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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Quantification of Critical Shear Stress part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
Lonnie Leithold, North Carolina State University
This is a lab activity designed to give students experience with the concept and quantification of critical shear stress.

Wind Landforms part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
Lisa Tranel, Illinois State University
In this assignment, students evaluate depositional and erosional landforms created by wind processes. This exercise looks at sand dune and yardang features using satellite images and topographic maps in an online ...

Developing ethical and privacy sensitivity towards geocoded data part of GeoEthics:Activities
John Carr, University of New Mexico-Main Campus
John N Carr, University of New Mexico-Main Campus Summary This case study is intended to develop an awareness of the ethical and privacy implications for the creation, sharing, interpretation, and use of geocoded ...

Encountering geoscience issues in the popular press part of GeoEthics:Activities
Marian Buzon, University of Idaho
Marian Buzon, University of Idaho Summary Geoscientists (as do all scientists) have a duty to present facts to their audience, whether that audience is composed of other scientists or of the general public. Many ...