Sedimentary Virtual Tour using Google Earth(tm)
March 8, 2010 Edited by Geo Hot Topics Editorial
Filed under Geology, Physical Geography
Sedimentary Tour
Tour created by Professor Randy Rutberg, CUNY Hunter.
This virtual field trip is designed to show students examples of sedimentary rocks. The tour is designed so that students see each location from above. This helps them orient themselves geographically. I’ve created a number of locations (pushpins) and have labeled them with key words to help orient myself as I go through the tour. In some cases I have made the “pushpins” invisible so that they would not obscure the view. These labels could easily be changed. I have included Mesa Verde, CO as I think this demonstrates the link between geology and anthropology. In this case, and in some others, the resolution is not sufficient to see the rock formations. However, the tour can be paused and then the blue squares can be “clicked.” This will bring up photographs of the rock formation.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify examples of sedimentary rock.
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