The Dynamic Earth: A Course for Educators
Explore Earth's origin, evolution, and geological processes. Learn to teach plate tectonics, atmospheric evolution, and earthquake risk using NGSS standards.
Explore Earth's origin, evolution, and geological processes. Learn to teach plate tectonics, atmospheric evolution, and earthquake risk using NGSS standards.
This course provides educators with an overview of Earth's origin, evolution, and geological processes. Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards, it covers geological time scales, radiometric dating, and interpreting the rock record. The curriculum explores Earth's 4-billion-year history, including atmospheric evolution and life's impact. Participants study plate tectonics, mountain formation, and earthquake risk assessment. The course emphasizes practical teaching applications, offering resources and strategies to address common misconceptions and implement case studies in the classroom.
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What you'll learn
Understand geological time scales and radiometric dating techniques
Explore the evolution of Earth's atmosphere and its connection to life
Learn about plate tectonics, mountain building processes, and rock deformation
Understand earthquake risk assessment and its implications
Develop skills to address common student misconceptions about Earth science
Learn to implement multimedia teaching cases in the classroom
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149 Minutes PreRecorded video
4 assignments
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There are 4 modules in this course
This course offers educators an in-depth look at Earth's geological history and processes. It covers the origin and evolution of Earth, focusing on key topics such as geological time scales, radiometric dating, atmospheric evolution, plate tectonics, and earthquake risk assessment. The curriculum is aligned with Next Generation Science Standards and emphasizes practical teaching applications. Participants learn to interpret the rock record, understand dramatic changes in Earth's history, and explore local geology. The course provides resources, discussion questions, and assignments to help educators integrate this knowledge into their teaching.
Introduction & The Mystery of Geologic Time
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
Evolution of the Atmosphere
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Plate Tectonics: Mountain Building
Module 3 · 1 Hours to complete
Plate Tectonics: Earthquakes
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
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Curator and Professor
Dr. Mathez is an igneous petrologist and geochemist. He has written on a range of topics, such as how basaltic magmas differentiate and solidify, how platinum group element deposits form, and how carbon in rocks influences physical properties. He has had a long interest in the character and evolution of early Earth and issues associated with climate change. His interests have led him to do field work in various parts of the globe, from North America to South Africa and from Greenland to the deep ocean. He was the lead curator of the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth and co-curated the temporary exhibition Climate Change: The Threat to Life and a New Energy Future.
Senior Director
Dr. Kinzler is Senior Director of Science Education, and Co-Director of the MAT program at the American Museum of Natural History. Before joining the Museum’s Education Division, Dr. Kinzler’s research career involved investigating planetary differentiation through melting at Columbia’s Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory and in the Museum’s Earth and Planetary Sciences Department. In 1999, Dr. Kinzler co-curated the Museum's Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, and then joined the Museum’s National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology. With a mission to take the Museum’s unparalleled resources beyond its walls, the National Center creates a full spectrum of science education products that integrate authentic science with standards-based curriculum design and innovative use of technology. In 2010 Dr. Kinzler assumed senior management of the Gottesman Center for Science Teaching and Learning.
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