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Virtual Landscapes Geological Mapping part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
A virtual landscape is a virtual reality environment designed to develop geologic mapping and field skills. They include natural landscapes where the geology can be mapped, and interactive 3D block models of ...
QTQt: Beyond the User Manual part of Teach the Earth: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 ...
Using Citizen Science in the Online GenEd classroom part of Teach the Earth: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 ...
Spatial Visualization Strategies for Improving Student Understanding of the Elastic Rebound Theory of Earthquakes part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this study we focus on the concept of elastic rebound, as recent studies have identified that student understanding of elastic rebound and how it causes earthquakes is often incomplete (Dolphin and Benoit, 2016; ...
Place Quilt: Exploring Visual Language through Sense of Place part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Black and white silhouette project for undergraduate art appreciation students exploring the idea of place.
Subduction Metamorphism part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
This activity uses images of rocks and thin sections, including photomicrographs (still images, videos), thin section scans, element maps, BSE images, and hand sample photos, to guide students in an examination of ...
Career reflection part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
Outside of class, students watch a 10-15 minute recorded interview with a recent alumnus who discusses their job, pathway to it, and any recommendations they have for current students. Students then write a brief ...