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    Geoscience > Geology > Geomorphology > Landforms/Processes

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    Let's Look Inside the Earth part of Teaching Activities
    David Zelenka
    Students will analyze USGS seismology data in the classroom using spreadsheets and scatter plots to look for patterns and structure in the Earth's crust. Before analyzing data, students will learn about the ...

    Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Seismology, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Earthquakes
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    Yes Sir, That's My Baby Glacier! part of Teaching Activities
    Christopher Roemmele, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
    Students will create their own glacier, and explore their effect on the land, modeling how they melt, how they move, and erode and deposit sediment. Students will be able to determine and describe isostatic ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Identifying Tsunami Sand in Salt Marsh Stratigraphy part of Teaching Activities
    Erin Peck, Oregon State University
    Through a hands-on activity using salt marsh sediment cores from Pacific Northwest estuaries, students will learn how these environments record the history of earthquakes and tsunami. Students will analyze the ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Coastal Hazards:Tsunami, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Coastal-zone, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Stratigraphy
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Glacial Landscapes Jigsaw with an Augmented Reality Sandbox part of Teaching Activities
    Sheldon Turner, Triton College
    A jigsaw style activity where students learn the basics of topographic maps and teach their peers about glacial landforms through use of an augmented reality sandbox.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    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

    Fire and Ice: Identify and compare volcanic and glacial features on land and seafloor. part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom:MARGINS Mini-Lessons
    Elizabeth Hjelm, Profile HS
    Bathymetry and topography are used to identify and compare glacial and volcanic features of the Sand Point area, Alaska.

    Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Volcanoes
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Coastal Investigation Using SandSnap Database part of Teaching Activities
    Shelley Whitmeyer, James Madison University
    Students will learn about sediment properties and use these properties to analyze coastal processes. Data for this activity is provided. Students will infer the direction of longshore transport and test their ...

    Grade Level: High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks:Clastics , Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Coastal-zone, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediment Transport and Deposition

    Landscape Regions part of GeoMapApp Learning Activities:Learning Activities
    Relationships between landscape appearance, topography and underlying geology are explored in this activity, with a focus upon the Adirondack Mountains area. Landscape Regions: Annotated Teacher Edition (Microsoft ...

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

    Investigating topography caused by Glacial Lake Agassiz and glacial river Warren in the Big Stone Lake area. part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
    Tracey Raguse
    This activity is a field investigation where students will observe the topography of Big Stone Lake and generate questions about the history of this area.

    Grade Level: Middle (6-8)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial

    Geology of the Credit River at Hidden Valley Park part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
    Debra Olson
    Short Description: This is an inquiry based field investigation where students gather data on the Credit River from the rocks in the river bed, water speed, and maps. Students interpret their findings and develop new questions.

    Grade Level: Middle (6-8)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial