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This page allows searching across the SERC catalogs: the set of resources from the web and in print that have been selected as relevant by SERC-supported projects. The catalog draws from collections created directly by our partners as well as those harvested from other digital library collections.
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Student interpretation of a global elevation map: What it is, how it was made, and what it is useful for part of Print Resource Collection
The authors explored students' understanding of the origin and interpretation of a map showing global elevation. They found that many students were unaware that this map represented data that ...
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results, Pedagogic Resources
The importance of spatial thinking for geoscience education: Insights from the crossroads of geoscience and cognitive science part of Print Resource Collection
This paper uses "a day in the life of a field geologist" as a means to explore the spatial skills used by geoscientists on a regular basis, the cognitive skills that ...
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources, Research Results
A Model for the Development and Implementation of Field Trips as an Integral Part of the Science Curriculum part of Print Resource Collection
In this paper, Orion summarizes what we know from the literature about designing effective field trips for high school students, including the challenges and barriers to success. The model he ...
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Description of Pedagogic Method, Pedagogic Resources
MetEd: Meteorological Education part of Web Resource Collection
MetEd is a free collection of hundreds of educational modules intended for the geoscience community, from undergraduate students to experienced meteorologists.Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Course Information:Course Site
Virtual Microscope for Earth Sciences part of Web Resource Collection
The Virtual Microscope was developed for undergraduate teaching of petrology and geoscience at the Open University in the United Kingdom, allowing students to explore rock hand specimens and thin ...Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Collections
Hurricanes: Science and Society part of Web Resource Collection
The Hurricanes: Science and Society website (HSS) is one of the most comprehensive Internet resources on hurricanes. The HSS website and its associated educational resources provide information on ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Collections, Pedagogic Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources:Collection
Discovery of Sound in the Sea part of Web Resource Collection
Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS) is one of the most comprehensive Internet resources on underwater sound. The DOSITS website and its associated educational materials introduce the science and ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Pedagogic Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Collections
NIH Office of Science Education part of Web Resource Collection
The Office of Science Education (OSE) coordinates science education activities at the NIH and develops and sponsors science education projects in house. These programs serve elementary, secondary, ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Activities, Pedagogic Resources
USDA Forest Service part of Web Resource Collection
Established in 1905, the Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Forest Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands. The mission of the Forest ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Activities, Pedagogic Resources
University of Kentucky Geological Society: Earth Science Education Network: Educational Resources for K-16 part of Web Resource Collection
In 1996, the Education Committee of the Kentucky Geological Survey, in conjunction with the Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists, established the Earth Science Education Network (ESEN). ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Activities, Pedagogic Resources