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Creating a Partial Pressure Diagram for the Cu-CO2-O2-H2O System part of Teaching Activities
Terri Woods, East Carolina University
Students will be guided through the procedure for creating a partial-pressure diagram in the low-temperature system Cu-CO2-O2-H2O system for the minerals cuprite, tenorite, native copper, azurite, and malachite. ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Phase Equilibria/Thermodynamics, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Phase Equilibria/Thermodynamics
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"ZirChron" Virtual Zircon Analysis App part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
Mark Schmitz, Boise State University
This web-based app is designed to help students evaluate a radioisotopic age and its uncertainty based upon the collection of data, the application of statistics, and the interpretation of geological and analytical ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Computer Applications, Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry, Volcanology, Igneous Processes, Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings, Metamorphic Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
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Environmental Geochemistry Class Project part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Carey Gazis, Central Washington University
This is a inquiry-driven class research project on a local environmental geochemistry question that is accomplished during three-hour laboratory sessions each week. Students are divided into groups that will share ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Geoscience:Soils:Chemistry and Mineralogy, Environmental Science, Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Aqueous Solutions, Geoscience:Soils
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Soil Ecology Lab part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Becky Ball, Arizona State University at the West Campus
Students collect soil samples from places of interest around campus and run a series of basic soil analyses to make conclusions about how soil fertility relates to the biological community and human management.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Soils:Critical Zone Processes, Chemistry and Mineralogy, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geoscience:Soils, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Nutrient Limitation and Cycling, Environmental Science, Ecosystems, Sustainability, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Surface Chemistry, Biology:Biogeochemistry
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Monitoring Lead in an Urban Community Garden part of Service Learning:Activities
Jennifer Latimer, Indiana State University
Each spring, students in a 300-level field course collect samples from urban community gardens to monitor soil lead concentrations.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project:Service Learning
Subject: Environmental Science, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geochemistry, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Geoscience:Soils
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Basic Chemistry Review part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Thomas Meixner, The University of Arizona
This assignment reviews basic of chemistry for students who should have had 2 introductory semesters of basic chemistry prior to enrolling in the Fundamental of Water Quality course for which the assignment is ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Geoscience:Soils:Chemistry and Mineralogy, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Soils, Geology:Geochemistry:Elements, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity
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Exploring Cation Exchange Capacity through the use of the Soil Survey part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Scott Werts, Winthrop University
This assignment allows students to utilize real soil data/information presented online to learn how the some of the physical properties of the soil influence the chemistry of the soil and health of the ecosystem.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Soils:Chemistry and Mineralogy, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geoscience:Soils:Classification, Soil Maps, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Geoscience:Soils, Geology:Geochemistry:Surface Chemistry, Environmental Science
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Introduction to Carbonate Equilibrium part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Michael Stapleton, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
The activity asks students to make observations about what occurs when two effervescent antacid tablets are placed into a beaker of water. The Students work together in groups. There are three parts to the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Acid/Base Reactions, Aqueous Solutions, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry
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Calcium (Ca) availability to ecosystems: Weathering of limestone, apatite, and Ca-plagioclase (anorthite) part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Abir Biswas, The Evergreen State College
Sequence of laboratory activities to develop familiarity with geochemistry bench laboratory experimental methods; demonstration of different weathering rates of different Ca-bearing minerals; connection between ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Soils:Chemistry and Mineralogy, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geochemistry:Reaction Kinetics/Rates, Geoscience:Soils, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Nutrient Limitation and Cycling, Environmental Science, Ecosystems, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Aqueous Solutions, Biology:Biogeochemistry
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Modeling Exsolution (and Perthite Formation) as an Example of Complex-System Behavior part of Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman; Barb Dutrow, Louisiana State University
Students use a physical model, computer simulation, examples from the natural world, visualizations, and overarching thought experiments to explore this phenomenon. Exsolution embodies attributes of a complex ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystal Chemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Reaction Kinetics/Rates, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Phase Equilibria/Thermodynamics, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Processes, Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Phase Equilibria/Thermodynamics, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Metamorphic Processes
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