Using Student-Created Metaphors to Comprehend Geologic Time.

Ritger, Scott David; Cummins, Robert Hays

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ERIC Number: EJ467733

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Using Student-Created Metaphors to Comprehend Geologic Time.

Ritger, Scott David; Cummins, Robert Hays

Journal of Geological Education, v39 n1 p9-11 Jan 1991

Presents an activity for introducing students to geologic time. Students choose their own metaphor for geologic time, selecting milestones in Earth history and scaling these events to their metaphors.(PR)

Descriptors: College Science, Earth Science, Geology, Higher Education, Metaphors, Paleontology, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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