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A rocky revolution: Can virtual 3D models transform the teaching of geology?

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A rocky revolution: Can virtual 3D models transform the teaching of geology? Published: Fieldwork has long been a mainstay of geology education, but it is not everyone’s cup of tea. Geological features — physical features of the Earth (e.g., Geological features — physical features of the Earth (e.g., not in a classroom).

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Modelling mines: how can a new 3D modelling platform make mining more sustainable and be part of the solution to climate change?

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These data are collected from surveys of the surface geology and drill holes, which allow geologists to build a picture of the subsurface rock. Geology, maths, physics, chemistry and biology are all sciences that will be leading this research. My year 10 geography teacher taught us about plate tectonics, and that was it!

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The USGS Multimedia Gallery Offers Excellent Public Domain Images and Videos

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Applications for Education If you need images or videos to help you deliver a lesson to your Earth Science students, the USGS Multimedia Gallery should be one of the first places you visit. Likewise students developing multimedia presentations for their Earth Science classes would be well-served to visit the USGS Multimedia Gallery.

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Farming on permafrost

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Pathway from school to northern high latitude research • Permafrost science is a branch of Earth science that requires knowledge of geology, glaciology, geomorphology and climatology. • If you are interested in geomorphology , consider studying physical geography, geology or Earth science at university.

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What did human communities look like 20,000 years ago?

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Lisa highlights geology as a good foundation. Geography allows you to connect geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing with archaeology, and biology is good if you want to go into biological anthropology,” she adds. To do a degree in either, a foundation in history or sociology is a good start.

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What is the fate of dissolved oxygen in our oceans?

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The team is looking at sediments from three key warm time intervals that cover important periods in the Earth’s history: warmer climates that occurred 4-15 million years ago; the mid-Pliocene Warm Period (3.3 Your pathway will depend on the particular direction you wish to head in, but a solid background in the sciences is important.

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Ways of knowing: how can traditional knowledge enrich geoscience education?

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Pathway from school to geoscience • Studying geography, chemistry, biology, physics and mathematics at school, followed by geology, Earth science, geography or environmental science at university, will set you on a path to become a geoscientist.