Teaching Activities

Melting ice cubes part of Oceanography:Activities
Mirjam Glessmer, University of Bergen
Explore how melting of ice cubes floating in water is influenced by the salinity of the water. Important oceanographic concepts like density and density driven currents are visualized and can be discussed on the ...

Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Project, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

The Cosmic Calendar part of Rates and Time:Teaching Activities
Erika Grundstrom, Vanderbilt University
In this activity, one takes ALL of time, from the beginning of time (i.e., the Big Bang) all the way up to today, but one compresses it into one year. One can do this for all levels of students depending on how ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), College Upper (15-16), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Problem Set, Discussion, Lab Activity, Project, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Discovering Plate Boundaries part of Urban Geology:Activities
Alison Henning, Rice University
Discovering Plate Boundaries is a classroom activity designed to introduce students to the process of observing and classifying data, in addition to the fundamentals of plate tectonics.

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Middle - 8, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8):Middle - 7, High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Graduate/Professional, Primary (K-2), College Upper (15-16), Middle (6-8):Middle - 6
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

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
Jim Roark NASA GSFC SSAI
Jim Roark NASA GSFC SSAI - We are using topography data of Earth and Mars to produce accurate 3-dimensional plastic models of comparable large scale geologic surface features from both planets. These models will be ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science

Will I need an umbrella? part of Data, Simulations and Models:Activity Ideas
Lynn Blaney and Tim Slater Topic: Weather Course Type: intro: grades 3-5 Description In the first part of this activity students will use data set visualizations to determine if rains more in Phoenix, AZ or ...

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Clouds and precipitation

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
Paul Grogger, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Paul K Grogger, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - Students need to understand the four spheres of the earth and how they relate to one another. This project uses a combination of Internet investigations ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Field Activity, Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Geology, Biology:Ecology