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Geoscience > Geology > Geophysics > Geodesy
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Buoyancy and Archimedes Principle part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Interactive Lecture Demonstrations:Examples
Summary Buoyancy is based on Archimedes' Principle which states that the buoyant force acting upward on an object completely or partially immersed in a fluid equals the weight of the fluid displaced by the ...
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration, Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Physics:General Physics:Properties of Matter
GPS Treasure Hunt part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Games:Examples
Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
Students are divided into teams, each of which is given a list of instructions and a GPS unit, and sent to find certain locations. At each stop, they identify a particular building stone or a plant. -
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Biology, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Geology
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