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    Cracked, Bumpy and Beautiful: Earth's Surface part of Earth and Space Science:Summer 2010:Activities
    Lisa Alexander
    Using a variety or resources, students will plot the locations of mountain ranges,volcanoes and major earthquakes on a class map. Students will then hypothesize what may be creating concentrated areas of these ...

    Grade Level: Middle (6-8):Middle - 6
    Resource Type: Activities: Computer Applications, Activities:Project:Independent Research, Activities:Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, Tectonic Geomorphology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Structural Geology:Modeling Structural Processes, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism

    The Quaternary Glacio-Fluvial History of the Upper Midwest Using Anaglyph Stereo Maps part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
    Kate Pound, North Hennepin Community College
    Students examine the anaglyph stereo map (with red/cyan glasses) and use textures to generate a surficial geology map of the Upper Midwest. They can then interpret the textures in terms of landforms, geomorphic ...

    Grade Level: Middle (6-8), College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Writing Assignment, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    The Grand Canyon part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Role Playing:Examples
    Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
    This interdisciplinary lesson plan deals with the consequences of damming in the Grand Canyon area. The students, role-playing as scientists, write a proposal to try experimental flooding. -

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediment Transport and Deposition, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Policy:US National Policy, State Policy, Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Habitats

    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

    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
    Christine Massey, University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Christine A. Massey Perkins Geology Museum--University of Vermont - The Landscape Change Project works with middle and high school students to archive physical landscape change in Vermont. Students work with ...

    Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Project, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geography:Human/Cultural, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Geography:Physical, Geospatial