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A Review of the Inquiry and Utility of Mineral and Rock Labs for Use in Introductory Geology Courses
Peer reviewed
Direct linkMeryssa Piper; Jessica Frankle; Sophia Owens; Blake Stubbins; Lancen Tully; Katherine Ryker – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2025
Rock and mineral labs are fundamental in traditional introductory geology courses. Successful implementation of these lab activities provides students opportunities to apply content knowledge. Inquiry-based instruction may be one way to increase student success. Prior examination of published STEM labs indicates that geology labs, particularly…
Descriptors: Geology, Introductory Courses, Laboratory Experiments, Inquiry
