Interactive Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Training part of Teaching Activities
Michael Hubenthal, EarthScope
An interactive workshop designed to encourage a more inclusive geoscience culture that is resistant to harassment and discrimination by educating and empowering undergraduate students. The curriculum is targeted ...

Time Series Modeling and Prediction of Environmental Data part of Project EDDIE:Teaching Materials:Modules
Mary Lofton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cayelan Carey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Advances in environmental sensor technology in recent decades are enabling the collection of environmental data at high temporal frequencies (e.g., every 10 minutes) across many ecosystems. These time series of ...

The Rock Cycle: building descriptive skills part of Teaching Activities
Alyssa Abbey, California State University-Long Beach
The goal of this activity is to have students become comfortable and adept at making observations about differences in rocks, describing those differences in a useful and meaningful way, and making connections with ...

Lane's Stable Balance Demo and Activity part of Teaching Activities
Sharon Bywater-Reyes, University of Northern Colorado
This activity links to a 3D model of Lane's Balance that can be printed on a 3D printer and used in a demonstration and hands-on activity considering how channels respond to changes in driving and resisting ...

Trees From Thin Air part of Teaching Activities
Alyssa Abbey, California State University-Long Beach
The exercise presented here is one of a suite of activities for learners of all ages that has been developed from the standard allometric equations for the above-ground biomass of trees (Chave et. al., 2005; ...

Using Causal Loop Diagrams to depict feedback loops part of Teaching Activities
Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Causal loop diagrams (CLDs) are a form of graphic model used for depicting systems – especially systems involving feedback loops – by means of arrows and text nodes. This student activity provides introductory ...

What do Cat Toys, Compression, and the Cascades have in Common? part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Share-a-thon:Tuesday
DeeDee Okamoto, EarthScope Consortium
Ignite curiosity about tectonics and earthquake hazards with hands-on interactive activities! Start with a cat tunnel to demonstrate how tectonic plates push and deform the land in the Pacific Northwest. Then, have ...

Mineral Metapuzzles part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Share-a-thon:Tuesday
Fred Marton, Bergen Community College
When identifying minerals, students often try to take shortcuts by googling photos of the sample or by guessing what they think it is, then assigning the properties of their "solution" to the sample, even ...

Shoreline Stability part of Teaching Activities
Shelley Whitmeyer, James Madison University
In this activity, students will evaluate the stability of multiple coastal sites. The framework for the evaluation will be based on the USGS Coastal Vulnerability Index. The criteria include- sea level rise, wave ...

Earth History Timeline Activity part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Share-a-thon:Tuesday
Molly Hunt, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The Ohio Geological Survey has developed a hands-on activity for students to explore Earth's 4.6-billion-year history and key events. Each stop on a pre-measured timeline corresponds to key events, beginning ...