Simulating Satellite Orbits and Atmospheric Drag part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Physics students are intrigued by activities in space. To link this natural curiosity with solid problem-solving skills, we developed a spreadsheet simulation for satellites moving through an atmosphere of variable ...

Investigating Climate Change Impacts on Human Health with a Civic Lens part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
In this human biology module, students consider how climate change affects human health and the inequity of those impacts on some communities. They evaluate different perspectives on the issue and ways to address the issue by exploring case studies featured by StoryCorps, as well as peer-reviewed scientific literature, science magazines, government publications, and non-profit-based resources. Students then take the first step towards civic transformation - they talk with friends and families, telling their own story of how climate change is harming their health and the health of their communities.  

QTQt: Beyond the User Manual part of Teaching Activities
This module works through a series of prepared rock thermal history modeling activities using the freely available software package QTQt. In the first few activities, students will (i) learn how to build input data ...

Teaching about geologic structures with craft foam models and hands-on guided exploration activities part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2019:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Friday
Classroom instruction on geologic structures often involves models demonstrated by the instructor, and/or student construction of paper or clay models. While these models can be useful for conceptual learning, ...

Exploring Sea Level Rise in Algebra and Pre-Calculus: Learning About Affected Communities, Creating Mathematical Models, and Practicing Mathematical Communication Skills part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Students begin this activity by learning how communities in Bangladesh are affected by melting glaciers and sea level rise, as well as why these phenomena are happening as a result of global climate change. They complete a modeling activity by collecting sea level height data from an interactive map, using linear regression to fit a mathematical model to the data, and reflecting on the accuracy of their model, as well as climate change models in general, by doing calculations with their regression equation. The activity ends when they present their models and have a conversation, with a person who is not a mathematician or familiar with mathematical models, about how models are sometimes misused to create an illusion of uncertainty about humankind's contribution to climate change.

FossilSketch: a web-based program for learning about microfossils part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Teaching Demos:Tuesday
To enable instructors to integrate microfossil identification in their undergraduate courses, we developed FossilSketch, an interactive web-based educational tool that introduces students to micropaleontology and ...

Exploring Earth's Dynamic Systems part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Share-a-thon:Tuesday
The Earth's Dynamic Systems Lab aims to illustrate the interconnectedness of Earth's systems by depicting global and local climate change variables, biogeochemical cycles, and natural versus ...

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 ...

Colonialism and Racism in Early Oceanographic Expeditions part of GeoContext:GeoContext Collection
× Contributors: Rehemat Bhatia, Sarah Greene, Laura Haynes This set of GeoContext slides addresses how the founding of the field of oceanography was entwined with British colonialism. The slides cover the ...

Ionic sizes and crystal structures (Pauling's rule #1) part of Teaching Activities
Students derive the radius ratio rule of ionic coordination (Pauling's 1st rule) empirically using balls of different sizes followed by a mathematical derivation.