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
Gary Lewis, GEOetc and Chris Spencer, TravelingGeologist, lead… The Volcanoes of Italy A trip for Earth Science & Geography Teachers from around the world Teachers, Pre-service teachers, College Students, and their friends are welcome on this trip. 28 June – 7
Discover Iceland – Fire and Ice on a Mid-Ocean Ridge 7-13 August 2022 TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT – Join our email list for more information. This 7-day (6 night) field trip to Iceland highlights the amazing geology of this Mid-Ocean Ridge country. We
Have your students read data from a USGS lava risk map and interpret the most dangerous locations and where they would want to locate. This activity would take students 15-20 mins to complete. This is a great activity for
An in-class simulation where students play the role of scientists providing information about the possible eruption of volcanoes on an island. Have your students list to this 9-minute podcast on how volcanoes are monitored (this is optional) You split your
You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. You can also find GEO Podcast or all the major podcast capture platforms! (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) Reducing the risk to people of volcanic eruptions is
This is an activity where students listen to a 9-minute podcast on the basics of river morphology and then examine 5 world rivers using Google Maps or Google Earth. Students are asked to write down their observations of each of