Earth and mind
Subtitle: how geologists think and learn about the earth
By: edited by Cathryn A. Manduca and David W. Mogk.
Contributors: Manduca, Cathryn A.; Mogk, David W.; Geological Society of America.
Series: Special paper -- 413; Special papers (Geological Society of America) -- 413
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780813724133
Subjects: Earth sciences; Earth sciences -- Study and teaching; Geology; Geology -- Study and teaching; Earth scientists -- Attitudes; Geologists -- Attitudes; Cognition; Learning
Other titles: How geologists think and learn about the earth
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Learning from earth.  The concepts of beauty and creativity: earth science thinking / Susan W. Kieffer; title: Geologic mapping: where the rubber meets the road / W. G. Ernst; title: Plate tectonics, the general theory: complex earth is simpler than you think / Don L. Anderson; title: Modeling geocomplexity: "a new kind of science" / Donald L. Turcotte; title: Learning about geoscience thinking.  Spatial thinking in the geosciences and cognitive sciences: a cross-disciplinary look at the intersection of the two fields / Kim A. Kastens and Toru Ishikawa; title: Building an understanding of geological time: a cognitive synthesis of the "macro" and "micro" scales of time / Jeff Dodick and Nir Orion; title: Student understanding of complex earth systems / Bruce E. Herbert; title: Rediscovering the historical methodology of the earth sciences by analyzing scientific communication styles / Jeff Dodick and Shlomo Argamon; title: Understanding and enhancing visualizations: two models of collaboration between earth science and cognitive science / David N. Rapp, David H. Uttal; title: Helping students learn.  Engineering geosciences learning experiences using the Learning-for-use design framework / Daniel C. Edelson, Virginia M. Pitts, Christina M. Salierno, Bruce L. Sherin; title: Building geoscience vocabularies using a data visualization tool (WorldWatcher) / Michael R. Taber and Kristin Quadracci; title: The hidden earth: interactive, computer-based modules for geoscience learning / Stephen J. Reynolds, Michael D. Piburn, Debra E. Leedy, Carla M. McAuliffe, James P. Birk, Julia K. Johnson; title: STELLA modeling as a tool for understanding the dynamics of earth systems / David M. Bice; title: An agenda for the future.