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    Youth and Law part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Putting Sustainability into Action workshop:Activities
    Carla Lippett, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
    Students, faculty, staff, and other community volunteers will collaborate in groups with the delivery of a Law-Related Education (LRE)program that goes beyond questions about who, what, when, and where. LRE helps ...

    Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Discovering Plate Boundaries part of Urban Geology:Activities
    Alison Henning, Rice University
    Discovering Plate Boundaries is a classroom activity designed to introduce students to the process of observing and classifying data, in addition to the fundamentals of plate tectonics.

    Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Middle - 8, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8):Middle - 7, High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Graduate/Professional, Primary (K-2), College Upper (15-16), Middle (6-8):Middle - 6
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Hawaiian Islands: Volcano Ages, Hotspots and Plate Motion part of GeoMapApp Learning Activities:Learning Activities
    The ages of volcanic rocks along the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain are used to investigate speed of motion of the Pacific plate, to analyze the distinctive bend in the chain, and to consider the age data in the ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics

    Hawaiian Islands: Erosion and Giant Landslides part of GeoMapApp Learning Activities:Learning Activities
    High-resolution elevation data on land and in the ocean is used to examine the effects of erosion on the Hawaiian Islands. The remains of remarkable offshore giant landslides are also studied, and consistency with ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics

    Vertical Exaggeration part of GeoMapApp Learning Activities:Learning Activities
    Most features on Earth's surface are so small in comparison to the planet's size that we must use vertical exaggeration to make features more visible. In this activity, GeoMapApp's profiling tool ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics

    Great Circles and Straight Lines part of GeoMapApp Learning Activities:Learning Activities
    The concept of distances along great circles and straight lines is explored using maps. Airline flight paths are used as an example. Great Circles and Straight Lines: Annotated Teacher Edition (Microsoft Word ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics

    Choosing the Best Contours part of GeoMapApp Learning Activities:Learning Activities
    Using GeoMapApp's interactive elevation base map, we experiment to find the best contours for sensibly displaying topography in different landscape regions. Choosing the Best Contours: Annotated Teacher ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics