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Active Tectonics Field Trip part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
George Davis, University of Arizona
By far most field trips in structural geology and regional tectonics do NOT take place in large urban centers with a trip focus on mitigation of hazards. What is described here is an example of the instructional ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Folds/Faults/Ductile Shear Zones, Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Tectonics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Calculating Rb-Sr Isochrons part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
Andy Barth, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
This is a spreadsheet that I use in petrology to walk students through calculating Rb-Sr isochrons and talking about isotope heterogeneity and sampling at various scales. The example exercise is the Tuolumne ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Activities:Problem Set, Computer Applications
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Rocks, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Where is that chunk of crust going? part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Vince Cronin, Baylor University
I introduce students to GPS, frames of reference, and the permanent GPS stations in the EarthScope Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) in class, and obtain near-real-time data for two stations from UNAVCO. We use ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Problem Set, Activities, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Drumlin Formation Library Work part of Geomorphology:Activities
Alison M Anders
Students work in groups to research different models of Drumlin formation in the Geology Library. Students present the results of their research to each other and each student completes a writing assignment using ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial
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

SeisMac Seismogram Modeling part of Geophysics:Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Michael Wysession, Washington University in St. Louis
Use the freely-downloaded "SeisMac" program on a Mac laptop to demonstrated the differences between P, S, Rayleigh and Love waves. SeisMac is a free program that instantly turns a Mac laptop into a ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Seismology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Exploring hypsometry in glacial and fluvial environments part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
Karen Gran, University of Minnesota-Duluth
This laboratory exercise explores the topographic signature of fluvial and glacial landscapes in different tectonic environments. Students develop a list of mountain ranges around the world to explore, then extract ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Fossil Systematic Description Project part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
Samantha Hopkins, University of Oregon
Students describe an unknown vertebrate fossil (or fossils, if multiple specimens are necessary for identification). This exercise is the culmination of their lab studies in the morphology of the vertebrate ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project
Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology:Paleoecology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Trilobite Ontogeny Lab part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
Samantha Hopkins, University of Oregon
This lab explores ontogenetic differences in trilobites, requiring students to measure and describe differences in the sizes of different morphological features as trilobites age. Students will also reinforce ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology:Development/Growth and Form/Morphometrics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Comparing subsidence rates in different tectonic settings part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
Liz Hajek, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Think-pair-share and jig-saw activity asking students to study and compare subsidence curves from different tectonic settings.

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review