Teaching Activities

Geology of Yosemite Valley part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Nicolas Barth, University of California-Riverside
This is a four-part module designed to be flexible in duration and student grade-level. (1) Geology of Yosemite Valley Virtual Field Trip. A 43-stop web-based Google Earth tour with embedded views, hyperlinked ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Writing Assignment, Lab Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Structural Geology 'Research' Conference part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Julie Willis, Brigham Young University-Idaho
In this assignment students read and discuss a peer-reviewed journal article and prepare for and attend our class 'research' conference. In the conference they present on an area of current research as ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Joints/Fractures, Folds/Faults/Ductile Shear Zones, Microstructures, Deformation Mechanisms, Fabrics, Stress/Strain/Strain Analysis, Rheology/Behavior of Materials, Structural Visualizations, Modeling Structural Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geophysics in other disciplines
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Transgression and Regression CogSketch geoscience worksheet part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Bridget Garnier
Sketching activity that uses a sketch-understanding program, CogSketch. Students build transgression and regression stratigraphic sequences with 4 near-shore lithologies (beach sand, fine sand, mud, and limestone).

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Activities, Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Stratigraphy, Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Depositional environments:Marginal-Marine

Is that true? part of Oceanography:Activities
Steve Hovan, Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Ask students to research the "truth" behind statements from recent news articles and provide their opinion about what is "true". These assignments can be done as often as the instructor feels ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Writing Assignment, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography, Atmospheric Science:Meteorology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Effectively engaging with climate skeptics part of Oceanography:Activities
Jessica Kleiss, Lewis & Clark College
One of my persistent challenges as a climate scientist involves friendly conversations with my extended (climate skeptic) family over the Thanksgiving table, as I try to inform and guide their perceptions about ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Writing Assignment, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

El Niño and Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions in the Tropical Pacific part of Oceanography:Activities
Tim Cook, Worcester State University
This activity investigates the oceanographic and climatic characteristics of El Niño/La Niña (ENSO) events using observational data from moored ocean buoys in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Data are obtained from ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Problem Set, Project, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :El Nino/La Nina, Geoscience:Oceanography
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Eco-Tour Operator Role Brochure part of Oceanography:Activities
Martha House, Pasadena City College
Individual project designed to combine basic oceanographic concepts in the creation of a travel brochure. Involves some group interaction, but project is individual. Can be done online or in a face-to-face class. ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Project, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Coastal-zone, Geoscience:Oceanography
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Geologic Mapping Exercise part of Early Career:Previous Workshops:Workshop 2010:Teaching Activities
Andrew Smith, Warrick County Soil and Water Conservation District/Crane Environmental Services llc
This exercise is designed to simulate some of the mapping aspects of a basic geological investigation. This mock geological investigation is a good wrap-up exercise because it incorporates a variety of geological ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Lab Activity, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Geoscience:Hydrology, Geology:Sedimentary Geology, Structural Geology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Global Patterns part of Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
Federica Raia, The City College of New York
Based on my research on how best to enhance students' understanding of complex systems, I utilize various activities to support pattern recognition, a fundamental skill to understanding complex systems ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Project, Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Lab Exercise for California Academy of Sciences part of Paleontology:Activities
Kenneth Angielczyk, The Field Museum, kangielczyk@fieldmuseum.org
This is an exercise developed for use at the California Academy of Sciences by an undergraduate-level class which explores paleontology or the history of life. Students are asked to explore the California Academy ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology:Paleoecology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary