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Mapping a Local Dune Field and Estimating Paleowind Speed and Direction part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Donald T. Rodbell, Union College Intended Audience: Undergraduate geomorphology course. Location: Pinebush dune field, eastern New York State (approximately 20 minutes from Union College campus). Summary: We visit ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready, Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity:Field laboratories, Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Roadside and Engineering Geology of Auke Bay, Juneau, Alaska : part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Cathy Connor, University of Alaska Southeast Intended Audience: Introductory Physical Geology for majors and non-majors. Location: Auke Bay, Juneau, Alaska. Show Daily Itinerary HideThis trip has 6 stops (more ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person, Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity, Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Using Field Observations and Field Experiences to Teach GeoscienceAn Illustrated Community Discussion part of Geoscience in the Field:Field Experiences:Posters
Heather Cunningham, Kent State University-Tuscarawas Regional Campus
Students use compasses and a map of campus to navigate and find orienteering markers. This lab helps to reinforce map navigation skills. Students enjoyed the activity.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), Middle - 7, Middle - 8, Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2), Middle (6-8):Middle - 6
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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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

Field Exercise - Caddy Canyon Debris Flow(s): part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Glenn Thackray, Idaho State University Intended Audience: This assignment has been used in a senior graduate-level geomorphology course with lower and upper division prerequisites. Location: Caddy Canyon landslide ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Field Activity:Field laboratories, Activities:Virtual Field Trip
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Acid Mine Field-Lab Experience: part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Greg Druschel, University of Vermont Intended Audience: This activity was used for an introductory Geochemistry class, which contained students from sophomore level to master's students. We took the trip in ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity, Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Diagnosing Landslide Hazard: part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Les Hasbargen, SUNY College at Oneonta Intended Audience: This activity is designed for upper division Geology, Earth Science, and Earth Science education majors. Location: Landslide between Highway 7 and the ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity, Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Rainbow Basin, CA Mapping Project part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Joan E. Fryxell, California State University, San Bernardino Intended Audience: This is an introductory geological mapping course that is required of all BA and BS majors. Location: Rainbow Basin, which is just ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques

Bedforms to Facies to Prediction: Walther's Law and Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis, Blackhawk Formation, Utah part of Sedimentary Geology:Activities
Tom Morris, Brigham Young University
This field exercise challenges students to apply their knowledge of bedforms to interpret facies within a vertical section of the Blackhawk Formation, Utah. The students draft a vertical succession of the outcrop ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity:Field laboratories, Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentary Structures, Stratigraphy, Depositional environments, Sedimentary Textures , Facies and Facies Models
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Dye Trace Experiment using "Aerial" Imagery part of Hydrogeology:Activities
Martin Helmke, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
This exercise allows students monitor a dye plume in a stream using digital images collected by "remote aerial tramway".

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Field Activity:Importation of field observations into the classroom, Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water: Field methods in hydrogeology, Contaminant hydrology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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