ConcepTests part of Teaching Methods:ConcepTests
ConcepTests are conceptual multiple-choice questions that focus on one key concept of an instructor's learning goals for a lesson. When coupled with student interaction through peer instruction, ConcepTests represent a rapid method of formative assessment of student understanding.

Introduction to the methods of geoscience part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Activities
In this activity, students are introduced to the methods of inquiry in the Earth sciences and how they differ from what is classically taught in school science.

The Cube Exercise and the Methods of Science part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Activities
A new approach to using an exercise from the National Academy of Science publication "Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science" to support students in developing a deeper understanding of descriptive methods, experimental methods, and methodological assumptions.

Measuring the Size of the Earth from Arizona part of Keyah Math:Activities
In this activity, students use the geometric method of Eratosthenes and geographic data from Arizona to estimate the circumference of the earth. The circumference is then used to compute the radius and volume of ...

Mass and Density of the Earth part of Keyah Math:Activities
This activity is intended as a follow-up to the Measuring the Size of the Earth and Measuring the Size of the Earth from Arizona activities. Students use data on the radius and volume of Earth, Newton's Law of ...

Size, Mass, and Density of the Earth part of Keyah Math:Activities
This activity combines the exercises from several Kéyah Math activities in guiding students to use the mathematics of Eratosthenes and Newton with actual data, in order to compute the size, mass, and density of ...

Heat on the Move part of Earth and Space Science:Summer 2010:Activities
To introduce students to the concept that heat transfer via convection is more efficient then heat transfer via conduction.

Climate Toolkit: Resource Manual for Science and Action part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Share-a-Thon
The Climate Toolkit is a resource manual designed to help the reader navigate the complex and perplexing issue of climate change by providing tools and strategies to explore the underlying science. As such it ...

Implementing Student-Produced Audio Narratives (SPANs) in the community college classroom part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Share-a-Thon
This activity will focus on Student-Produced Audio Narratives (SPANs). These are classroom activity assignments where students engage with content by telling a story using simple audio recording and production ...

Learning from Legends: Indigenous Oral Traditions and Tsunami Safety part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Share-a-Thon
In this jigsaw activity, students are placed in groups. Each group reads a different written record of an oral history about tsunamis. These indigenous stories are from around the world. To guide their ...