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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Cathryn A Manduca; David W Mogk; Geological Society of America. |
| ISBN: | 0813724139 9780813724133 |
| OCLC Number: | 76838409 |
| Description: | vi, 188 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Contents: | Learning from earth. The concepts of beauty and creativity : earth science thinking / Susan W. Kieffer -- Geologic mapping : where the rubber meets the road / W. G. Ernst -- Plate tectonics, the general theory : complex earth is simpler than you think / Don L. Anderson -- Modeling geocomplexity : "a new kind of science" / Donald L. Turcotte. Learning about geoscience thinking. Spatial thinking in the geosciences and cognitive sciences : a cross-disciplinary look at the intersection of the two fields / Kim A. Kastens and Toru Ishikawa -- Building an understanding of geological time : a cognitive synthesis of the "macro" and "micro" scales of time / Jeff Dodick and Nir Orion -- Student understanding of complex earth systems / Bruce E. Herbert -- Rediscovering the historical methodology of the earth sciences by analyzing scientific communication styles / Jeff Dodick and Shlomo Argamon -- Understanding and enhancing visualizations : two models of collaboration between earth science and cognitive science / David N. Rapp, David H. Uttal. Helping students learn. Engineering geosciences learning experiences using the Learning-for-use design framework / Daniel C. Edelson, Virginia M. Pitts, Christina M. Salierno, Bruce L. Sherin -- Building geoscience vocabularies using a data visualization tool (WorldWatcher) / Michael R. Taber and Kristin Quadracci -- The hidden earth : interactive, computer-based modules for geoscience learning / Stephen J. Reynolds, Michael D. Piburn, Debra E. Leedy, Carla M. McAuliffe, James P. Birk, Julia K. Johnson -- STELLA modeling as a tool for understanding the dynamics of earth systems / David M. Bice. An agenda for the future. |
| Series Title: | Special paper, 413 |
| Other Titles: | How geologists think and learn about the earth |
| Responsibility: | edited by Cathryn A. Manduca, David W. Mogk. |
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