Cause of the Mogul, Nevada, Earthquake Swarm, Spring 2008 part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Patricia Cashman, University of Nevada-Reno
Students examine data from fault- and magma- related earthquakes and determine distinguishing characteristics. They then apply these criteria to determine the cause of the Mogul earthquake sequence (that most of ...

Earthquake Magnitude - Linking Earthquake Magnitude and Intensity part of Geophysics:Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Eric Baer, Highline Community College
An activity that helps students link earthquake magnitude and intensity.

El-Dab'a ground water aquifer assessment, Egypt part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
elhamy Tarabees, Damanhour University
El-Dabaa area is an area located in the norther part of the western desert, Egypt and planed to be nuclear power point. Some vertical electrical sounding have been done there to evaluate the ground water aquifer ...

Fault rocks lab part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
John Singleton, George Mason University
This lab is intended to give students some hands on experience looking at fault rocks with a suite of cataclasites and mylonites I have collected. The focus is on identifying key textural features in both hand ...

Google Earth Introduction to Canadian Cordillera part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Katherine Boggs, Mount Royal University
This exercise is intended to: i) give students an introduction to Google Earth, ii) guide the students through various geological structures using Google Earth, and iii) serve as an introduction to the key features ...

Density of Rocks - Some Applications part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Len Vacher, University of South Florida
This module studies some applications of being able to determine the density of rocks.

Compare Data for Plate Tectonics part of Data, Simulations and Models:Activity Ideas
Andrew Goodwillie, Chris Condit, Pat Kennelly, Warren Tomkiewicz, Mark Leckie, Ed Nuhfer, Mark Abolins, Lensyl Urbano, Jose Hurtado, Ned Gardiner, Gareth Fanning, Elli Goeke, and Glenn Richard Topic: plate ...

Lake Louise Field Project part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Katherine Boggs, Mount Royal University
During a fall field trip in second year, students measure bedding, cleavage, fold axes and bedding-cleavage intersection lineations. These measurements are used throughout the fall term to introduce the stereonet, ...

Testing the Shear Strength of Gummy Bear Mountain part of Early Career:Previous Workshops:Workshop 2011:Teaching Activities
Amanda Keen-Zebert, Murray State University
Students hypothesize about the components of shear strength using different shapes of jelly candy and then test their hypotheses. The exercise uses simple, readily available, and edible materials to exemplify ...

Using Lava Flows & Volcanic Structures on Mars to Introduce the Concept of Relative Dating in Introductory Courses part of Discoveries from Mars:Activities
Audi Matias, Skidmore College; , Skidmore College
To compare bodies of rocks in the same region and determine the sequence of events that led to the formation of these rocks, geologists use a few simple rules of observation to help determine the relative ages of ...