Geology of Iowa for Teachers (2011 Projects)

 

The following samples are projects and ideas for projects that Iowa's teachers developed after taking the Geology of Iowa for Teachers course.

 

2011

 

Field Trips

Ken Barker (Devonian Fossil Gorge)

Gary S. Ruderman (Loess Hills)

 

Minerals

Jessie Emerson (Calcium carbonate precipitation)

Karla Blakely (Calcium carbonate precipitation)

Amy Tursi (ILPA - mineral and rock collection activity)

 

Rocks and Fossils

Tracy Cavalier (Fossil collection dvelopment and Earth Science Literacy Objectives) (Page 2)

Stacey Jambura (Rockin' Rock Cycle Role-play)

Kelly Giese (Devonian fossils and Plate Tectonics)

Lisa Chizek (Fossils and the Geologic History of Iowa)

Heather Mainprize (Fossils of Iowa - 2nd grade activity)

Mary Ann Ruden (ILPA course Fossil collection activity)

Brad Horton (Stromatoporoid, coral, and Iron precipitation activity)

Charlotte McDermott (Fossil dichotomous key development)

Sara Heitz (ILPA - Rock collection and the rock cycle)

Roberta Vanderah - (ILPA - Rock collection)

 

Landforms/soil

Chris Pickering (Rock types and Landforms)

 

Water

Erin Nenning (The Lewis and Clark Stream Expedition)

Karen Steffen (Using IOWATER data)

Erin Luense (IOWATER techniques)

Anita Lippert (Water pollution activity) (Part 2)

 

Other

Erin Echelmeyer (Flop or Fabulous Geode Activty)

Steph E.C. Moeller (Geologic Time)

Michelle Seddon (Earth as a complex system)

Chuck Kelsey (Rock as an Iowa natural resource)

 

Images from the field