Nebraska Geology Resources for Teachers

This page contains lesson plans designed by high school science teachers from across Nebraska. The plans were completed as part of the requirements for GEOS898 History on the Rocks for Teachers, a geology field course offered in the summer of 2008. Learn more about the course here. These materials are posted here for public use by permission of GEOL898 course participants. However, we ask that you acknowledge the source of each lesson plan by citing the name of the teacher who created it and the year it was designed, 2008. Back to Main Page

Shelly Avery - Santee Community School, Niobrara, NE Geology field trip in the area around Niobrara, NE

Craig Ford - Osceola Middle/High School, Osceola, NE 1. Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks 2. Introduction to the Geologic History of Nebraska 3. Interpretation of the Sedimentary Rocks of Nebraska

Dudley Friskopp - Litchfield Public School, Litchfield, NE 1. Lesson plan overview 2. Make a Fake Sedimentary Rock 3. Data Table

Nicole Flynn - Ainsworth Middle School, Ainsworth, NE Field trip to Ft. Niobrara Wildlife Refuge near Valentine, NE (Packet contains 6 parts) 1. Overview/Instructions 2. Stratigraphic Units PowerPoint 3. Stratigraphic Units Key 4. Stratigraphic Units Note-Taking Page 5. Interpreting Sedimentary Rocks 6. Drawing Packet

Ray Lemoine - Cedar Bluffs High School, Cedar Bluffs, NE 1. Geologic Time 2. Mineral Identification 3. Understanding Geologic Formations

Jennifer Northouse - Bryan Community, Lincoln, NE 1. Geologic History of Nebraska PowerPoint 2. I'd like to make a deposit

Ed Planansky - Hay Springs Public School, Hay Springs, NE Math in Geology - Radioisotope Dating & Geochronology

Sheri Plumtree - Santee Community School, Niobrara, NE Paleogeography - What was the world like?

Marcus Schmidt - Lincoln East High School, Lincoln, NE A Walk Through Geologic Time

Mark Shearer - Southwest High School, Lincoln, NE 5-day Lesson Plan: Sedimentary Rocks

Jeremy Strong - Weeping Water High School, Weeping Water, NE 1. Overview - Constructing a Geologic Column for Nebraska 2. Example PowerPoint file - Nebraska Geologic Column

Kimberly Vogt - Hastings Middle School, Hastings, NE 1. Ancient Life Overview 2. Ancient Life PowerPoint 3. Classification of Sedimentary Rocks 4. Examples of Sedimentary Rocks 5. Sedimentary Rocks Worksheet 6. Predicting Nebraska's Paleogeography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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