Cameron Davidson

Geology

Carleton College

Workshop Participant, Webinar Participant, Website Contributor

Website Content Contributions

Activities (4)

Metamorphism of siliceous dolostone: An example from the Alta stock, Utah part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
In this exercise students study the low variance mineral assemblages from the contact aureole of the Alta stock to learn how rock and fluid compositions control mineral assemblages during contact metamorphism.

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Essay (1)

Assessing the Senior Thesis at Carleton College: Strategies and Concerns part of Building Strong Departments:Workshops:Assessing Geoscience Programs:Participant Essays
This webpage is an academic essay detailing Carleton College’s approach to assessing senior thesis projects—known as "Comps"—within the Geology Department, covering its evolution, pedagogical strategies, student project diversity, and ongoing challenges in developing a fair, non-prescriptive evaluation rubric aligned with liberal arts principles.

Other Contributions (3)

Geology 100, Geology in the Field at Carleton College part of Math You Need:Implementations
This page is designed to provide a guide to a planned implementation of The Math You Need, When You Need It. It will change as the implementation proceeds at this institution. Please check back regularly for ...

Using Stratigraphy to Investigate Faults in the Field: Barn Bluff, Red Wing, MN part of Sedimentary Geology:Activities
This is a teaching activity page focused on using stratigraphic analysis in the field to study faults at Barn Bluff, Red Wing, MN, covering sedimentary geology, structural geology, and geological fieldwork methods ...

Advanced Modeling Programs: TWQ part of Integrating Research and Education:Teaching Phase Equilibria
Educational webpage detailing TWQ, a Windows-based software for calculating phase equilibria in P-T, T-XCO₂, and P-XCO₂ spaces using the Berman thermodynamic database, including tutorials, applications in geothermobarometry, strengths, limitations, and related teaching activities.