Course descriptions for teaching geoscientific thinking
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Advanced Structural Geology
Kim Hannula, Fort Lewis College
This is an advanced course in structural geology, including discussion and lab. The course is focused around exploration of structural geology modeling software.
Paleoclimatology
Cindy Shellito, University of Northern Colorado
This course introduces students to the methods of paleoclimatology and provides a survey of major climatic events over the history of the Earth. The course incorporates journal articles and web resources to teach ...
Using Geophysical Field Studies as the Focus for Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in an Introductory Geophysics Course
Paul Kelso, Lake Superior State University
This educational resource page details an introductory geophysics course that employs problem-based learning (PBL) centered on real-world geophysical field studies, where students engage in end-to-end project work—designing surveys, collecting and interpreting data, and presenting results—mirroring professional geophysical consulting practices to teach scientific methods and practical skills. auto-generated
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Geoscience Fundamentals
Barbara Bekken, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ
Geoscience Fundamentals is a workshop-style course that introduces sophomore-level geoscience majors to very basic philosophical, methodological, and historical foundations of the geosciences. As described in the ...
Introduction to Geology
Sean Cornell, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
The course covers basic concepts in geology and engages students in hands-on, learning activities integrated with lecture and field experiences. Small group lab activities (mineral identification, rock ...
Mineralogy
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman
This webpage is a course supplement detailing an upper-level undergraduate Mineralogy class that integrates geoscience methods through hand sample identification, crystallography, optical and analytical techniques (XRD, SEM/EDS), and a research project emphasizing observation, theory, analysis, and application in authentic contexts. auto-generated
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Geologic Disasters and the Enviroment
Kaatje van der Hoeven Kraft, Whatcom Community College
This informational webpage presents a course supplement for "Geologic Disasters and the Environment," detailing an undergraduate-level geoscience course that integrates the methods of geoscience through a case study approach, emphasizing evidence-based risk assessment, human-Earth interactions, and interdisciplinary decision-making, with explicit focus on teaching scientific processes, student-centered activities, and assessment strategies within the context of natural hazards and societal impacts. auto-generated
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Oregon Field Geology SCI 675 (West) and 676 (East) and 575 (Central)
Kip Ault, Lewis & Clark College
"Oregon Field Geology" introduces field techniques at an novice level to both teachers and undergraduate Environmental Studies majors (the College has no geology department). Featured are travel through ...
Sedimentary Geology
James Ebert, SUNY College at Oneonta
This educational webpage details a field-based Sedimentary Geology course supplement by James Ebert, emphasizing the integration of geoscience methods through semester-long research projects focused on sedimentologic and paleoenvironmental questions, stratigraphic relationships, hypothesis formation, data collection, and scientific reasoning, with assessment tied to student research outcomes. auto-generated
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Geomorphology
Scott Linneman, Western Washington University
This webpage is a course supplement detailing a field-oriented geomorphology class focused on teaching geoscience methods through skills-based lab activities like surveying, map interpretation, and scientific writing, with assessment via reports and exams. auto-generated
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