Exploring the Grand Caynon (unguided VFT) part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Wendy Taylor, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history has been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layers of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. ...

Quiz for Porosity and Permeability Video part of Videos:Activities
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
This is a pdf of a quiz composed of eight multiple choice and True/False questions.

Quiz for Classifying Glaciers part of Videos:Activities
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
This is a pdf of a quiz composed of seven multiple choice and True/False questions linked to the Classifying Glaciers video.

Glacial geology of Arlee Valley, Montana - trip for HS teachers part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Marc Hendrix, The University of Montana-Missoula
This field trip, which is designed for HS science teachers with little or no formal training in geosciences specifically, is designed to acquaint participants with the glacial geologic record of a small topographic basin in western Montana. The trip focuses on the landforms and sedimentologic character of various glacial and glacially-influenced deposits.

Bedform Mapping in a Coastal Environment: part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Peter Lea, Bowdoin College Intended Audience: This activity is designed for an undergraduate majors course in sedimentary geology. Location: Although specific to the mesotidal barrier setting in coastal Maine, the ...

Introduction to the Black Canyon City Landslide part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Kaatje van der Hoeven Kraft, Whatcom Community College
On this one day field trip, students will be exposed to some general introductory field methods by examining an active landslide. They will examine the relative ages of the units involved as well as identify the types of materials involved (bentonite, basalt, colluvium and alluvium). They will make an assessment as to what type of motion is occurring as well as a prediction for what types of hazards this may pose to the surrounding community.

Field and Laboratory Studies of Coastal Processes part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Dr. William Slattery Wright State University Intended Audience: In-service and Pre-service K12 teachers Location: Coastal New Jersey Show Daily Intinerary Hide Show Suggestions for Modification Hide   ...

Backyard Field Trips: Bringing Earth Science to Life on Campus part of NAGT:Our Work:Past Projects:Teaching in the Field:Field Trip Collection
Mark Francek Department of Geography Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 Intended Audience:Undergraduate students in introductory geology classes Location: This field trip takes place on Central ...