Re: Lab Ideas Wanted

[Peter Bengtson <Peter.Bengtson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Re. Roy's request for lab ideas, I think it is difficult to get away
entirely from the paper-and-pencil-type of exercises (unless you do the lab
course in the field). For my biostratigraphy course I have devised an
exercise using collections of ordinary buttons. The idea emerged from
reading an article by S.J. Hageman (1989: Use of alumenontos to introduce
general paleontologic and biostratigraphic principles. - Journal of
Geological Education 37, pp. 110-113). If you prefer actual specimens for
hands-on labs I think the problem will be to find suitable and sufficient
material for the exercises.

Peter


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