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Virtual Geological Mapping Field Trip - Glens of Tekoa, New Zealand part of Teaching Activities
Travis Horton, University of Canterbury; Katherine Pedley
Geological mapping involves the observation, recording, presentation and interpretation of field data, all fundamental skills required by practicing geologists. This virtual geological mapping exercise enables ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Sedimentary Textures , Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
Online Field Experience Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the Teaching with Online Field Experiences Exemplary collection
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Evolution of Extinct Animals part of Teaching Activities
Phil Novack-Gottshall, Benedictine University
A classroom/lab activity using the Paleobiology Database to produce and interpret diversity curves for various groups of important and popular extinct animals, such as trilobites, ammonites, and dinosaurs. Activity ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology:Extinction and Diversity
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities collection.
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Deep Sea Microbes Jigsaw part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School; Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School
This activity will help students to explore characteristics of microbes that live in the deep sea. This activity can be conducted as a jigsaw or research project, and can be used with face-to-face, remote, and ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project:Independent Research, Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Biology:Microbiology, Biogeochemistry:Microbial Properties and Metabolism, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Tidepooling Field trip (online) part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Katryn Wiese, City College of San Francisco
Tidepooling Field Trip online (developed for remote learning during COVID-19 pandemic); students will watch video and review photos to simulate a field experience as they explore Pillar Point tidepools (as they ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Lab Activity
Subject: Biology:Diversity:Censuses, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Lesson 2: My Water Footprint (High School) part of Teaching Activities
Kai Olson-Sawyer, GRACE Communications Foundation
This lesson centers on a deeper exploration of the water footprint associated with food. Students learned in Lesson 1 that virtual water, especially as it relates to food, typically makes up the majority of their ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Water Conservation, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture:Food Production and Distribution, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Water supply/water resource evaluation
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Introduction to Modeling Folds part of GET Spatial Learning:Teaching Activities
Basil Tikoff, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Students make Play-Doh models of synclines and anticlines, including one of a plunging fold. They use these models to answer questions about what these structures look like in map view and cross-sectional view.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Classroom Activity, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Structural Visualizations, Folds/Faults/Ductile Shear Zones, Geoscience
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Using StraboSpot for Field Sedimentology & Stratigraphy part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Casey J. Duncan, New Mexico State University
This module uses StraboSpot (free mobile app for iOS and Android devices and web API, backend database) and two Utah datasets to facilitate teaching field methods related to sedimentology and stratigraphy. The data ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Lab Activity, Field Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Techniques of Sedimentary Geology, Stratigraphy
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Igneous Rocks Identification part of Teaching Activities
Katryn Wiese, City College of San Francisco
Igneous Rocks Identification online (developed for remote learning during COVID-19 pandemic); students will explore the various characteristics of igneous rocks and then apply them to identify unknowns.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Rocks
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Plankton Lab part of Teaching Activities
Katryn Wiese, City College of San Francisco
Plankton Lab online (developed for remote learning during COVID-19 pandemic); students will explore plankton samples from three different locations in San Francisco Bay, identify organisms, and characterize the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Introduction to Evolution (Historical Geology) part of Teaching Activities
Amber Kumpf, Muskegon Community College
This is a guided question note sheet with interactive elements linked within for an online course in Earth History or Historical Geology. NOVA evolution lab is one component, along with other introductory videos ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Geoscience:Paleontology:Evolution
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review