Teaching Activities
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Oceanography Data in the Classroom: Using an OOI Ocean Data Lab to Explore Chlorophyll-a Trends and Increase Data Literacy part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Teaching Demonstrations
Sara Smith, Bellingham Technical College
This activity will demonstrate a lesson created to increase student understanding of primary production trends and driving forces in coastal areas. This lesson was designed using the Ocean Observatory Initiative ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Use of Independent Data Sets in Analyzing Tectonic Plate Boundaries part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Teaching Demonstrations
Laurel Goodell, Princeton University
Armed with previous knowledge about basic plate tectonic theory, students hypothesize about motions across specific plate boundaries. They then test their hypotheses by using a Google Earth platform to calculate ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Active Learning for the Under-resourced and Overwhelmed Instructor part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Tuesday
David McConnell, North Carolina State University; Jason Jones, North Carolina State University
Active learning provides peer-to-peer interaction as students participate in activities that include opportunities for reflection and/or assessment of learning. Regardless of your experience as an instructor, the ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics