The significance of geologic time: Cultural, educational, and economic frameworks
The significance of geologic time: Cultural, educational, and economic frameworks
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地质年代的意义：文化、教育和经济框架
DOI：
10.1130/2012.2486(03
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发表时间：
2012
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通讯作者：
R. Frodeman
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作者：
C. Cervato;R. Frodeman
地质年代的发现彻底改变了科学思想，并导致了现代地球科学的发展。然而，人们很少认识到的是，地质年代对文化和社会产生了深远的影响，远远超出了它对地球科学的影响。本文总结了描述学生在理解深时间时遇到的困难的文献，概述了深时间的历史发展和文化相关性，并提出了增加学生对地质时间意义的理解的方法。
The discovery of geologic time revolutionized scientific thinking and led to the development of the modern Earth sciences. Less appreciated, however, is the fact that geologic time has had far-reaching cultural and societal consequences that go well beyond its founding influence upon the geosciences. This essay summarizes the literature describing the difficulties students encounter in understanding deep time, provides an overview of the historical development and cultural relevance of deep time, and suggests ways to increase students’ understanding of the significance of geologic time.