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Getting a Grip on Hydrogen Bonds part of Oceanography:Activities
Elizabeth Nagy, Pasadena City College
The purpose of this brief (~15 minutes) activity is for students to directly observe some of the unique properties of water that are the result of hydrogen bonds, such as capillary action, adhesion, cohesion, and ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Activities
Subject: Chemistry:General Chemistry:Properties of Matter, Geoscience:Oceanography, Oceanography:Chemical
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CCD & Calcareous Ooze Assignment part of Oceanography:Activities
Cynthia Lampe, Ventura College
The assignment pre-tests student understanding of the CCD, lysocline, calcareous ooze, and the deposition of marine sediments near mid-ocean ridges and ocean basins.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks:Chemical, Biochemical , Biology:Biogeochemistry:Biomineralization, Chemistry:Biochemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks:Carbonates , Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Depositional environments:Deep Marine Environment
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Periodic Table of the Elements Activity part of Geochemistry:Activities
Laura Wetzel, Eckerd College
Students work in groups to create the Periodic Table of the Elements in class using cards that they completed as homework. This is meant as a review of the Periodic Table and a direct illustration of how Dmitri ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Chemistry:General Chemistry:Elements & Periodic Table, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Elements

Conceptest: Ozone umbrella analogy part of Teaching Methods:ConcepTests:Examples
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
Which statement is the best analogy? A. An umbrella is to rain as the stratosphere is to solar radiation. B. An umbrella is to rain as the stratosphere is to ultraviolet radiation. C. An umbrella is to rain as the ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:ConcepTests
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Ozone depletion, Chemistry:Environmental Chemistry, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Solar radiation, Atmospheric gases

Conceptest: CFCs and ozone part of Teaching Methods:ConcepTests:Examples
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
Analyze the following student descriptions of the relationship between CFCs and ozone. Which is the best? a. CFCs are manufactured gases that destroy the ozone layer and produce oxygen. b. Chlorine forms from the ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:ConcepTests
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Ozone depletion, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Air quality:Pollutants, Environmental Science:Air Quality:Pollutants, Chemistry:Environmental Chemistry