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Achache, Jose – Impact of Science on Society, 1987
Discusses some of the events leading to the development of the theory of plate tectonics. Describes how seismic, volcanic, and tectonic features observed at the surface of the planet are now seen as a consequence of intense internal activity, and makes suggestions about their further investigation. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Geology, Global Approach, Higher Education
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Shea, James Herbert – Journal of Geological Education, 1987
Describes an exercise which provides a small data set consisting of the localities where various genera of a fictitious group of fossil "Archaeomorphs" have been found on various continental blocks. The activity can be used to develop hypotheses regarding plate tectonic processes and the present arrangement of fossil localities. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Geology
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Fichter, Lynn Stanton – Journal of Geological Education, 1987
Discusses the use of a strip log as a diagrammatic representation of the information available in a sequence of sedimentary rocks. Describes the design of the strip log (both symbolically and by visual/spatial patterns) and some of the possible interpretations that can be made using them. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Diagrams, Environmental Influences, Geology