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Virtual Field Trip to Laki Fissure part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Katherine Kelley, University of Rhode Island
This is a virtual field trip to Iceland's Laki Fissure, which explores the 1783 eruption as a type example of a large historical lava flow eruption that had a significant impact on the local human population ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Virtual Field Trip to Mt. Vesuvius part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Katherine Kelley, University of Rhode Island
This is a virtual field trip to Italy's Mt. Vesuvius, which explores the 79AD eruption of the volcano. Students explore the excavated cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as the different types of ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Volcanology/Petrology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Geology of Yellowstone National Park part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Carol Ormand Ph.D., Carleton College
Students examine and interpret the geologic map of Yellowstone National Park, focusing on its volcanic history.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Rocks, Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Olympus Mons and Hawaii part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Carol Ormand Ph.D., Carleton College
Students estimate the volume of Olympus Mons and the volume of lava that has erupted from the Hawaiian hotspot and compare them.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity, Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Volcanology/Petrology, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Processes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

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 ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Mass Movement, Coastal-zone, Glacial/Periglacial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Tectonic Geomorphology, Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes, Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils, Landforms/Processes:Karst, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Climate/Paleoclimate, Landforms/Processes:Hillslopes, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Hot spot volcanism in western North America part of Introductory Courses:Activities
James Trexler, University of Nevada-Reno
Students use real data on age of volcanism and ash thickness distribution to better understand hot spot volcanic activity.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Physical Geology: Idaho Field Trip part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Simon Kattenhorn, University of Idaho
Optional field trip to local sites of geologic interest/relevance.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Metamorphic Rocks, Igneous Rocks, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Volcanoes, Mass Movement
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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How do Volcanoes form? How do they impact our lives? part of Geodesy:Activities
Kiran Kumar Satyavarapu, Rough Rock Community School
Navajo Indian Reservation has many volcanoes and the aim of this class activity is to provide hands-on information to students on how these volcanoes form and how they effect the plant and animal life. We perform ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Activities, Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes