Author Archives: Anne Jefferson

Where on Google Earth #225

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

Find the mystery location, win the prize. Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geopuzzling

Final hours to win “Written in Stone” by giving to our DonorsChoose challenge

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

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 →

Categories: by Anne, science education

What do you mean by “hydrogeomorphic processes”? (Some thoughts following my GSA session on the topic.)

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

Geomorphologists increasingly recognize that the way water is delivered to and moves through a hillslope, river, or landscape affects surficial processes and geomorphic form. Hydrogeologists recognize that geomorphology drives the spatial and temporal distribution of shallow groundwater. But both groups … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, conferences, geomorphology, hydrology

Using rock cubes to learn about hydrogeology

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

Dunking rocks in water – and doing some measurements and calculations – helps my students get a hands-on understanding of porosity. Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology, rocks & minerals, science education

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

DonorsChoose Update We’re wrapping up another spectacular week for supporting Earth Science in the schools.. The Highly Allochthonous drive has now raised over $1000 from 14 donors and touched the lives of 589 students. Among the projects you helped complete … Continue reading →

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