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This module is part of a growing collection of classroom-tested materials developed by GETSI. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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Instructions: Fieldwork is an integral part of the geosciences and there is a longstanding tradition of teaching field methods as part of the geoscience undergraduate curriculum. As new technologies are integrated into earth science research and as workforce development demands evolve, students must be aware of the broad range of technologies available to study these multidisciplinary problems as well as have the skill set to determine when to use each technology/instrument. These materials guide students through designing surveys using both TLS and SfM (while also integrating high-precision GPS) with increasingly higher-order questions as the units progress.

Great fit for majors-level classes in

  • field geology
  • geomorphology
  • structural geology
  • geophysics
  • tectonics
  • any course with a field component

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This module is part of a growing collection of classroom-tested materials developed by GETSI. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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