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    College Lower (13-14)
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    Geoscience > Geology > Geophysics > Geodynamics
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    Reading and responding to geological journal articles part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
    Rory McFadden, Carleton College
    This a semester long activity for students in a plate tectonics course will be read one (or two) geological journal articles every other week on the major topics covered in the course. Students will submit reading ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Folds/Faults/Ductile Shear Zones, Rheology/Behavior of Materials, Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geophysics, Geophysics:Geodynamics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Interpretation of plate boundaries from topography, bathymetry, volcanoes, and earthquake focal depths using Google Earth and OneNote part of Geophysics:Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
    Jeffrey Nunn, Louisiana State University
    Students are provided with data on topography, bathymetry, locations of earthquakes and volcanoes and earthquake focal depths in Google Earth. They are asked to plot a cross-section of topography/bathymetry and ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Tectonophysics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Driving forces of plate tectonics and the importance of inertia part of Geophysics:Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
    Donald Forsyth, Brown University
    Simple in class calculations showing that inertia or momentum is completely unimportant in considering the driving forces of plate tectonics

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