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Analyzing pollen in lake sediments to understand climate change part of Project EDDIE:News & Events:EDDIE Workshops:Workshop: Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with Data:Teaching Activities
Dan Maxbauer, Carleton College
This activity is aimed at analyzing a stratigraphic sequence of pollen samples from local lake sediments in order to reconstruct past climate and environmental conditions. The main activity fits into a larger ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Field Activity, Project
Subject: Environmental Science, Geoscience, Biology

Gorge to Shore - Columbia River Gorge and the Oregon Coast to Northern California part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Jennifer Thomson, Eastern Washington University
Drs. Jenny Thomson and John Buchanan, Department of Geology, 130 Science Building, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA 99004 509 359-2286; Drs. Suzanne Schwab and Robin O'Quinn, Department of Biology, ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Course Information, Activities:Field Activity, Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity:Field trip
Subject: Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Geoscience
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Field Exercise in Stratigraphy/Paleoecology part of Geoscience in the Field:Activities
David Sunderlin, Lafayette College
This field activity for GEOL 320 "Paleobiology" is designed to turn what could have been a "look-and-see" fossil collecting trip into one where genuinely interesting hypotheses/questions are ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology:Paleoecology , Biology, Geoscience:Paleontology:Field Techniques , Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities collection.
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Peat Bogs of Allegan County: A Field-Based Research Project Involving College and High School Students part of Undergraduate Research:Case Studies
By Suzanne DeVries-Zimmerman, Hope College Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences Project Goals The Hope College REACH (Research Experience Across Cultures) program is a 6-week summer research program ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity:Research experiences for students, Activities:Project
Subject: Environmental Science, Biology, Geoscience

Green Landscape and Environmental Policy part of Service Learning:Activities
Stephanie Freeman, Alabama A & M University
Develop lectures that discuss environmental policy and horticulture practices in communities. Create classroom activities that incorporate green landscape design practices in residential areas. These classroom ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity, Project:Service Learning, Activities:Lab Activity, Field Activity, Project
Subject: Biology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Land Use and Planning, Sustainability, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Scientific Observations: A Schoolyard BioBlitz part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Joanne Michet
This activity is a classroom and field activity where students learn about and practice scientific observations in the classroom and then complete a field activity by making and recording scientific observations on school grounds.

Grade Level: Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Biology

GPS Treasure Hunt part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Games:Examples
Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
Students are divided into teams, each of which is given a list of instructions and a GPS unit, and sent to find certain locations. At each stop, they identify a particular building stone or a plant. -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Biology, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Buddy Biology: Observing Living and Non-living Components of An Ecosystem with a Partner part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Paula Dahms, Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School, Kasson, MN
This activity is a field investigation where students gather data on physical characteristics of the ecosystem surrounding their school.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Biology

Tulip Growth and the Parts of the Flower part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Kari Johnsrud, Madison Elementary School, Winona, MN
This is a field and classroom activity in which students will observe tulip growth and identify and describe the parts of the tulip flower.

Grade Level: Primary (K-2)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Field Activity
Subject: Biology

Schoolyard Trees: Creating a field guide for your school part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Heidi Sundet
This activity is a field-based investigation involving identifying and investigating common trees on the schoolyard and creating a field guide containing pressed leaves.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Biology