Semi-Brittle Deformation Experiments part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Activities
Alan Chapman, Macalester College
This lab uses analog modeling to investigate how earth materials deform within the brittle-ductile transition zone.

Thin-Skinned Models for Undergraduate Teaching Labs – "Flour Structures part of Teaching Activities
Dan Davis, SUNY at Stony Brook
The lab described here a simple, inexpensive way for an undergraduate class to create model thin-skinned wedges A simple model using flour and marker chalk, pushed across the base of a box using a piece of wood, ...

How do Faults Slip: Earthquakes versus Episodic Tremor and Slip part of Deep Earth:Activities
Mike Brudzinski, Miami University-Oxford
A comparison of earthquakes and episodic tremor and slip using GPS and seismic data to illustrate how faults slip.

Creating and Analyzing Folds in Visible Geology part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Rowan Cockett
This activity utilizes Visible Geology to analyze folds on a stereonet using a pi-girdle technique. The assignment starts with students following a simple example, and then creating their own and sharing it with a ...

Maps, Folds, Stereonets, and Simple Fabric Analysis part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Activities
John Weber, Grand Valley State University
This analysis involves analyzing structures shown on beautiful, rich, detailed, and well-prepared outcrop bedrock geology of a real region. Students construct a number of stereonets step-by-step, and the map-scale ...

Modeling the interior of the Earth using Seismic Waves part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Eric Baer, Highline Community College
Students use a variety of tools to explore the interior of the Earth in this inquiry activity.

Laboratory Analogs of Faults part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Activities
Jackie Langille, University of North Carolina at Asheville
This activity utilizes a sandbox analog model (Dell Castello and Cooke, 2008) which is used to create normal faults or a foreland propagating fold and thrust belt. For the normal fault portion of the activity, ...

Student Field Guide part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Katherine Boggs, Mount Royal University
This activity was inspired by the "Pet Rock" project of Daryl Henry. I developed this activity to be a capstone experience for our students. During the fall 4th year field trip, students are responsible ...

Advanced steronet -finding rotation axes part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Steve Hurst, University of Illinois at Chicago
Using stereonets to find rotation axes of tilted planes. Paleomagnetic vectors used as indicators of rotations of dikes and planes.

Viscous Buckle Folding part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Activities
Phil Resor, Wesleyan University
This activity introduces students to viscous flow and analog modeling of viscous buckle folding. Students perform a series of experiments to explore the relationship between layer thickness and fold wavelength.