Vol. 38 (2015)
Research Station Class

Methods in Geoscience Field Instruction: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

David Harwood
University of Nebraska
Kyle Thompson
University of Nebraska

Published 2015-01-01

Abstract

Eight in-service teachers, one pre-service education student, three observers from other universities, and two instructors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln engaged in an inquiry-based geology field course from June 13 to 28, 2015 through Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska. This commnity of learners spent three days working in the Grand Teton National Park area. Geological features and history present in Grand Teton National Park are an important part of the course curriculum. Large-scale extensional features of the Teton Range and Jackson Hole, and the glacial geomorphology and related climate changes of this area are some of the unique features examined here.