The Ocean World site has a wide variety of information regarding the ocean. Established by Texas A and M University's Jason Project, Ocean World provides a wealth of information on weather, forams, icebergs, fisheries, coral reefs, waves, El Nino, currents and more. The site contains information for both students and teachers. The teacher section of the site contains background information on all ... Full description.

This Starting Point webpage is a summary of a role-playing resource called Worldwatcher Project: Global Warming Project. In this exercise, students role-play advisors to various heads of state on the subject of global warming. The web site offers a short curriculum to help the students become experts on global warming. It offers lab activities, computer visualizations (using free WorldWatcher software), ... Full description.

This website, developed for the Dynamic Earth course at Winona State University, describes a long list of warm-up activities regarding several different subjects. Subjects include, minerals, igneous rocks, volcanism, weathering, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, geologic time, earthquakes, internal structure of the Earth, sea floor topography, plate tectonics, mass wasting, mountain building, ... Full description.

This site features Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) warm up questions in geologic dating. The questions examine zircon formation and relative and absolute dating. The site also includes links to more information on Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT), and to a page devoted to assessment for information and ideas on how to evaluate student responses when using this method. Full description.

This site from SERC's Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) module presents JiTT warm up questions about the La Brea Tar Pits. The questions introduce the examination of tar formation, animals uncovered in tar pits and possible reasons for their extinction, and features in addition to bones that scientists observe in tar pits. Full description.

This site from SERC's Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) module presents JiTT warm up questions about the Cambrian Explosion. The questions examine dating techniques, information used to date the first branch of life, evidence against the Cambrian Explosion, and what is responsible for the huge expansion in size, complexity and body architecture of animals during this age. Full description.

This site from SERC details Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) warm up questions. The questions focus on mass extinctions by examining the leading ideas for the cause of the Permian mass extinction along with evidence for and against each idea. Follow up questions are asked about the reasons that tropical rain forest species are becoming extinct so quickly, as well as the differences between deterministic ... Full description.

This site from SERC details Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) warm up questions about marine archaeology and technology. The questions examine how technology has helped and hurt marine archaeology, costs of using technology in marine archaeology, and various aspects of Bob Ballard's 1999 Ashkelon expedition. Assessment tips and related resources are provided. Full description.

This site from SERC features Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) warm up questions about the ethics of fossil collecting. The site presents questions that examine fossil resource abuse, the issue of fossil hunting on federal land, and collaboration between commercial dealers and scientists. Related resources are provided. Full description.

This site from SERC describes how the Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) technique can also be used to end a subject and review material. This type of exercise is typically called a "puzzle." Puzzles are more complex questions that require more accurate responses and are typically evaluated more rigorously. Full description.