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Overview:

Play-Doh model of a geologic map

Provenance: Carol Ormand Ph.D., Carleton College
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Students analyze a geologic map of an angular unconformity that truncates a pair of dikes, with some topography. When students have deciphered the map and constructed a cross-section, I show them a Play-Doh model of the geology and ask them to compare it to their mental model of the area.

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Subject:

Biology, Measurement and Data

Level:

Community College / Lower Division

Material Type:

Activity/Lab

Author:

Basil Tikoff, University of Wisconsin-Madison Naomi Barshi, University of Wisconsin-Madison Carol Ormand, SERC, Carleton College

Provider:

Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College

Provider Set:

Teach the Earth

Date Added:

09/01/2022