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Chemical Weathering part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Kira Lawrence, Lafayette College
This field trip assignment brings students to a local cemetery to collect data related to the age and extent of weathering of limestone and igneous tombstones. Students then analyze the data they collect using ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity, Field Activity:Field trip
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Weathering, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Dating and Rates
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Backyard Field Trips: Bringing Earth Science to Life on Campus part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Mark Francek Department of Geography Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 Intended Audience:Undergraduate students in introductory geology classes Location: This field trip takes place on Central ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity, Field Activity:Field trip
Subject: Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediment Transport and Deposition, Weathering

Geology of a graveyard part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Sharon Browning, Baylor University
This is a simple field experiment exercise that illustrates differences between basic rock types and weathering in a region.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Weathering

Using Data to Teach Earth ProcessesAn Illustrated Community Discussion at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America part of Data, Simulations and Models:Workshop 03:Activities
Thomas W. Oesleby
Thomas W. Oesleby Northwest College - Students learn to use a geologic compass to measure rock fractures and formulate a hypothesis to explain the origin of the fractures -

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Field Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Structural Geology:Joints/Fractures, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Weathering