Teaching Activities

Earth education activities from across all of the sites within the Teach the Earth portal.



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Volcano Monitoring with GPS: Westdahl Volcano Alaska part of EarthScope ANGLE:Educational Materials:Activities
Maite Agopian, EarthScope; Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope
Learners use graphs of GPS position data to determine how the shape of Westdahl Volcano, Alaska is changing. If the flanks of a volcano swell or recede, it is a potential indication of magma movement and changing ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Outreach Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Engineering
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Mitigating Volcanic Hazards part of Environmental Geology:Activities
Lynne Elkins, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
This activity spans two in-class sessions of 1-1.5 hours each, and includes both a small group activity focused on a set of volcanic case studies and a full-class role-playing activity where the class must decide, ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Field and Laboratory Analysis of Pyroclastic Deposits for Undergraduate Volcanology Courses part of Teaching Activities
Jeffrey Templeton, Western Oregon University
This activity consists of a series of linked field and laboratory exercises designed for undergraduate volcanology courses. The activity incorporates several interconnected exercises that employ field observations, ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person, Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Field Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology