A field-oriented volcanology course to improve earth science teaching

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-127

  Mattox, Stephen Ross ^a   Babb, Janet L ^b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Project LAVA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EARTH SCIENCE; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING; VOLCANOLOGY;

EID: 45749095909     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-52.2.122     Document Type: Article

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