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Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience

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Making a Soil Monolith part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Field Labs:Field Lab Examples
Aleshia Mueller, Carleton College
This extended exercise engages soils students in both field and laboratory work through the collection and preservation of a soil monolith. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Activities:Field Activity:Importation of field observations into the classroom, Activities:Field Activity, Lab Activity, Project, Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Building-Stone Geology part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Field Labs:Field Lab Examples
Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
Students in an area remote from igneous and metamorphic rocks wrote papers on the properties of locally used building stones and gave a walking tour in which they presented their results. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Physical Properties, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Developing a local stratigraphy part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Field Labs:Field Lab Examples
Mary Savina, Carleton College
Students use field lab periods to construct a composite stratigraphic section of the area surrounding their campus. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Stratigraphy
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Rock/Mineral Scavenger Hunt part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Games:Examples
Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
Take students into the field and give each team a list of rocks or mineral types you want found and brought back within the time limit. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Physical Properties
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Cloud Observation part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Field Labs:Field Lab Examples
Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
In this serial basic meteorology lab, students identify different cloud types and estimate cover over several days. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Clouds and precipitation