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Deep Sea Microbes Jigsaw part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School; Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School
This activity will help students to explore characteristics of microbes that live in the deep sea. This activity can be conducted as a jigsaw or research project, and can be used with face-to-face, remote, and ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project:Independent Research, Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Biology:Microbiology, Biogeochemistry:Microbial Properties and Metabolism, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Understanding the Carbon Cycle: A Jigsaw Approach part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
David Hastings, Eckerd College
In this "jigsaw" exercise, each student is assigned one of five geochemical processes in the carbon cycle to research, fully understand, and then explain to others in groups of five. At the end of class ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity:Jigsaw
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Understanding the Carbon Cycle: A Jigsaw Approach part of Climate Change:Activities
David Hastings, Eckerd College
In this "jigsaw" exercise, each student is assigned one of five geochemical processes in the carbon cycle to research, fully understand, and then explain to others in groups of five. At the end of class ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Atmospheric structure and composition, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Natural causes, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Environmental Science:Policy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Natural causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric gases
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
CLEAN Selected This activity has been selected for inclusion in the CLEAN collection.
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Energy and the Poor - Black Carbon in Developing Nations part of Energy:Energy Activities
Anne Hall, Emory University
In this activity, students will explore impacts of the use of wood, dung and charcoal in developing countries for fuel, producing black carbon. In-class discussion will generate a list of several broad topics, ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Environmental Science:Human Population:Developing/Developed Countries, Environmental Science:Energy, Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Decision-Making
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
CLEAN Selected This activity has been selected for inclusion in the CLEAN collection.
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Plate Tectonics Jigsaw part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Anne Egger, Central Washington University
Students participate in a jigsaw activity to learn about types of plate boundaries, becoming an expert in one of five global datasets - earthquakes, volcanoes, seafloor age, topography, and gravity - and then ...

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

2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Project part of Visualization:Examples
Char Bezanson
Students are employees of a unit of the United Nations responsible for coordinating disaster relief after a major disaster (the 2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami) occurs. The agency needs to understand the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Project, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Geoscience:Oceanography, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Coastal Hazards:Tsunami, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
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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A "Jigsaw" Activity for Teaching about Uranium Mining on the Navajo Nation part of Public Policy:Activities
Erin Klauk, University of Wyoming
This activity takes an Earth system approach to teach about uranium mining on the Navajo Nation, and can be modified to teach a variety of case studies.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:State Policy, Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Policy:US National Policy, Environmental Decision-Making
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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Mercalli Earthquake Activity part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Kaatje van der Hoeven Kraft, Whatcom Community College
A jigsaw process that allows students to analyze first person descriptions of earthquakes and assess several earthquake features.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Mars Landing Site Selection: An exercise in reading geologic maps and other geologic data sets part of Discoveries from Mars:Activities
Tracy Gregg, SUNY at Buffalo
Students use available Mars data to select the next rover landing sites, given appropriate engineering, geologic and biologic constraints. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Classroom Activity:Jigsaw
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Geologic History, Images/Maps/Visualizations, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Structural Visualizations, Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Life on Mars
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review