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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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Calculating Rb-Sr Isochrons part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
Andy Barth, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
This is a spreadsheet that I use in petrology to walk students through calculating Rb-Sr isochrons and talking about isotope heterogeneity and sampling at various scales. The example exercise is the Tuolumne ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Activities:Problem Set, Computer Applications
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Rocks, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Understanding Radioactivity in Geology: The Basics of Decay part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Christina Stringer—University of South Florida, Tampa FL 33620 This activity was developed for Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum. National Science Foundation, DUE 0442629.
PowerPoint module leading students through creation and manipulation of spreadsheet to forward model an example of exponential decay—the number of remaining unpopped kernels of popcorn in a bag of popping popcorn.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Education, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
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Radioactive Decay and Geochronology part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Kirsten Menking, Vassar College
Students create a STELLA model of the radioactive decay process.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Computer Applications
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes
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Exploring Radiometric Dating with Dice part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Carla Whittington derived from Baer (1999) Related Links Radioactive Decay ProbabilityExponential Growth and Decay
An activity in which students use dice to explore radioactive decay and dating and make simple calculations.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration, Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Mathematics, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Application of Sr Isotopic Data to Tuolumne Intrusive Series, Sierra Nevada, CA part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
Jeff Tepper, University of Puget Sound
In this problem set students are given Rb/Sr and 87Sr/86Sr data for whole rock and mineral samples from three granitic intrusions in the Sierra Nevada. They use these data (in EXCEL) to calculate isochron ages and ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry, Igneous Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Rb-Sr isotope in-class exercise part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
Allen Glazner
This set of problems involves calculations of changes in radiogenic isotope ratios. It requires students to understand the concept of an isochron and how isotope ratios change (or do not change) during magma mixing ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry, Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria, PTt Relationships, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Using Dynamic Digital Maps to Teach Petrology part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
Christopher D. Condit
In this session we will examine how to utilize Dynamic Digital Maps (DDMs) in undergraduate petrology courses to bring inaccessible and exciting volcanic field areas to the students in the classroom and to engage ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Maps, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry, Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Processes, Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings, Geoscience:Geology, Geology:Tectonics, Geochemistry:Elements, Geochemical Analysis
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What can zircons tell us about the Early Earth? part of Early Earth:Activities
Aaron Cavosie, University of Puerto Rico; Julie Baldwin, University of Montana; Darrell Henry, Louisiana State University
This image shows an array of Jack Hill zircons arranged on a piece of tape prior to casting in epoxy. Details Students create U-Pb concordia plots in Excel to experience the methods used to date the worlds oldest ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Provenance, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Using Melting Ice to Teach Radiometric Dating part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Developed by Donald Wise, Franklin and Marshall College. Taken from Wise, 1990 . Related Links Radioactive Decay
Students are challenged to a Sherlock Holmes-style mystery in which they construct their own decay curves of melting ice to determine time-zero.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review