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Seasons part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Interactive Lecture Demonstrations:Examples
David Steer, University of Akron Main Campus; , University of Akron Main Campus
While working in groups to facilitate peer tutoring, students manipulate a hands-on, physical model to better comprehend the Earth's position in space, the Earth's rotation axis and seasons. -

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science, Physics:Astronomy:Solar System
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

ODP 171b K/T Core Map Analysis part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School; Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School
In this activity, remote, hybrid, or face-to-face students may use the map to make observations and interpret the information.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Depositional environments:Deep Marine Environment, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics

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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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

Ontogeny part of Paleontology:Activities
Molly Ward, Museum of the Rockies
This activity allows even the youngest of learners to understand what the concept of ontogeny is, relative to humans and also applied to learning about dinosaurs.

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology:Development/Growth and Form/Morphometrics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Hawaiian Islands: Volcano Ages, Hotspots and Plate Motion part of GeoMapApp Learning Activities:Learning Activities
The ages of volcanic rocks along the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain are used to investigate speed of motion of the Pacific plate, to analyze the distinctive bend in the chain, and to consider the age data in the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics

Investigating the Rock Cycle Through Writing and Illustrating part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Leah Campbell, Central Intermediate School, Stewartville, MN, based on an original activity developed by Alissa Naymark, Rochester Public Schools
This activity is a quantative writing activity where students will use writing and illustrations to show their knowledge of the basic rock cycle.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Sedimentary Geology:Weathering

Relative Dating of Geologic Materials part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Steve Mattox, Grand Valley State University
This lessons allows students to constuct the basic principals used to understand relative geologic time and the skills used to construct the geologic time scale.

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Problem Set, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Education
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

ODP 171b K/T Core Observations part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School; Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School
This activity provides a way for remote, hybrid, and face-to-face students to examine the K/T core (evidence for the impact that caused the extinction of dinosaurs) by recording their observations.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics

What Lives Down There? part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
laStelshia Speaks, Baltimore County Public Schools
Learners will travel through a process of learning involving reading a book together, comparing video presentations to information within the book, utilize vocabulary to demonstrate expansion of retained ...

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Problem Set, Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards