Teaching Activities

Analyzing Plate Motion Using EarthScope GPS Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Analyzing Tectonic Plate Motion with GPS Data
DATA: EarthScope GPS Data. TOOLS: Spreadsheet, Google Maps. SUMMARY: Learn how GPS monuments make precise measurements of Earth's surface. Graph motion data and map velocity vectors to explore tectonic motion and surface deformation in the Pacific Northwest.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Discover Clues from a Colder Climate with GeoMapApp part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Ice Stream
DATA: Global Digital Elevation Model (DEM) TOOLS: GeoMapApp, Spreadsheet SUMMARY: Use GeoMapApp to search for evidence of glacial expansion and retreat. Produce a research report of your findings modeled on peer-reviewed papers in the field of glaciology.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Datasets and Tools, Activities:Project, Project:Investigative Case Studies, Independent Research, Computer Applications, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Climate/Paleoclimate, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Geoscience, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Exploring Seafloor Topography part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Sea Floor
Sandra Swenson
DATA: Digital Elevation Model Data. TOOL: GeoMapApp. SUMMARY: Explore a timeline about how we have learned about the oceans. Construct a profile across the Atlantic Ocean and create 3-D visualizations of the seafloor.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Audio/Visual:Maps, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geoscience:Geology, Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Investigating Earthquakes with ArcExplorer GIS part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating Earthquakes 2
Carla McAuliffe, TERC
DATA: Recent and Historical Earthquake Data. TOOL: ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education GIS. SUMMARY: Explore earthquake data and import them into a Geographic Information System (GIS). Analyze the data to predict where the next big earthquake will occur.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Computer Applications
Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Seismology, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Looking into Earth with GIS part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Seismic Wave Velocity
Carla McAuliffe, TERC; David Smith, GLOBE; Marianne Weingroff, NCAR/UCAR
DATA: Seismic Wave Model Output. TOOLS: My World GIS, Microsoft Excel. SUMMARY: Examine seismic wave data in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Analyze wave velocities to infer the depth of the crust-mantle boundary.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Tools, Computer Applications
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Geophysics and Structural Geology, Modeling Structural Processes, Structural Visualizations, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Investigating Earthquakes with ArcVoyager GIS part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating Earthquakes
Carla McAuliffe, TERC; David Smith, GLOBE; Joseph Kerski
DATA: Recent and Historical Earthquake Data TOOL: ArcVoyager Special Edition GIS - Explore earthquake data and import them into a Geographic Information System (GIS). Analyze the data to predict where the next big earthquake will occur.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Datasets with Tools, Tools, Datasets, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics