ARCHIVED CONTENT: In December 2020, the CZO program was succeeded by the Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZ Net)
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An Introduction to Virtual Fieldwork
PRI's VFE database is accessed through an interactive map. It includes VFEs for the Shale Hills, Southern Sierra, and Luquillo CZOs.
Explore a range of Virtual Fieldwork Experiences, and resources for their production and use. This site includes examples of highlighted VFEs, selected resources and strategies for using VFEs in teaching and learning, and a large collection of VFEs.
Grades 6 -
14
All Disciplines • Geology/Chronology • Biology/Ecology • Geomorphology • GIS/RemoteSensing • SoilScience/Pedology
Virtual Fieldwork • Website • Activity • Information • Tour
Educational Objectives
This page introduces a range of resources with a wide range of objectives. Selected objectives include:
- Teachers and learners will visit virtual field sites and be able to characterize aspects of the geology and biology of those sites, and aspects of how the biosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere interact at these sites.
- Employ technological tools to capture aspects of environments in ways that those aspects may be shared with others.
Audience
K-12
General Public
Higher Education
Observatory: National CZO • Luquillo CZO • Shale Hills CZO • Sierra CZO
Author(s): Don Haas (The Paleontological Research Institution)
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