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Not to scale
Like all geologists, I’m a great fan of scale bars. Except, it seems, on some of my figures… Continue reading
The elephants in the room at ScienceOnline 2011
The undercurrents and unresolved issues at ScienceOnline 2011, that I feel are going to be an important component of online conversations in the next 12 months. Continue reading
Geobloggers – why do you blog?
For geology bloggers, one of the most interesting, and encouraging, things about 2010 was that two big geological organisations – the Geological Society of America and the American Geophysical Union – have started to grasp, and exploit, the potential of … Continue reading
Final hours to win “Written in Stone” by giving to our DonorsChoose challenge
The challenge ends on Tuesday.
You can win a copy of Written in Stone before it hits bookstore shelves.
HP doubles all of your donations and lets you choose which projects to fund.
New donors get me to give $10 each.
Lots of great kids are still waiting for our help.
Let’s get to work. Continue reading
Using rock cubes to learn about hydrogeology
Dunking rocks in water – and doing some measurements and calculations – helps my students get a hands-on understanding of porosity. Continue reading
From Weather Detectives to Water Warriors
Earlier this week, I was incredibly humbled by the outpouring of geoblogospheric support for a DonorsChoose project to help South Carolina elementary school students become weather detectives. With only minutes to spare before the project lost its chance, with help … Continue reading
Blog Action Day: Water! (And floods! energy! education!)
Sneaking in another Friday Floods post, this time perfectly coinciding with Earth Science Week and Blog Action Day‘s focus on Water. My offering for this day is actually a guest post at AGU’s Geospace blog, where I had the privilege … Continue reading
Teaming up with DonorsChoose to bring Earth Science to schools
Last year we raised $10,000 for earth science education. This year we’re going to do even more to bring needed supplies, books, and field experiences to science classrooms around the US. Continue reading
Geoblogospheric community. What is it good for?
I see ways that we can expand what we are doing, to make our community bolder, more inclusive, and more outwardly focused. Building that sort of community allows us not just to provide camaraderie and support for one another, but also to act as agents of change beyond the borders of the internet. Continue reading →