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Virtual Field Trip to Mt. Vesuvius part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Katherine Kelley, University of Rhode Island
This is a virtual field trip to Italy's Mt. Vesuvius, which explores the 79AD eruption of the volcano. Students explore the excavated cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as the different types of ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Volcanology/Petrology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Geologic Mapping on Mars part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
J. Brian Balta, Texas A & M University
This activity consists of several mapping components exploring the JMARS software and completing detailed geologic maps and cross sections on Mars.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Sedimentary Processes, Volcanology/Petrology, Images/Maps/Visualizations
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Olympus Mons and Hawaii part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Carol Ormand Ph.D., Carleton College
Students estimate the volume of Olympus Mons and the volume of lava that has erupted from the Hawaiian hotspot and compare them.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity, Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Volcanology/Petrology, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Processes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Comparative Planetary Geomorphology part of Discoveries from Mars:Activities
Jennifer Anderson, Winona State University
This is a laboratory exercise to introduce comparative planetary geomorphology by investigating common geologic features on the Earth, Moon, and Mars. -

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Structure/Tectonics, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Volcanology/Petrology, Geologic History, Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars, Mars:Images/Maps/Visualizations, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Structural Visualizations, Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Impact Cratering
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Analytical and Numerical Insight into Lava Flows and Cinder Cones on Earth, Mars and Venus part of Discoveries from Mars:Activities
Eric Grosfils, Pomona College
This three part exercise introduces students to comparative planetary geology using volcanology as the subject and both analytical and (for visualization of cone-building processes) numerical methods. Material ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Volcanology/Petrology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review