Is the Rock Cycle an Outdated Idea, or a Unifying Concept?.

Eves, Robert Leo; Davis, Larry Eugene

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Publication Date: 1988

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Is the Rock Cycle an Outdated Idea, or a Unifying Concept?

Eves, Robert Leo; Davis, Larry Eugene

Journal of Geological Education, v36 n2 p108-10 Mar 1988

Discusses how rock-cycle diagrams can graphically illustrate the interrelationship between materials and processes in physical geology courses. Reviews nine contemporary physical geology textbooks with regard to their use of such diagrams. (TW)

Descriptors: College Science, Diagrams, Geology, Higher Education, Physical Environment, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Policymakers

Language: English

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