| Autor: |
Castello, Mario Del, Cooke, Michele |
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Journal of Geoscience Education; September 2008, Vol. 56 Issue: 4 p324-333, 10p |
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In this paper, we provide both a step-by-step description of how to build an apparatus for investigating extensional and contractional faulting and we provide lab procedures that teachers at both university and high-school levels can use to enhance students knowledge of the fundamentals of faulting mechanisms. The experiments are based on the analog modeling principle, where large geologic processes (both in terms of time and space) are scaled down to be observed in real time within a classroom. The technique is relatively simple, low-cost and reproducible in a short time span. The experiments offer students both a hands-on experience that is a proxy for more complicated laboratory techniques used by researchers and the opportunity for students to see faults grow before their very eyes. We followed this approach with student groups at different training levels (university and high-school) and found that the experiments boost understanding of the processes of faulting. We highly encourage university level teachers to use this technique both within their own curriculum and within programs that transfer knowledge of geologic concepts to high school teachers and students. |
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