Part 4 - Prepare the Data for Graphing part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites
Check for rows of anomalous data At this point, it is a good idea to check the data for rows that you do not want to include. Remember that GEOROC datasets include all data published, including partial analyses, ...

Part 7 - Analyze and Interpret Your Results part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites
Questions to answer You should now have a number of variation diagrams plotted. Its time to try to make some sense out of all of this! The following are just a few question to get you thinking about what these ...

Part 1 - Download the Yellowstone Data part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites
In any step, click the 'Show me' link to reveal extra information. A sequence of 'Show me's' indicates a series of steps. If you prefer a printout of the full set of instructions for this ...

Step-By-Step Instructions part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites
The instructions for this exercise have 7 main parts. Click each part name to see the steps in that part. The instructions for this chapter and the accompanying screenshots were developed using a Macintosh ...

Part 1 - Download and plot the data part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanic Fields
Go to the NAVDAT database. Click on "Search Database", then click "SET" next to "Volcanic Field". The output shows a number of volcanic fields which are available for data retrieval ...

Volcanic Fields of North America part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanic Fields
Kent Ratajeski and Brian Stogner Published Oct. 15, 2006 Description In this activity, students gather gather data from selected North American volcanic fields which were active during the Cenozoic. Geographic, ...

Benefits and Problems with Teaching with Large Online Databases part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem
Teaching with data Some of the reasons for using data in general are explored in detail in the following resources Teaching with Data, Simulations and Models, a Cutting Edge site with links to workshops and ...

Cyberinfrastructure: An Opportunity for Enhanced Education in the Geosciences part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem
cyberinfrastructure - infrastructure based upon distributed computer, information and communication technology Introduction The publication of earth science data in electronic format and the archiving of that ...

Part 2 - Test the age correction part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Mafic Rocks
Will the difference between the initial and measured isotopic ratios be negligible for the samples in our dataset? We need to test this assumption before proceeding further. In order to do this, you will search ...

Study questions part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:NAVDAT animations
The following study questions are arranged in chronological order. Use the slider and pause button on the NAVDAT animation to examine in more detail the volcanic activity which occurred during the time periods ...