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



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Exploring Soil Development & Conservation of Mass part of Geomorphology:Activities
Clifford Riebe, University of Wyoming
This activity aims to develop understanding of soil formation using the principles of conservation of mass. This is best applied to a chronosequence of ≥ 2 soils/deposits, such as a set of terraces or glacial ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project, Activities, Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Field Activity, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Hillslopes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils, Dating and Rates, Climate/Paleoclimate
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Build a Delta! part of Geomorphology:Activities
Douglas Clark, Western Washington University
This is a 3-part lab that allows new geomorphology students to experience first-hand the scientific method by investigating the processes and results of river-delta formation.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Writing Assignment, Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, Modeling/Physical Experiments, Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Dating and Rates
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Soil Properties and Geomorphology part of Geomorphology:Activities
Mark Sweeney, University of South Dakota
Compare soil data to different ages of fluvial terraces. Students enter data into Excel and interpret it themselves.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils, Dating and Rates, Landforms/Processes:Fluvial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Geomorphology Problem Set part of Geomorphology:Activities
Kathleen Nicoll, University of Utah
This is an example of an exam//problem set I assigned to my Geomorphology class, which is a General Education offering at the U of Utah. The questions are rather generalized, but they can be answered to varying ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Activities, Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Dating and Rates, Landforms/Processes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Tombstone Weathering Lab part of Geomorphology:Activities
Alison Anders, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
During a field trip to a cemetery students collect data on the weathering of tombstones. They graph the data and make hypotheses about factors other than age that contribute to the different degrees of weathering ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities, Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Dating and Rates, Weathering/Soils
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review