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    Slicing Rocks part of Spatial Thinking Workbook:Teaching Activities
    Tom Hickson, University of St. Thomas (MN)
    Students examine images of a bowl of rocks, then several rock piles, then outcrops of conglomerate and breccia. They sketch slices through the bowl of rocks, match photos of rock piles to sketches of slices through those piles, and then apply what they've learned to describe the conglomerate and breccia.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks:Clastics , Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentary Textures
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Using a Flume to Demonstrate Fluid Properties and Sediment Transport part of Sedimentary Geology:Activities
    Jill Singer, SUNY Buffalo State University
    A laboratory recirculating flume offers ideal opportunities for conducting demonstrations designed to help students observe and understand a variety of fluid properties and the basics of sediment entrainment and ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediment Transport and Deposition, Sedimentary Structures, Sedimentary Textures
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Demystifying the Equations of Sedimentary Geology part of Sedimentary Geology:Activities
    Larry Lemke, Central Michigan University
    This activity includes three strategies to help students develop a deeper comfort level and stronger intuitive sense for understanding mathematical expressions commonly encountered in sedimentary geology. Each can ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Techniques of Sedimentary Geology, Sediment Transport and Deposition, Sedimentary Textures , Weathering
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Red rock and concretion models from Earth to Mars: Teaching diagenesis part of Sedimentary Geology:Activities
    Margie Chan, University of Utah
    This activity teaches students concepts of terrestrial diagenesis (cementation, fluid flow, porosity and permeability, concretions) and encourages them to apply those concepts to new or unknown settings, including ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentary Textures , Diagenesis, Weathering