Antarctica and Neogene Global Climate Change part of Climate Change:Activities
Kristen St. John, James Madison University
This exercise set introduces students to Antarctica paleoclimatology in the Neogene. Students investigate geographic, glacial, and geologic data from Antarctica and apply geologic reasoning to propose the best ...

Earthquake Magnitude - Linking Earthquake Magnitude and Intensity part of Geophysics:Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Eric Baer, Highline Community College
An activity that helps students link earthquake magnitude and intensity.

Investigating Vegetation Patterns in an Urban Wetland Using Electrical Resistivity part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Teaching Demos:Friday Teaching Demo Session A
Joshua Thompson, Rutgers University-New Brunswick; Lee Slater, Rutgers University-Newark; Carol Ormand Ph.D., Carleton College
This module, consisting of 5 units, introduces students to the fundamental principles and uses of electrical resistivity, with a focus on an environmental application. Students explore the characteristics and ...

Remote Sensing of Water part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Jerry Griffith, University of Southern Mississippi
Teaching activity developed by John R. Jensen, University of South Carolina. Activity page submitted by Jerry Griffith, University of Southern Mississippi. Summary This lab exercise uses GOES and Landsat imagery ...

Interactive Model Problem Set part of Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
Noelle Selin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
This is a problem set for the course Modeling and Assessment for Policy (graduate course at MIT). It is designed to enable students to use interactive models and reflect on their use in a policy context. It relates ...

Slope Stability CogSketch geoscience worksheet part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Bridget Garnier
Sketching activity that uses a sketch-understanding program, CogSketch. Students understand the stresses and contributing factors of slope stability by completing decomposing stress vectors in the sliding box ...

Groundwater Flow CogSketch geoscience worksheet part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Bridget Garnier
Sketching activity that uses a sketch-understanding program, CogSketch. Students use water level data in wells to draw the top of the water table on a cross-section. Students also indicate the water flow direction, ...

Cause of the Mogul, Nevada, Earthquake Swarm, Spring 2008 part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Patricia Cashman, University of Nevada-Reno
Students examine data from fault- and magma- related earthquakes and determine distinguishing characteristics. They then apply these criteria to determine the cause of the Mogul earthquake sequence (that most of ...

Analysis of USGS Discharge and Channel Geometry Gage Data part of Geomorphology:Activities
Andrew Wilcox, The University of Montana-Missoula
Analysis of USGS peak flow and streamflow measurements (velocity, channel geometry) data.

Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Camille Holmgren, SUNY Buffalo State University
This is a two-part homework exercise. In the first part, students use on-line courseware from California State University, Los Angeles to investigate seismograph records. In the second part, students complete a ...