Metamorphic Rocks and Fabrics in Outcrops CogSketch geoscience worksheet part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Bridget Garnier
Sketching activity that uses a sketch-understanding program, CogSketch. Students identify bedding, cleavage, boudinage, and deformed clasts in four outcrop photos and indicate the elongation and/or shortening ...

Introducing Geological Interesting Places with Videos part of Teaching Activities
Ning Wang, The University of Texas at Dallas
This activity provides a workflow and an example of using the workflow to create videos to effectively and efficiently introduce geologic interesting places.

ConcepTest: Sedimentary Rock Formation part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
Concrete is formed by adding cement and water to a mixture of sand and gravel. This could be seen as an analog for the formation of a ___________ sedimentary rock. a. clastic b. chemical c. biochemical

Erosion and deposition in modern and ancient streams part of Early Career:Previous Workshops:Workshop 2010:Teaching Activities
Lisa Tranel, Illinois State University
This activity is designed to link how modern day processes are preserved in the rock record. It provides the opportunity to directly compare similar settings. It is an opportunity to practice observation skills and ...

Ideas for teaching about early life part of Early Earth
These teaching ideas were submitted during the April 2007 workshop on Teaching About the Early Earth. They represent collaborative brainstorming rather than finished products, but they are a useful starting point ...

Lagerstatten Investigation part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
Leigh Fall, SUNY College at Oneonta
Students create a short presentation on a Lagerstatte.