Using Candies to Demonstrate Concepts of Weathering and Sedimentary Processes in Lecture-Based Introductory Earth Science Courses From: Journal of Geoscience Education | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright National Association of Geoscience Teachers May 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Students enrolling in undergraduate level introductory earth science courses often have little or no science background. For lecture format courses, demonstrations or hands-on activities used to illustrate geologic concepts may be valuable teaching tools to facilitate student learning. Demonstrations using materials with which students have familiarity can be especially effective. We used peanut M&M's® in a series of classroom demonstrations to illustrate concepts of physical and chemical weathering, sediment transportation, and deposition. Student response to this and other ...

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