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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

Course Information Survey part of Online Teaching:Activities for Teaching Online
Donald Reed, San Jose State University
This activity is a brief quiz to be completed at beginning of course that provides information to instructor about the internet access and computer resources of each student as well as assesses whether student has ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Introductory, High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Calculation of your personal carbon footprint part of Energy:Energy Activities
Scott Giorgis, SUNY College at Geneseo
This worksheet walks the students through the steps for calculating their personal carbon footprint. Additionally it helps them consider options for reducing their carbon footprint and the potential costs of those ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Problem Set, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Metacognition Training through Think-Aloud Pair Problem Solving [TAPPS]: Two Lessons about Rivers part of Metacognition:Activities
Ronald Narode, Portland State University
Attached is a description of how to use "Think-aloud Pair Problem Solving" in a classroom. It is followed with two lesson plans on the topic of rivers.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Problem Set, Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Think-Pair-Share
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Marine Microfossils and Biostratigraphy part of Paleontology:Activities
Kristen St. John, James Madison University
This exercise set explores marine microfossil distributions in deep-sea cores. Students are guided to apply a biostratigraphic zonation and interpret relative age, correlate from one region of the world ocean to ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Problem Set, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography