A geologic rock garden as an artificial mapping area for teaching and outreach

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-29

  Dillon, David Lloyd ^a   Hicock, Stephen Robert ^a   Secco, Richard Andrew ^a   Tsujita, Cameron James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Areal geology maps; Earth science teacher education; Earth science teaching laboratory; Education (by) writing and speaking; Education precollege; Education science; Education undergraduate; Geology field trips and field study

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCE; EDUCATION; GEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY;

EID: 0034067678     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-48.1.24     Document Type: Article

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