This six-day unit has students investigate the challenges of living and working in Antarctica and how researchers prepare for them, and then evaluate the insulating properties of a variety of fabrics, collecting their findings in a portfolio. The comprehensive curriculum materials at this site include an online activity in which students review the preparation materials given to researchers before ... Full description.

The Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) provides access to a variety of Classroom Assessment Techniques (CAT). Each CAT has been written by a college or university professor who uses the technique and all CATs have been reviewed by the FLAG Editorial Board. Tools and other resources are provided for use with the CATs. The CATs include the following: Attitude Survey, ConcepTests, Concept ... Full description.

The Online Evaluation Resource Library (OERL) is a Web-based set of resources for improving the evaluation of projects funded by the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) of the National Science Foundation (NSF). OERL provides prospective project developers and evaluators with material that they can use to design, conduct, document, and review evaluations. It contains a collection of ... Full description.

This site contains 12 questions on the topic of the atmosphere, which covers electromagnetic radiation and layers of the Earth's atmosphere (exosphere, thermosphere, and more). This is part of the Principles of Earth Science course at the University of South Dakota. Users submit an answer and are provided immediate verification. Full description.

This web site provides interactive quizzes on minerals and mineralogy. Users can select quiz type (multiple choice or fill in the blank), as well as subject type. The subjects covered in this quiz include native metals and sulfides, oxides and hydroxides, evaporites including carbonates, phosphates, and halides, simple silicates including neosilicates, garnets, and alumino-silicates, soro/cyclo-/inosilicates, ... Full description.

This assessment activity offers seventeen photographs which require identification of the depicted sedimentary structure(s). Two photographs at the end of the exercise display angular unconformities at the base of the Triassic Wolfville Formation in Tennycape, Nova Scotia, Canada. Links are provided to the online Physical Geology resources at Georgia Perimeter College. Full description.

This web page contains 23 multiple-choice practice exam questions on the topic glaciers and glaciation. It is part of the Principles of Earth Science course at the University of South Dakota. Users select an answer, then click to see if it is correct. Full description.

This site contains on-line quizzes to test knowledge of physical geology, including rocks, oceans, glaciers, rivers, plate tectonics, paleontology, and planetary geology. There is also a practice geologic time scale with Eons, Eras, Periods, and Epochs to be filled in and checked. Each quiz is in multiple choice format and allows users to check for correct answers as the quiz is taken. Full description.

This is a practice exam from a college-level geology course. The questions include the topics of igneous rocks and their texture, and volcanism types. The exam corrects as it is completed. Full description.

This site contains 42 questions on the topic of sedimentary rocks and weathering including clast sizes, depositional environments, and products of weathering. This is part of the Principles of Earth Science course at the University of South Dakota. Users select an answer and are provided immediate feedback. Full description.