Analysis of Sidewalk Fractures

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Title:

Analysis of Sidewalk Fractures

Url:

https://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/structure04/activities/3860.ht...

Creator:

Onasch, Charles M.

Publisher:

Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.)

Description: Most people are familiar with Shel Silverstein's poem "Where the Sidewalk Ends", but do they know where and why sidewalks crack? It's a valid and worthy question, and this handy educational activity from Charles Onasch of Bowling Green State University explains just that. Here, students will learn to use fractures in sidewalks as an analog for natural outcrops and also learn how to make systematic observations of such fractures. This activity is offered as part of the "Teaching Structural Geology in the 21st Century" website maintained at Carleton College, and educators are welcome to use it in a variety of classroom settings. Visitors can read a brief summary of the activity, and then go on to download all of the necessary documentation related to the activity.

LC Classification:

Science -- Geology -- Dynamic and structural geology
Science -- Geology -- Dynamic and structural geology -- Study and teaching. Research

GEM Subject:

Science
Science -- Instructional issues
Science -- Geology

Key Concept:

Geology
Geology -- Fractures

Date Issued:

2007-11-29

Resource Type:

Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- DOC
Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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