Describes an experimental eight-day intensive field trip in the desert of southwestern United States for first and second year geology majors. Eight students and faculty departed from Boston and flew to Phoenix to begin exploring national parks and monuments in Arizona, Utah, and Colorado, Trip cost is itemized and figured at 44.50 per student per…

Presents highlights of the 1985 joint meeting of the eastern section of the National Association of Geology Teachers and the Ontario Association for Geographic and Environmental Education. Describes the workshop topics, field trips, and program activities of the three-day symposium. (ML)

Describes the development of a month-long interterm course which involved a field trip to East Africa. An account of the field trip showing travel itineraries, costs, and other details of the trip is presented. (CP)

Describes a terrain model for geologic mapping which, when combined with exercises in rock description, Brunton compass manipulation, orienteering, and geologic report writing, allows students to refine skills needed for summer field camp. Advantages and limitations of the model and its use in a field course are also discussed. (BC)

Uses maps, diagrams, and geological accounts to describe the Columbia River Gorge which separates Oregon from Washington and exposes an unexcelled record of Cenozoic volcanic stratigraphy, sedimentation, flooding, and landsliding for the visiting tourists, geologists, or students. (Author/DC)

Recounts the adventures of a journey taken through France and Italy. Makes an analogy of this trip to that of the one Charles Dickens took in 1844. Describes silicified horizons of the southern Paris Basin, moraines, outcrops, and "Hoodoos." (RT)

Describes a field trip to the Bermuda Islands, for which students chase the focus of the problem, each investigated methods used, and evaluation of results. (CP)

Looks at fossil collecting from the viewpoint of the amateur and the professional. (CP)

Describes a method of utilizing Silly Putty for making fossil impressions. (SL)

Suggestions for successful geology field trips are provided. These "field hints" focus on geological reasoning; equipment; notes; samples and records; field practices, including mapping; camping; working with associates in the field; and general considerations such as carrying along a few textbooks, finding out about an area before the trip, and…

Describes a student field project involving the estimation of a maximum rate of erosion for a local area. Identifies the factors influencing erosion and outlines the method of investigation. (GS)

Building stone provides opportunities for geological study of weathering of different rocks in a particular environment and similar rocks in different environment. The principle studied can be applied on a large scale from the observation of small-scale weathering. Examples of weathering are drawn mainly from the Sydney region of Australia. (RE)

Advocates the use of field trips for improving students' image-interpretation abilities. Presents guidelines for developing a field trip for an aerial-photo interpretation class or a remote-sensing class. Reviews methodology employed, content emphasis, and includes an exercise that was used on a trip. (ML)

Described are the planning and execution of a project to record by color slides and video-tape recorders the pertinent learning experiences gained during field trips, so that the information can be made available during periods when it is not practical to repeat the field trips. (SL)