Field Skills and Activities Development for Earth Science Teachers

虽然地质学主要是一门田野科学，最有效的研究方法是在田野中进行，但大多数地球科学教师几乎没有这样的经验。该计划旨在帮助教师发展实地技能，并为他们提供可在阿肯色州和密苏里州的地球科学课堂上使用的用品、资源材料和实地活动。该计划将由两部分组成。第一部分将向地球科学教师介绍尽可能多的不同地质学，以发展他们的实地技能。课程将在阿肯色大学和密苏里州校园开始，为期三天的密集复习，并介绍怀俄明州兰德市野外地区的地质情况。在怀俄明州，参与者将在实地项目中工作，以及一个关于地质学实地主题的资源单位。该计划的第二部分将在阿肯色州和密苏里州进行，让教师们应用在野外夏令营中学到的技能，为他们的地球科学课程开发资源材料和实地活动。这些报告将作为该州地质情况的现场指南进行编辑和打印。

Though geology is primarily a field science and the most effective method of study is in the field, most earth science teachers have little if any such experience. This program is designed to help teachers develop field skills and to provide them supplies, resource materials, and field activities that can be utilized in their earth science classes in Arkansas and Missouri. The program will consist of two segments. The first portion will introduce earth science teachers to as much diverse geology as possible to develop their field skills. The course will begin at the University of Arkansas and Missouri campuses with a three day intensive review and an introduction to the geology of the field area, Lander, Wyoming. In Wyoming the participants will work in field projects, and a resource unit on a field topic in geology. The second portion of the program will occur in Arkansas and Missouri and involve the teachers in applying the skills learned in field camp to develop resource materials and field activities for their earth science classes. These reports will be edited and printed as a fieldguide to the geology of the state.