Lab Field Trip program for K-12 Students, Hosted by University Researchers part of Teaching Activities
Katharine Huntington, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
University researchers host K-12 students for a hands-on laboratory field trip that is integrated with science class curriculum and includes mentorship and/or broadening diversity in science activities. Students ...

QTQt: Beyond the User Manual part of Teaching Activities
Alyssa Abbey, California State University-Long Beach
This module works through a series of prepared rock thermal history modeling activities using the freely available software package QTQt. In the first few activities, students will (i) learn how to build input data ...

Surficial Geologic Mapping and Interpretation from Aerial Photography and Stratigraphic Unit Descriptions part of Teaching Activities
Thomas Muntean, Adrian College
Laboratory exercise/project that uses stratigraphic data (formation and member descriptions), aerial photography, and structural data to remotely identify and locate the contacts of bedrock and Quaternary geologic ...

Using Citizen Science in the Online GenEd classroom part of Teaching Activities
Alexandra Davatzes, Temple University
I use citizen science projects that are abundantly available on the web as a way to teach non-majors about the scientific process and as a way to teach them about geoscience/environmental science. I use this in an ...

Exploring Polar Science - 4-H Project Book part of Teaching Activities
Jason Cervenec, Ohio State University-Main Campus
This 4-H project book includes a series of eight activities, focused on polar science, that youth can complete with an parent or mentor. Each activity includes a hands-on component and options for communication. ...

Concentrating on Copper: An Exploration of Mineral Commodities part of Teaching Activities
Russell Kohrs, Massanutten Regional Governor's School
Introduction Understanding market price fluctuations is difficult for the average consumer as they are not often cognizant of what raw materials are used for various products. The goal of this lesson is to ...

Trees From Thin Air part of Teaching Activities
Alyssa Abbey, California State University-Long Beach
The exercise presented here is one of a suite of activities for learners of all ages that has been developed from the standard allometric equations for the above-ground biomass of trees (Chave et. al., 2005; ...

A short lecture on evaluation of Complex integrations for Geophysics part of Teaching Activities
Avradip Ghosh, University of Houston-University Park
In Geophysics, we heavily use Fourier/Laplace, or inverse Fourier/Laplace transforms in all branches. Anyone who has tried to evaluate them using pen and paper (especially an inverse Fourier/Laplace transform) ...

Timing of the uplift of the Cincinnati Arch: A hypothesis-driven field-based paleontology term project part of Teaching Activities
Thomas Muntean, Adrian College
This project evaluates the age, paleoecology, and paleoenvironmental setting of Ordovician strata, based upon lithology and fossil content, as a test for the uplift of the Cincinnati Arch. This project is completed ...

A Toast to a Scientist - Celebrating Identity and Accomplishments part of Teaching Activities
Laura Guertin, Penn State Brandywine
To bring attention to a more inclusive population of scientists and to help students develop their own science identity, students are assigned to write a speech that could be given as a "toast" at an ...