The Pleistocene Ice Age part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Eileen Herrstrom, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This activity takes place in a laboratory setting and requires ~1.5-2 hours to complete. Students work with data about glacial materials, Milankovitch cycles, and stable isotopes from ice cores and deep-sea ...

Interpreting the surficial deposits of Glacier National Park, Montana part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Carol Ormand Ph.D., Carleton College
Students interpret a GIS map of surficial deposits in Glacier National Park to unravel a bit of the glacial history of the park.

Glacier Dynamics and Glacial Landforms part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Mark W. Bowen, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Students use a computer model to simulate glacier dynamics and navigate to locations in Google Earth to identify glacial landforms and geomorphic processes.

Glacier Goo Erosion Experiments part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
Rachel Headley, Albertson College of Idaho
Using a glacier proxy, students design an experiment to connect glacial erosion with glacial flow. Students choose from a variety of materials, determined what question they want their experiment or experiments to ...

Google Earth Tours of Glacier Change part of Climate Change:Activities
Mauri Pelto, Nichols College
A detailed Google Earth tour of glacier change over the last 50 years is given in class as an introduction. Students are then asked to select from a group of glaciers and create their own Google Earth tour ...

Glacial Geomorphology CogSketch geoscience worksheet part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Bridget Garnier
Sketching activity that uses a sketch-understanding program, CogSketch. Students use glacial landforms to determine the flow direction of ice and the extent of glaciation in Wisconsin.

Drumlin Formation Library Work part of Geomorphology:Activities
Alison M Anders
Students work in groups to research different models of Drumlin formation in the Geology Library. Students present the results of their research to each other and each student completes a writing assignment using ...

Humans as Geomorphic Agents part of Geomorphology:Activities
Catherine Riihimaki, 2NDNATURE Software
An introduction to order-of-magnitude calculations and reading quantitative journal articles.

Viewing geomorphic landforms with Google Earth part of Geomorphology:Activities
Amy Brock, Western Illinois University
Geomorphic processes are not limited to the local or regional area around the University and most students have not been outside of the region. With today's technology we are able to see features on the ...

Bedrock Geology of Glacier National Park part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Carol Ormand Ph.D., Carleton College
Students use the bedrock geologic map of Glacier National Park, and its cross-sections, to decipher the geologic story recorded in the rocks.