Erosion of the Grand Canyon part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Students estimate the volume of the Grand Canyon to calculate the average rate of erosion of the canyon, assuming the canyon began to form approximately 6 million years ago. They then find out how much sediment the ...

Geology of the Grand Canyon part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Students analyze topographic and geologic maps, through a set of guiding questions, to decipher the geologic history recorded in the rocks of the Grand Canyon.

Geology of Yellowstone National Park part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Students examine and interpret the geologic map of Yellowstone National Park, focusing on its volcanic history.

Olympus Mons and Hawaii part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Students estimate the volume of Olympus Mons and the volume of lava that has erupted from the Hawaiian hotspot and compare them.

Global Topography and Tectonic Plates part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
The goal of this activity is to investigate global topographic and tectonic features, especially the tectonic plates and their boundaries. Using a double-page size digital topographic map of the Earth that includes ...

Barrier Islands and Coastal Geomorphology part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Students use Google Earth to evaluate barrier island evolution and migration and identify coastal landforms.

Mudcracks - What's It Good For? part of Teaching Activities
Many terrestrial sedimentary processes are not difficult to observe, describe, and interpret. Yet many of these dynamic processes are not limited to the Earth. One example is the formation of mudcracks that provide ...

Glacial Landscapes Jigsaw with an Augmented Reality Sandbox part of Teaching Activities
A jigsaw style activity where students learn the basics of topographic maps and teach their peers about glacial landforms through use of an augmented reality sandbox.

Meander Migration in the Amazon Basin part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
This activity is targeted at introductory to upper division undergraduate courses in geomorphology or Earth system science. Students view time series animation of satellite imagery of part of the Amazon River basin ...

Sand Stories part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
The objective of this project is to use a sample of sand from a give are to tell its geologic history. Each student is given a 50 mL tube of sand labeled with the latitude and longitude of where it was found. They ...