Lindley Hanson's List: Lesson Plans: Geology

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Displays latest (last 7 days) earthquakes. About earthquakes section contains education portals, earthquake facts and animations.

Lesson plans for teaching about seismology and other Earth science topics. Includes descriptions of demonstrations, experiments and activities for teachers and students. The lessons are designed primarily for teachers of grades 5-12 but can be adapted to introductory college level Earth science teaching. Lesson plans can be displayed on the screen or printed (in color) from a pdf version. Topics include: Seismic Waves, Plate Tectonics, Mantle convection, Earth’s interior, Plate Boundaries, Seismometers, the AS-1 seismograph, earthquake magnitude, and earthquake location. Also included is a pdf version of Seismology – Resources for Teachers and an “essay” on science education in the US.

Excellent tutorial that steps through constructing a topographic profile and determining vertical exageration.

he Math You Need, When You Need Itmodules cover quantitative topics that are important in introductory geoscience courses. Each topic includes a page for the instructor, quantitative information for the students, a set of practice problems and culminates in an on-line quiz that is automatically graded and submitted to the instructor. The project is designed to give students the quantitative knowledge that they need, just before they need to use it in their concurrent geoscience course. This program includes pre- and post-testing and self-paced modules.

In order for the science of evolution to be properly understood as a science, with all its inherent characteristics and limitations, ENSI maintains that a substantive introduction to the nature of modern science is a necessary prerequisite. Be sure to take a look at those lessons on this site...they were intended to do just that.
Intended Audience/Grade Level These lessons are intended for use in any high school biology course. However, many can be used in middle school / junior high school, possibly with slight modification depending on teacher's style and approach, and the experience and level of students. Many would likewise be appropriate for use in junior college or lower division university levels.

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment. Opportunities to record and post data, as well as download and map archived numerous data sets. Teacher resources include professional development workshops, teacher guides, "how to" videos, a Help Desk, and ... Full description.
Grade level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), Graduate / Professional
Resource Type: Classroom activity, Computer activity, Field activity, Lab activity, Case study, Guide for field trip, Map, Photograph, Discussion / Forum, In-situ dataset, Modeled dataset, Remotely sensed dataset
Subject: Atmospheric science, Environmental science, Hydrology, Soil science

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Web-Based Projects
Updated 20-Feb-2008

This page contains web-based projects created by students at the University of Richmond in partial fulfillment of the requirements for teacher licensure in the state of Virginia. For more than 12 years we have been creating, revising and maintaining these materials as educational resources for teachers across the United States and the world.

On this page you will find links to WebQuests and WebUnits. A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. A WebUnit is a series of topical pages written specifically for elementary age students. Each title is followed by the date of the project's creation or significant revision. They are categorized by subject and grade level.

Discovery Education: Earth Science
Library of Earth Science Lesson Plans for K-12

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Below is a list of teacher resources that include lesson plans, activities, projects, educational links, and much more. These beneficial resources can easily be modified and incorporated into the earth science classroom.

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Resources for K-12 Earth Science Educators

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Wish you could take more field trips? You can! Your own schoolyard is filled with great geologic features! This website is filled with activities and examples of what to look for to turn your schoolyard into a rich geologic experience.

Delving into the Grand Canyon
Overview:
In this lesson, students will learn about how the Grand Canyon was formed and what the region looked like at the time each layer of rock was deposited. They will draw diagrams of the canyon and its layers and write captions to describe what they have drawn.