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Earthquake Investigation Workshop: Shake, Rattle, & Rock part of Geodesy:Activities
Daniel Murray, University of Rhode Island
This workshop is part of an NSF-funded effort to provide professional development to STEM teachers in Rhode Island. In this activity, students will make "earthquakes" using a simple model, the earthquake ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, General Public
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Lab Activity, Activities, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Seismology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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EarthCaching: part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Gary Lewis, Geological Society of America Intended Audience: EarthCaching is open to all. There is a free educators guide available from the website. Location: EarthCache can be used worldwide - to search for ...

Grade Level: General Public
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity
Subject: Geography:Geospatial

Sunday Field Trip Leader part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Bob Hatcher, The University of Tennessee
This field trip is one that I frequently take undergrad and grad students on, as well as other professionals and nongeologists. It is taylored to the audience. There are some superb teaching opportunities on the ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), General Public, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Structural Visualizations, Folds/Faults/Ductile Shear Zones, Rheology/Behavior of Materials
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Field Trip Example Template part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Title: author Descriptive of focus, place and purpose. Intended Audience: Location: State, County, City. We want people to be able to find what they are looking for based on location. Show Daily Itinerary Hide Show ...

Grade Level: General Public
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Virtual Field Trip
Subject: Geoscience:Geology

Using Data to Teach Earth ProcessesAn Illustrated Community Discussion at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America part of Data, Simulations and Models:Workshop 03:Activities
Kara Salazar, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Kara Salazar Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Center for Earth and Environmental Science - The Lilly ARBOR Project is an urban riparian restoration project designed for use as an outdoor ...

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Primary (K-2), General Public, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Restoration/Reclamation, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Water Quality/Chemistry

Using Field Observations and Field Experiences to Teach GeoscienceAn Illustrated Community Discussion part of Geoscience in the Field:Field Experiences:Posters
Megan Jones, North Hennepin Community College
This course enhances science literacy by emphasizing the repeated practice of making observations, posing questions & developing hypotheses around a narrowly focused aspect of Minnesota Geology. Students ...

Grade Level: General Public, Informal, Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology