Teaching Activities

Investigative Case - Los Angeles and the Future of Mono Lake part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
Developed by Monica Bruckner, Montana State University, based on the Los Angeles and the Future of Mono Lake WebQuest by Sarah Bordenstein, Marine Biological Laboratory.
The Los Angeles and the Future of Mono Lake WebQuest leads students in a guided exploration of Mono Lake's extreme environment and asks them to consider the preservation of this environment in relation to the needs of humans.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Project:Investigative Case Studies, Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Biology:Diversity, Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Water Quality and Quantity
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Investigative Case - Living in an Alkaline Environment part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
Developed by Monica Bruckner, Montana State University, based on the Living in an Alkaline Environment Activity by Sarah Bordenstein, Marine Biological Laboratory.
Living in an Alkaline Environment is a three-part interactive activity that explores the ecology and diversity of life in alkaline environments.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Computer Applications, Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity:Short Activity
Subject: Education:Assessment:On Line, Biology:Microbiology

The Grand Canyon part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Role Playing:Examples
Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
This interdisciplinary lesson plan deals with the consequences of damming in the Grand Canyon area. The students, role-playing as scientists, write a proposal to try experimental flooding. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediment Transport and Deposition, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Policy:US National Policy, State Policy, Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Habitats

Investigative Case - Protistan Tales of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
Developed by Monica Bruckner, Montana State University, based on the Protistan Tales of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps WebQuest by Sarah Bordenstein, Marine Biological Laboratory.
The Protistan Tales of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps WebQuest features a guided exploration of microbial diversity. It introduces students to the extreme habitat of the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp and encourages them to explore characteristics of the microorganisms that live there. The WebQuest applies the personification theme of Aesop's Fables as a means to acquaint students with protists. It challenges them to search for microbial "personality traits" and to implement these traits into a creative storyline.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Computer Applications, Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Diversity, Microbiology