets are examined to stimulate student thinking of the interrelations in the Earth system. This activity is connect to process and concepts covered later in the class.

Be the Block: Working the Geologic Block Diagram as an Inquiry Tool part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Eric Pyle, James Madison University
Working with data, students develop 3-D understandings of Earth structures using inference to construct a block diagram from a collection of 2-D information.

Why do some things float while other things sink? part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
This page authored by Jennifer Anderson, Winona State University, based on an original activity by Andrew Ferstl (Winona State University) and Jamie Schneider (University of Wisconsin—LaCrosse).
Students investigate the concept of density through inquiry-based experiments and exploration.

Ordeal by Check: An introductory activity about the Nature of Science part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Elizabeth Nagy, Pasadena City College; , California State University-Northridge
This is an introductory activity about the Nature of Science (NOS) that can be used on the first day of a laboratory class. It is designed to show students how scientific knowledge develops and is general enough to use in any science course.

Science as Storytelling for Teaching the Nature of Science part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Barry Bickmore, Brigham Young University
"Science as Storytelling" is a program designed to help students in introductory science courses confront and replace misconceptions about the nature of science, and become more willing and able to address science-religion conflicts.

Accessible Solar System on a String part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Cassandra Runyon, College of Charleston
Explore the solar system using your senses.

Movie Clip Lesson Plan part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Sandra Rutherford, Eastern Michigan University
The students are asked to develop a lesson plan about an earth science concept that they have seen in a Hollywood film. They must find the short movie clip, come up with a way to show the students why this is wrong either by using a demo or a lab activity. Examples of appropriate movies are Dante<92>s Peak, Twister, The Core, and Asteroid.