This page lists all of the committee's on-line activities. They are grouped according to topic. Also included is an estimate of the level to which the activity is directed; some exercises could be modified for younger or older students. LE = lower elementary; UE = upper elementary; MS = middle school; HS = high school. Click on the name of the activity to go directly to the activity.

Rocks and Minerals

ACTIVITY	LE	UE	MS	HS
Panning for Gold and Magnetite	X	X
Growing Crystals		X	X
Urban Rocks: Investigating Stone Used for Buildings and Monuments	X	X	X	X
Exploring for Copper Deposits				X
Trading in Gems		X	X
Mystery Minerals	X	X
This Rock is Your Rock, This Rock is My Rock		X	X

Earth Works

ACTIVITY	LE	UE	MS	HS
How Fast do Sediment Grains of Different Sizes Settle?			X	X
Field Exercise: Stream Flow Dynamics & Sedimentation				X
Modeling an Active (!!) Explosive Volcano		X	X
Stable Angles of Slopes		X	X
Layer Cake Geology		X	X
The Distance Between Us and Them: Sea Floor Spreading in the Atlantic Ocean			X	X
Plate Movements and Climate Change			X	X
Brittle vs. Ductile Rock Deformation		X	X

Water Works

ACTIVITY	LE	UE	MS	HS
How Much Water Is There?		X	X
What Water Would You Drink?		X	X
Density Currents	X	X	X

Fossil Explorations

ACTIVITY	LE	UE	MS	HS
Be a "Fossil Detective:" an Effective Tool in Earth Science Education	X	X	X
Hunting Invertebrate Fossils in the Classroom	X	X	X
Fossil Excavation		X
Dinosaur Paleoecology: Determining the Diet of Ancient Animals		X	X	X
Paleogeographic Mapping	X	X	X
Tooth Detectives: Determining the Diets of Extinct Animals		X	X
Trace Fossils		X	X
Tree Rings as Records of the Past	X	X	X

Maps, Maps, and More Maps

ACTIVITY	LE	UE	MS	HS
What is a Geologic Map and How is it Used?				X
We're on the Map!		X	X
Customized Topographic Maps and Relief Models		X	X

Time and Design

ACTIVITY	LE	UE	MS	HS
Modeling Geologic Time		X	X
Pattern and Design in Nature		X

Geology, Society, and the Environment

ACTIVITY	LE	UE	MS	HS
Is the Earth Warming? A Test of the Effect of Increased Carbon Dioxide on the Thermal Properties of Air			X	X
Acid Rain and Geology		X	X	X
Geology in the News		X	X	X
Shake, Rattle and Roll: Studying the Effects of an Earthquake		X	X
Fenwick Island, Maryland and Beyond. Who Owns the Sand?			X	X
The Energy Game: Finding Energy Resources		X	X
Where Is Oil Found?	X	X	X
Why Do We Need Petroleum?		X	X
Plotting the Petroleum Plume			X	X

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		Online June 1997; updated Aug. 2003