tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563205518828267408.post4698014066304241777..comments2024-01-19T08:08:23.595-08:00Comments on All of My Faults Are Stress-Related: Teaching: where did that water come from?Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738706550175991130noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563205518828267408.post-21552967222288211892007-10-21T18:47:00.000-07:002007-10-21T18:47:00.000-07:00I used to make intro physical geology students wri...I used to make intro physical geology students write a paper about the geology of their hometown, and I've made natural disasters classes write about hazards that affect their hometown. (So many students say "nothing happens where I live!" I had one student tell me that hurricanes could never hit the Jersey shore, and other students swear that the river in their town had never flooded.)<BR/><BR/>There's something about an extra credit exercise works, though, that feels like... like discovering there was one more chocolate bar in the trick-or-treat bag, or something.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738706550175991130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563205518828267408.post-49746704587629543392007-10-20T20:56:00.000-07:002007-10-20T20:56:00.000-07:00That's a fantastic exercise. I once TA'd a class w...That's a fantastic exercise. I once TA'd a class where one assignment was to look at a topp map of where you were from (or some other place important to you), and write up a description of geologic/landscape features nearby. Some of the results were lame, but one student just went nuts, it was a very impressive report. I like assignments that can flesh out students like that.Thermochronichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606230819461771700noreply@blogger.com