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Geoscience Field Issues Using High-Resolution Topography to Understand Earth Surface Processes
Sharon Bywater-Reyes, University of Northern Colorado; Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope
The objective of the course is to train students in manual and remote sensing methods of topographic data collection, including 1) GPS/GNSS surveys, 2) structure from motion (SfM), and 3) ground-based (terrestrial ...
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Gorge to Shore - Columbia River Gorge and the Oregon Coast to Northern California
Jennifer Thomson, Eastern Washington University
This exemplary interdisciplinary field course page details a geology and biology-focused educational trip from the Columbia River Gorge to the Oregon Coast and Northern California, offering comprehensive resources for educators, including learning goals, logistical design, assessment methods, and downloadable materials for implementing similar field-based experiences. auto-generated
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Sage to Sea - Columbia Plateau, across the North Cascades and to Whidbey Island WA
Jennifer Thomson, Eastern Washington University
This is an educational field trip resource page detailing an interdisciplinary geology and biology course across Washington State, covering the Columbia Plateau, North Cascades, and Whidbey Island, with comprehensive materials on course design, learning goals, logistics, assessment methods, and downloadable handouts for educators. auto-generated
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Battle of Lava and Life: Crater Lake National Park and Newberry Volcanic National Monument
This is a teaching resource page from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) featuring a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary field course focused on Crater Lake National Park and Newberry Volcanic National Monument, integrating geology and biology for college students and educators, with detailed logistics, learning goals, assessment methods, and downloadable materials. auto-generated
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A Theme Based Field Course on the Geology of New York
A field trip course webpage outlines a 14-day geology program in New York designed for educators and geoscience students, emphasizing five unifying themes—Quaternary processes, water resources, mountain-building, Paleozoic stratigraphy, and regional geologic history—through field stops, daily journals, and integrative assessments to strengthen observational, interpretive, and synthesis skills in Earth systems science. auto-generated
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Living with Volcanoes - Mt. Rainier and Mt. Saint Helens, WA
Jennifer Thomson, Eastern Washington University
A pedagogical field course page detailing an interdisciplinary geology-biology curriculum centered on Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens, covering volcanic processes, ecological recovery, course logistics, assessment methods, and educational resources for undergraduate, graduate, and K–12 audiences. auto-generated
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Natural History of the Olympic Peninsula
This educational webpage details an interdisciplinary field course on the natural history of the Olympic Peninsula, covering geology, biology, and environmental science for college students and educators, with comprehensive materials on course design, goals, assessment, and logistics for field-based learning. auto-generated
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GeoJourney
A content page from the NAGT website detailing GeoJourney, an interdisciplinary, semester-long field expedition across the U.S. offering undergraduate college credit, covering geology, environmental science, and Native American studies through hands-on learning in 30 national parks. auto-generated
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James Madison University Ireland Field Course
A NAGT-hosted informational page detailing James Madison University's capstone field course in Ireland, covering digital and traditional field mapping, regional tectonics, glacial geomorphology, and environmental geology for undergraduate geoscience students. auto-generated
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On the Trail of the Yellowstone Hot Spot - Snake River Plain, Craters of the Moon, and Yellowstone
This educational webpage presents an interdisciplinary field course on the Yellowstone Hot Spot, covering the Snake River Plain, Craters of the Moon, and Yellowstone National Park, designed for geology, biology, and environmental science students and educators, emphasizing field-based learning, integration of geologic and biologic processes, volcanic landscapes, extremophiles, and practical trip logistics, assessment methods, and downloadable teaching materials. auto-generated
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