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Unit 1: Introduction to the Geologic Timeline & Mass Extinctions part of Changing Biosphere
Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
In this unit, students will identify mass extinctions as paleontologists have done and recognize and understand the "pull of the recent," that is, the human tendency to know more about events closer to ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Unit 2: Causes of Mass Extinction part of Changing Biosphere
Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
During Unit 2, students will learn about the causes of two past mass extinctions and discuss the controversies surrounding these causes and the evidence upon which the theories in the debates are based. Before ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
Subject: Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards
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Unit 4: Impacts of Environmental Change on Organisms: Horses part of Changing Biosphere
Camille Holmgren, SUNY Buffalo State University
In this unit, students will gain a deep-time perspective on how life evolves on a dynamic planet. They will use the Equidae (horse family) as a case study to examine the relationship among climate, biomes, and ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
Subject: Biology:Evolution, Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Paleontology:Evolution , Biology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Environmental Science, Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Evolution
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Dino Doom part of Teaching Activities
Sina Kirk, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
This is an online learning experience that transports learners around the world to different locations related to the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event. Students will collect and analyze evidence to ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Project
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Food Webs, Geoscience:Paleontology:Extinction and Diversity , Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Geologic time scale hiking tour group project part of Teaching Activities
Erik Haroldson, Austin Peay State University
Students work in groups to develop content for am online hiking tour which is matched to the geologic time scale. This project has been used as a semester group work project in an introductory geologic history ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

In-Lecture Story Problems part of Teaching Activities
Kyle Fredrick, Pennsylvania Western University - California
Authors: Dr. Kyle C. Fredrick, Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania (fredrick@calu.edu)Dr. Cailey B. Condit, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Scaffolding Temporal Reasoning with Geologic Timelines part of Teaching Activities
Nicole LaDue, Northern Illinois University
This 30 minute activity engages students in ordering and spacing geologic history events on a meter stick. Students engage in an inquiry cycle, individually first, then with a partner before receiving feedback on ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

How Many Is A Million? part of Rates and Time:Visualizations with Teaching Notes
Roger Steinberg, Del Mar College
Roger Steinberg, Department of Natural Sciences, Del Mar College 5000 Dots by Computer (Click image to enlarge and download.)

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Acidification of the Oceans at the time of KPg event and Now part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Cathy Carpenter, Norwich City School District; Shaundra Davis, Richfield Springs Central School District
This activity will engage students in researching the sequence of events and effects of the KPg event. Students will compare using data the acidification of oceans today to the acidification of the oceans after the ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Carbon Capture & Storage, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Carbon Cycling, Biology:Evolution, Geoscience:Oceanography:Chemical, Ocean-Climate Interactions, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Natural causes, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Acids & Bases, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Recent climate data, Greenhouse effect, Carbon capture & storage, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Recent climate data, Natural causes, Paleoclimate records, Anthropogenic causes, Greenhouse effect, Carbon capture & storage

The Cosmic Calendar part of Rates and Time:Teaching Activities
Erika Grundstrom, Vanderbilt University
In this activity, one takes ALL of time, from the beginning of time (i.e., the Big Bang) all the way up to today, but one compresses it into one year. One can do this for all levels of students depending on how ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), College Upper (15-16), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Problem Set, Discussion, Lab Activity, Project, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review