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Unit 2: Geodetic survey of an outcrop for stratigraphic analysis part of Analyzing High Resolution Topography with TLS and SfM
Bruce Douglas (Indiana University) Chris Crosby (UNAVCO) Kate Shervais (UNAVCO)
Geodetic survey techniques, such as TLS and SfM featured here, have many applications in sedimentology research, including lithological identification and analysis, sediment surface topography, and sequence ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready, Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geophysics in other disciplines, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Stratigraphy:Sequence Stratigraphy, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geography:Geospatial, Physical
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IODP 310: Coral Reef off Tahiti part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School; Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School
In this activity, students will make observations about the core that was collected on IODP expedition 310.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Stratigraphy:Sequence Stratigraphy, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Geoscience:Paleontology:Biostratigraphy/Biogeography , Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Stratigraphy:Lithostratigraphy, Biostratigraphy, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics
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The Desktop Delta part of Sedimentary Geology:Using Physical Models
Dr. Thomas Hickson (University of St. Thomas) and Karen Campbell (National Center for Earth Surface Dynamics) developed a small, two-dimensional deltaic sedimentation model for the Teaching Sedimentary Geology ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Virtual Field Trip
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Depositional environments:Marginal-Marine, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Stratigraphy, Sediment Transport and Deposition, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Coastal-zone, Fluvial, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Stratigraphy:Sequence Stratigraphy, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Modeling/Physical Experiments
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A Project for Students Using Data from the XES Basin part of Sedimentary Geology:Using Physical Models
A project on sedimentary basin architecture and sequence stratigraphy Synthethic stratigraphy created in an XES Basin experimental run (XES 02) Imagine that you asked your students to interpret a seismic section ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediment Transport and Deposition, Depositional environments:Shelf-slope Environment, Marginal-Marine, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Stratigraphy, Stratigraphy:Sequence Stratigraphy
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Investigating the Geologic History of Southeast Minnesota by Constructing a Geologic Column part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Amanda Ludeman
This activity is a field investigation where students gather data on rock types and geologic formations to construct a geologic column that will help them to interpret the geologic history of the Cannon Falls area.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Stratigraphy:Sequence Stratigraphy