Thomas Evans

Geology Department

Western Washington University

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Sedimentary Rock Descriptions and Scientific Communication part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
This activity challenges students to write three rock descriptions and edit the work of their peers. The goal is for students to realize the importance of rock descriptions, learn how to write them, and gain ...

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Fluvial Transport of Bones Lab Exercise part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
The lab starts with a short lecture on the scientific method, after which students observe the results of a flume run that includes skeletal clasts. They form hypotheses about how bone clasts (or any clast for that ...

Outcrop Documentation Lab Exercise part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
Stratigraphy students are tasked with documenting an outcrop (sketches, photographs, and rock descriptions) and providing a three panel display of the results. Students work on the lab in class and receive direct ...

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Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014
June 2014