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Glacial geology of Arlee Valley, Montana - trip for HS teachers part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Marc Hendrix, The University of Montana-Missoula
This field trip, which is designed for HS science teachers with little or no formal training in geosciences specifically, is designed to acquaint participants with the glacial geologic record of a small topographic basin in western Montana. The trip focuses on the landforms and sedimentologic character of various glacial and glacially-influenced deposits.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Graduate/Professional
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Structural Geology, Sedimentary Geology

River Rock Identification: part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Laura Triplett, Gustavus Adolphus College Intended Audience: I use this in an upper-level geomorphology course that is required for geology and environmental studies majors, so many of them have had only one ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial

South Carolina Studies - Bringing the Geologic Time Scale Down to Earth in the Students' Backyard: part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
John R. Wagner, Clemson University Intended Audience: This exercise is suitable for the general public, though we use it as part of an 8th grade unit on geologic time. Students should understand plate tectonics ...

Grade Level: General Public, Middle (6-8):Middle - 8
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity:Field trip , Activities:Virtual Field Trip
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology

Backyard Field Trips: Bringing Earth Science to Life on Campus part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Mark Francek Department of Geography Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 Intended Audience:Undergraduate students in introductory geology classes Location: This field trip takes place on Central ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity, Field Activity:Field trip
Subject: Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediment Transport and Deposition, Weathering

Bishop Tuff Degrees of Welding Google Earth tour part of Magma Labs
Jessica Larsen, University of Alaska Fairbanks
This is a kmz file that can be used in Google Earth to explore different outcrop locations along the LADWP road that goes into the Owens River Gorge. This file can be used as a "virtual outcrop" to ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Audio/Visual
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Structural Geology