Curated OER
Rules of the Game
In this rules of the game learning exercise, students create a foldable demonstrating the laws of superposition and the principle of folding. Students will answer questions as it relates to rock layers and the principle of folding.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Grand Canyon Geology
Extensive information about the geology of the Grand Canyon. Looks at some principles of geology evident there, forces that have shaped its geological features, how its valleys and canyons were formed, the characteristics of the Colorado...
Utah State Office of Education
Utah Science: Change Is My Game
Discover the ways in which the Earth's surface is always changing and what causes those changes through reference materials and a collection of activities.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Creating Flat Topped Mountains
The NPS offers a good overview of the forces that create a plateau and experiments to help students understand. Lesson plan.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mapping the Glaciers
In this activity, students will use Minnesota Geological Survey 3-D maps of the upper Midwest to trace the outlines of where they believe glaciers may have affected North America. They will identify landforms that resulted from glacial...