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Garlick, G. Donald; Garlick, Benjamin J. – Journal of Geological Education, 1987
Discusses the need to take into account the effects of arrested fractional crystallization in the petrographic classification of volcanic rocks containing plagioclase phenocrysts. Describes the development and use of a computer program to accomplish this task graphically. (TW)
Descriptors: Classification, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics

Mantei, Erwin J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1986
Explains how self-produced software can be used to perform rapid number analysis or number-crunching duties in geology classes. Reviews programs in mineralogy and petrology and identifies areas in geology where computers can be used effectively. Discusses the advantages and benefits of integrating department-generated software into a geology…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Courseware

Smith, Stephen M. – Journal of Geological Education, 1986
Describes an interactive, self-prompting BASIC program that can be incorporated in introductory and intermediate hydrology courses. Exlains how the program can be used to evaluate pumping test data and also to calculate transmissivity and storativity values of confined aquifers. The program is written for the IBM PC. (ML)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Environmental Education

McEachran, David Ballard; Marshak, Stephen – Journal of Geological Education, 1986
Describes three microcomputer programs that allow geology students to deform two-dimensional images on a computer screen and then to measure changes in angular relationships. Two of the programs simulate pure and simple shear and the third simulates variations in shear strain that occur in shear zones. (ML)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware
Naturescope, 1987
Provides a partially annotated bibliography pertaining to the teaching of geology at the elementary school level. Included are general reference books, field guides, children's books, audio-visual materials, booklets, kits, maps, posters, computer courseware, and an index of geology-related articles appearing in past issues of "Ranger Rick"…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Childrens Literature, Courseware

Wulfson, Stephen, Ed. – Science and Children, 1989
Presents comments by classroom teachers on courseware for science teaching. Topics covered include astronomy, the heart, sound, geology, physiology, and glacial landforms. Specifications pertaining to equipment needed, availability, and cost are provided. (Author/RT)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Biology, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation

De Paor, Declan G. – Journal of Geological Education, 1986
Describes how computer graphic methods can be used in teaching structural geology. Describes the design of a graphics workstation for the Apple microcomputer. Includes a listing of commands used with software to plot structures in a digitized form. Argues for the establishment of computer laboratories for structural geology classes. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Courseware

Nichols, Gary John – Journal of Geological Education, 1987
Describes a computer-assisted oil exploration and production game for students involved in a short course in petroleum geology. Outlines the game and its procedures, and provides sample structure maps generated by the computer in the course of playing the game. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation

Donahoe, James Louis; And Others – Journal of Geological Education, 1989
Discusses a computer database which includes optical properties of 142 minerals. Uses fuzzy logic to identify minerals from incomplete and imprecise information. Written in Turbo PASCAL for MS-DOS with 128K. (MVL)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews

Boyer, Paul S. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1987
Describes some of the capabilities of the Apple Macintosh computer in constructing stereo pairs for three-dimensional viewing. Discusses various software packages which can produce the desired graphics. Provides examples of how to use these stereo images in geology, chemistry, and psychology. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics

Wulfson, Stephen – Science and Children, 1988
Presents reviews of six computer software programs for teaching science. Provides the publisher, grade level, cost, and descriptions of software, including: (1) "Recycling Logic"; (2) "Introduction to Biochemistry"; (3) "Food for Thought"; (4) "Watts in a Home"; (5) "Geology in Action"; and (6)…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software

Wulfson, Stephen, Ed. – Science and Children, 1987
Reviews seven computer software programs that can be used in science education programs. Describes courseware which deals with muscles and bones, terminology, classifying animals without backbones, molecular structures, drugs, genetics, and shaping the earth's surface. (TW)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Animals, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Bissonnette, Ronald; Ouellet, Micheline – 1989
The following are English translations of the titles of student research papers from a university conference on linguistics: "The Onomastic Syntagm in Geology: A Comparative Study of English and French"; "Hunting Ideology Through Discourse Analysis"; "Peculiarities of Canadian French (Archaisms and Pronunciation): An…
Descriptors: Body Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Courseware, Cultural Traits