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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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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 DR BABETTE HOOGAKKER Associate Professor, The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.

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

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Indigenous people are underrepresented in geoscience departments at all levels, from students to professors to administrators. However, remember that while western science treats these disciplines as distinct fields, geoscience is a holistic way of looking at the world.