Volcanology part of GeoContext:GeoContext Collection
× Contributor: Ery C. Hughes This set of GeoContext slides addresses the colonialist motivations of European settlement of volcanic regions, and the effects of colonial power and indigenous knowledge on the ...

2020 Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award Winners part of NAGT:Our Work:Awards:OEST
Jump to: Section Winners | State Winners Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) awards are given for "exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences at the pre-college ...

Career Prep Workshop Grants part of NAGT:Our Resources:For Students
Application deadline has been extended to May 1, 2024. The Preparing for an Academic Career workshop held annually at the Earth Educators' Rendezvous is an opportunity designed for graduate students who are ...

ONLINE EXTRA: Using Google Earth to Introduce Plate Tectonics part of NAGT:Our Resources:In the Trenches:2019 - Volume 9:In The Trenches - April 2019
Adam Bennion An understanding of plate tectonics is critical as a foundation for students as they begin to encounter and experience geologic phenomena. The way students first experience plate tectonics will have ...

2018 Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award Winners part of NAGT:Our Work:Awards:OEST
Jump to: Section Winners | State Winners Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) awards are given for "exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences at the pre-college ...

Unit 3: A Look Inside and Underneath the Glacier part of Polar PASS:Teaching Materials:Module 1: Exploring the Glacier Basin System
A Look Inside and Underneath the Glacier In Unit 3 students continue to appreciate the role of water within the glacier basin system. Students learn about the many fascinating and unique surface melt features that ...

Interactive lecture part of On-Ramps
This On-Ramp explains the concept and benefits of interactive lectures in geology education, providing practical tips and examples for implementing brief, engaging activities during traditional lecture periods to enhance student learning and engagement.

Using Citizen Science in the Online GenEd classroom part of Teaching Activities
I use citizen science projects that are abundantly available on the web as a way to teach non-majors about the scientific process and as a way to teach them about geoscience/environmental science. I use this in an ...

Significant Figures part of Project EDDIE:Teaching Materials:Vignettes
Significant figures are used in everyday measurements, where accurate values are needed to provide concise quantitative answers. Measuring devices such as rulers, calculators or thermometers all have limits to their precision, thus all numerical values are only as accurate as the measurement tool used to collect the data. This vignette will reinforce or establish a student's understanding of significant figures and how the "Atlantic-Pacific Rule" (Stone 1989) can be applied for any given measurement or mathematical operation.

Meteorites part of GeoContext:GeoContext Collection
× Contributor: Christine Yifeng Chen This set of GeoContext slides provides a cultural context to the historical discovery and research of meteorites. The slides focus on the overlooked history of the Cape ...