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

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Professors Terry Pavlis and Laura Serpa , from the University of Texas at El Paso, USA , are creating virtual 3D models to make the benefits of geology fieldwork accessible to everyone. Professor Terry Pavlis. Professor Laura Serpa. Pathway from school to geology. or ‘When’s lunch?’. Field of research : Geophysics.

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

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As a result, Europeans colonised other regions and replaced local beliefs and traditions with Christianity and western science. As western science spread around the globe, it became the dominant mindset for viewing the world. To this day, schools of thought not rooted in western society are discredited as unscientific or rudimentary.

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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 is the fate of dissolved oxygen in our oceans?

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DR BABETTE HOOGAKKER Associate Professor, The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY. Your pathway will depend on the particular direction you wish to head in, but a solid background in the sciences is important. MEET CATHERINE.

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

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This brings high school students into the lab during summer, where they work alongside faculty and graduate students to help with data collection and analysis. PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY. As a high school student, I had a history teacher who thought that everyone should become an archaeologist. MEET LISA.