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      Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience

    • Role Playing 1 match
    • Service Learning 2 matches


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    Being P-Waves and S-Waves part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Role Playing:Examples
    Michelle Hall-Wallace (Science Education Solutions, Inc.) and Randall Richardson (University of Arizona, Tucson)
    Teach students about P-waves and S-waves by having them model them with their own bodies. -

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities, Classroom Activity, Project
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Physics
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
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    Interpreting the History, Geology, and Ecology of Monterey Bay part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Service Learning:Examples
    Course instructor: Dr. Steve Moore, California State University, Monterey Bay Example compiled by Suzanne Savanick, Science Education Resource Center.
    This is a 2-unit Service Learning option associated with the "Special Topics: The History, Geology, and Ecology of Monterey Bay" course. Students will learn about Monterey Bay in the special topics course and will share their knowledge with K-12 grade children at local schools by participating in the Virtual Canyon Project.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Course Information:Goals/Syllabi, Activities:Project:Service Learning, Activities
    Subject: Education, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Biological

    Marine Environmental Geology part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Service Learning:Examples
    Course taught by Prof. Ed Laine, Bowdoin College (edlaine@bowdoin.edu) and Cathryn Field, Lab Instructor (cfield@bowdoin.edu). Example compiled by Suzanne Savanick, Science Education Resource Center (ssavanic@carleton.edu).
    This course is an introduction to the aspects of marine geology and oceanography that affect the environment and marine resources. Service-learning is an essential component of how students learn about the earth. We deliver part of the content of this course by arranging for students to solve a problem with a local community partner.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Course Information, Course Site:Course Notes, Activities:Project:Service Learning, Activities, Course Information:Course Site, Goals/Syllabi
    Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Oceanography, Biology, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geophysics