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Using Inquiry-Based Methodologies to Ease the Pain of Learning Mineral Formulae and Analytical Techniques part of Print Resource Collection
This article from the Journal of Geoscience Education discusses the use of constructivist-type approaches to the memorization of mineral formula and analytical techniques. The author shows that the ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy, Education
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Course Information, Activities:Project, Pedagogic Resources

Teaching Mineralogy from the Core to the Crust part of Print Resource Collection
This Journal of Geoscience Education article discusses revising the typical sequence of a mineralogy course in order to enhance retention of information and facilitate learning. Beginning with the ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Rocks, Igneous Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Course Information

A new interactive class and lab for undergraduate non-geology majors on Earth, climate, and life through time part of Print Resource Collection
Earth, Climate, and Life through Time is an Earth history course with a lab. Earth history is taught three times: first emphasizing the solid Earth and plate tectonics, again emphasizing the ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Resource Type: Course Information

Integrating Policy and Land Management Issues into a Natural Sciences Education: Teaching Environmental Sciences on the lower San Juan River, Utah part of Print Resource Collection
This article describes an interdisciplinary field course combining natural sciences and policy and land management. The course is founded on a place-based set of problems. The course consists of a ...

Subject: Biology, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science, Policy:US National Policy
Resource Type: Course Information, Scientific Resources:Research Results, Activities:Field Activity:Field camp, Research experiences for students

The Use of a Mock Environment Summit to Support Learning about Global Climate Change part of Print Resource Collection
This paper describes a course that addresses the human aspects of global change through the development and negotiation of an international environmental agreement. Students play the roles of country ...

Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Education, Environmental Science:Policy:Global Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Public policy , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy, Environmental Science
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results, Pedagogic Resources, Course Information

Characterization and Identification of Mineral Unknowns: A Mineralogy Term Project part of Print Resource Collection
This article discusses single term undergraduate mineralogy course completion of a project involving the characterization and identification of mineral unknowns. These identifications are based on ...

Subject: Education, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Mineral Analysis
Resource Type: Course Information, Pedagogic Resources, Overview/Summary

The Polarized Light Microscope: Should we Teach the use of a 19th Century Instrument in the 21st Century? part of Print Resource Collection
This Journal of Geoscience Education article discusses reasons that the use of the polarized light microscope (PLM), and the teaching of optical mineralogy in general, is decreasing. The author feels ...

Subject: Education, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Optical Mineralogy
Resource Type: Course Information, Pedagogic Resources, Overview/Summary

Calculus as a Laboratory Course part of Web Resource Collection

http://www.math.duke.edu/education/proj_calc/index.html
This site from Duke University features a curriculum development project, which has produced materials for a three-semester reformed calculus course that emphasizes real-world problems, hands-on ...
Subject: Education
Resource Type: Course Information

The Case for a Cooperative Studio Classroom: Teaching Petrology in a Different Way part of Print Resource Collection
This article from the Journal of Geoscience Education discusses a Petrology course that was reformatted from a lab-lecture format to one that emphasizes studio and cooperative learning. The new ...

Subject: Biology:Evolution, Education
Resource Type: Course Information, Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Research Results, Opinion