Have your students practice reading directions from a compass – cardinal points as well as bearings. This is an important skill for any students wanting to do a field-based science study. This activity would take students 15-25 mins to complete.
A teaching resource by Mariana Garcia Serrato San Jose, CA, USA For several years I have been teaching Plate Tectonics to students and we have done several paper-pencil activities that have to do with plotting earthquakes, volcanos and landforms on
Have you students calculate the speed of the moving Pacific Plate using the ages of rocks collected on the different islands. Students measure the distance between the collection site and then work out the age difference between the sample. They
Here are all the free resources to help you learn and teach about Plate Tectonics. If you are a GEOetc Member, you also have access to these additional resources: It costs just US$15 a year to be a member. You
Having good travel insurance when you attend one of our trips is a must. This can cover you for a range of things – which you can choose – and it is worth the investment for your peace of mind.
When we look at the earthquake evidence for Plate Tectonics, one amazing feature is the Benioff Zoned earthquakes that show the dipping of one plate under another and then into the mantle. When an earthquake occurs it is measured by
Dr. Dan Kelley, geologist, and educator leads… Galapagos Islands and Ecuador Andes Mountains Students, Recent Graduates, Educators, and others 9-17 July, 2022 TRIP IS FULL! This nine-day (8 night) field trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands will expand your knowledge
I think it is wonderful that we are having students ask meaningful questions and undertaking studies to try and answer those questions. They are acting in part like scientists. But are our school students really scientists? What we are trying
Just some of the photos from our 2021 Iceland trip.
Welcome to The Earth Science Teacher. This is the quarterly member’s journal of GEOetc.com. Each quarter a new topic is covered that is relevant to the teaching of Earth Science. It is not full of ‘research papers’ – it is