This is an activity where students listen to a 10-minute podcast on Weathering (Podcast is here) and then use what they learn to look for evidence in six photographs showing outcrops. They will find evidence for Biological, Chemical, and Physical
The Science of Gold
You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) Gold is an amazing metal and has been used by humans for thousands of years. But do you know the properties of
Why Geology? Podcast active listening activity
Why geology podcast – Active listening. Teacher guide Student activity Full transcript of the podcast. Have your students listen to the podcast (less than 15 mins) “Why geology and how I got into geology” and complete an activity based on
Rocks of Ages
Description : Student activity where they calculate the speed of a moving tectonic plate by using the ages of rocks across the Hawaii Island chain. This is a great activity to show how hot spot evidence can provide us plate
Ice sheet lakes in Maine
Description : Student classroom or homework activity using a topographic map, students mark the trends of lakes to work out the direction the ice sheets moved in the area. They will use simple mapping of tends using a ruler and