Teaching Activities

Seismic refraction in MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Teaching with MATLAB 2015:Teaching Activities
Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
This activity allows students to plot arrival times for direct and head waves in a simple refraction system (2 or 3 layers, assuming horizontal interfaces). Students use provided MATLAB functions to investigate the ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Seismology, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

The 'Keeling Curve' and analyzing time series data in MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Gareth Funning, University of California-Riverside
In this exercise, we analyze the trends in the CO2 record monitored at Mauna Loa, (the 'Keeling Curve'). This is an exercise in data handling, interpolation, trend estimation and extrapolation.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience, Geology:Geophysics:Computer Modeling, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Conservation Equation Model part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Gregory Hancock, College of William and Mary
Numerical models are widely used to simulate systems ranging from climate to traffic jams, yet a high percentage of college-level students have little awareness of how they are constructed and their limitations. ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience, Geology:Geophysics:Computer Modeling, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Visualizing the time-dependence of the Earth's magnetic field part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Teaching with MATLAB 2015:Teaching Activities
Frederik J Simons, Princeton University; Christopher Harig, Princeton University
Visualizing the International Geomagnetic Reference Field. This activity falls under "visualization" of a geophysical field as expressed in spherical harmonics, which has been appreciated by college ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geoscience:Geology, Geology:Geophysics:Magnetism/Paleomag
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Choice of geophone layout in a simple near-surface seismics setting part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Alain Plattner, California State University-Fresno
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Click to watch Alain Plattner discuss his activity or watch the full webinar.We use MATLAB functions ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience, Geology:Geophysics, Geophysics:Computer Modeling
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Introduction to Matlab: A first glimpse at new data part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Carlye Peterson, Cuesta College
Introduction to Matlab: A first glimpse at new data. The purpose of this exercise is to familiarize students with basic Matlab functions and techniques so they can load and plot data. With this lab exercise, ...