Field Project Tutorials: A Virtual (Structural) Field Project
http://earth.leeds.ac.uk/virtualmapping/index.htm

Geoff Lloyd, No institutional affiliation is known


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This virtual five-day field mapping project allows students to construct a geological map from data provided by the web site. Students collect geologic, structural, paleontologic, strain and microstructural data observed at specific localities. Students are then able to derive a structural history for the area, including a field map, stereographs, and deformation plots. The site contains photographs and images, data, and all information that is needed to complete the exercise. It also provides solutions to some of the exercises.

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Cutting Edge

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Structural Visualizations, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology
Resource Type: Activities:Field Activity:Field laboratories, Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Maps
Special Interest: Field-Based Teaching and Learning
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Data Derived: Data Derived
Data Source: Observational Data
Science Background Required: Advanced geoscience background required
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Structural Geology, Teach the Earth:Enhancing your Teaching:Teaching in the FieldKeyword: microstructures