Resources for Teaching Sedimentary Geology

This site contains a variety of resources for faculty members who teach undergraduate sedimentary geology. You will find links to a growing collection of activities and assignments, internet and computer resources, useful articles, presentations from the summer 2006 workshop on teaching sedimentary geology, and lots of creative ideas for teaching sedimentary geology.

Ideas and materials for teaching in the classroom, lab, and field

The resource collections listed below reflect the contributions of faculty members from across the country.

• Using Physical Models to Teach Sedimentary Geology, including the "Jurassic Tank" (also known as the Experimental Earthscape Facility) and the Desktop Delta. This module contains descriptions of these two types of models, example activities and videos taken while the models are running.
  
• Stratigraphic "Up" Tutorial. Have your students ever been stumped by which way is up in a sedimentary rock? This tutorial guides students through several types of indicators and how they are used. There is even a short quiz to see if your students can tell which way is up.
  
• Classroom materials, including labs, problem sets, projects and field trips. This collection contains downloadable handouts that are ready to use or can be modified to suit your course.
• Internet Resources useful for teaching sedimentary geology.
• Visualizations for teaching sedimentary geology, including animations and interactive imagery grouped around various topics within sedimentary geology.

E-library of field trip guides to sites in the US and Canada

The University of Texas at Austin has compiled a substantial e-library of field trip guides (more info) on their Walter Geology Library Web site. The sites are in the U.S. and parts of Canada.

Goals for teaching sedimentary geology

What are we trying to accomplish in teaching undergraduate sedimentary geology courses? Participants at the workshop Teaching Sedimentary Geology in the 21st Century have offered their thoughts on what we might want students to be able to do after they have finished with a sedimentary geology course. View some of these goals.

2006 Workshop on Teaching Sedimentary Geology

This workshop brought together faculty from across the country to share ideas, gain insights and present innovative teaching methods. The materials that were presented at this workshop are linked from the workshop program.

We're seeking references, online materials and classroom activities

Do you have teaching materials, references or web sites you use and recommend for teaching about sedimentary geology? We encourage you to share your favorite teaching materials and help us expand the resource collections.

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