Inclusivity Survey part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:First Day of Class:Activities
A teaching activity page from the "On the Cutting Edge" professional development program that details an inclusivity survey for the first day of a physical geology course, aimed at establishing classroom norms through anonymous student feedback to foster an inclusive learning environment. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Engaging Question part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:First Day of Class:Activities
Pedagogic activity page detailing a first-day climate change exercise using data graphs to assess student understanding, promote critical thinking, and establish course focus in introductory geoscience, part of the On the Cutting Edge peer-reviewed teaching collection. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

What Do Geologists Do? part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:First Day of Class:Activities
William Dunne, University of Tennessee Course: Dynamic Earth (Introduction to Physical Geology equivalent) 150 students Students are often surprised at - and interested in - the variety of careers available in the ...

Mining: We Depend On It part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:First Day of Class:Activities
A teaching activity page from the On the Cutting Edge professional development program presents an in-class think-pair-share exercise where students analyze a newspaper advertisement titled "Life in a 125 Ton Mineral Deposit" to explore the societal dependence on mining and mineral resources, connecting geoscience concepts to everyday life in an introductory environmental geology course. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Career Goals part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:First Day of Class:Activities
A teaching activity page from the "On the Cutting Edge" professional development program presents a first-day-of-class icebreaker exercise in which mineralogy students reflect on their career goals, connect course content to professional aspirations, and engage in discussion to build classroom community and align expectations. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Plate Boundaries and Volcanoes part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:First Day of Class:Activities
This educational activity page details a geoscience teaching exercise where introductory students analyze global volcanic activity and tectonic plate boundary maps in small groups to identify patterns, classify boundary types, and engage in scientific reasoning, serving as an interactive first-day class introduction to plate tectonics within the "On the Cutting Edge" professional development collection. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

What Students Want to Learn part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:First Day of Class:Activities
This pedagogical activity page details a first-day-of-class exercise in which students in an Earth Resources course express their learning interests via index cards, enabling the instructor to align course content with student interests and foster engagement by incorporating their input into the course outline. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Icebreaker: Coat of Arms part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:First Day of Class:Activities
This content is a teaching activity example page from the SERC Pedagogic Service, detailing an icebreaker exercise called "Coat of Arms" used on the first day of an Earth and Space Science course for pre-service and in-service teachers, where students create symbolic drawings to share personal interests and foster a friendly classroom climate. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Prior Knowledge, Landscape Photos part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:First Day of Class:Activities
This is a teaching activity page from the On the Cutting Edge professional development program that details a first-day geoscience class exercise where students in small groups analyze and interpret laminated landscape photos to assess prior knowledge, practice geological terminology, and develop observational and storytelling skills, with the instructor using their responses to inform future lesson planning. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Rock Description part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:First Day of Class:Activities
This educational activity page presents a first-day geology class exercise where students practice scientific observation and communication by describing rocks and using peer descriptions to match them, reinforcing skills in rock identification, descriptive writing, and collaborative learning within an introductory historical geology course. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.