A two-week guided inquiry project for an undergraduate geomorphology course

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 255-261

  Field, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Inquiry; Research resources; Stream tables

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCE; EDUCATION; GEOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; TEACHING;

EID: 0037962340     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-51.2.255     Document Type: Article

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