Teaching Activities

Earth education activities from across all of the sites within the Teach the Earth portal.

Skip to search results Skip to search facet filtersSkip to text search formSkip to pagination
Refine the Results↓

Grade Level

Online Readiness

    Resource Type: Activities Show all

    Subject Show all

    Activity Review

    Project Show all



    Current Search Limits:
    Resource Type: Activities
    Activities > Classroom Activity
    Subject
    Geoscience > Geology > Geomorphology
    Project
    Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience

    Results 1 - 10 of 10 matches

    Soil Morphology part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Gallery Walks:Examples
    Mark Francek, Central Michigan University
    Students participate in a Gallery Walk to explain why soil characteristics vary for different locations.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Gallery Walk, Assessments:Rubric
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture

    Earth Surface Socratic Questions part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Socratic Questioning:Examples
    Dorothy Merritts, Franklin and Marshall College
    Earth surface processes sample Socratic questions and answers. -

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Socratic Questioning
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Quicksand Questions: Short In-class Activity part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Interactive Lectures:Examples
    Laura Guertin, Penn State Brandywine
    Student learning on quicksand is assessed during lecture with questions posed by the instructor and responses given with classroom response systems. -

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology

    Gallery Walk Questions about Glaciers part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Gallery Walks:Examples
    created by Mark Francek, Central Michigan University The following are potential questions that could be used in a gallery walk activity about glaciers. The questions are organized according to the cognitive level ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity:Gallery Walk
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial

    ConcepTest: A Pebble in a Stream part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
    A pebble in a stream a.must be a sedimentary rock. b.must have formed in the stream. c.must be younger than the stream channel. d.may represent any type of rock.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:ConcepTests
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology

    ConcepTest: Unconformity Explaination part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
    Which of the following sequence of events would best explain what happened between deposition of layers C and E illustrated in the diagram below? a. Uplift only. b. Uplift, erosion, then sea level rise. c. Uplift ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:ConcepTests
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Geomorphology

    ConcepTest: Glacial Equilibrium part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
    If a glacier is in equilibrium (accumulation = ablation), what occurs at the terminus? a. sediment is deposited b. the glacier erodes the underlying bedrock c. neither erosion nor deposition occurs

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:ConcepTests
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial

    ConcepTest: Glacial Retreat part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
    What happens during a glacial retreat? a. The glacier flows back to its origin. b. Less ice is supplied to the terminus of the glacier. c. The glacier ceases to flow.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:ConcepTests
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial

    ConcepTest: Glacial Terminal Moraine Formation part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
    A glacial terminal moraine forms when: a. the climate is getting colder. b. the climate is getting warmer. c. the climate is stable.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:ConcepTests
    Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial

    JiTT - Exploring Geoarchaeology part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Just in Time Teaching:Examples
    Laura Guertin, Penn State Brandywine
    1) How is climate connected to geoarchaeology? Explain. 2) List as many "tools" you can think of that would be useful to a geoarchaeologist and describe why it would be of use. 3) Is geoarchaeological ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Just in Time Teaching
    Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology, Geology:Geomorphology, Historical Geology