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Explore CTD data of vertical structure of ocean part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Teaching with MATLAB 2015:Teaching Activities
Alexander Stine, San Francisco State University
Students use MATLAB to explore CTD data of vertical structure of ocean.

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

The News Hour part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
George Davis, The University of Arizona
An activity that I successfully used twice in teaching Active Tectonics is one I call "The News Hour," patterned after the PBS New Hour. I generated the idea out of concern that active tectonics sets of ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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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

Critical Review of a Journal Article: An Assessment Activity part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman
In this exercise students do a formal review of a journal article using review criteria established for the Geological Society of America Bulletin or American Mineralogist. The quality of the students' ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Interpreting the Geologic History of Canyon de Chelly part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Activities
Holly Godsey, University of Utah
The is a two part lesson designed to given in-service teacher an experience in field geology. The lesson is designed by Canyon de Chelly, AZ but can be used anywhere there are outcrops of two or more rock types.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Activities, Project
Subject: Education:Faculty Development, Geoscience:Geology, Geology:Sedimentary Geology, Geoscience
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

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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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

Last Glacial Maximum part of CLEAN Collection

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Kristine DeLong, Louisiana State University
In this activity for undergraduates, students explore the CLIMAP (Climate: Long-Range Investigation, Mapping and Prediction) model results for differences between the modern and the Last Glacial ...
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Natural causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climatology :Orbital patterns, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Natural causes
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary