Revising geology labs to explicitly use the scientific method

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 194-200

  Hannula, Kimberly A ^a  

^a FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education undergraduate; History and philosophy of science

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GEOLOGY; LABORATORY METHOD; TEACHING;

EID: 0038299479     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-51.2.194     Document Type: Article

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