Liz Johnson James Madison University johns2eajmuedu Thanks to Ron Phillips purchase info and Eric Pyle point counting exercise The Classroom Cost of Installation Invoice for countertops ID: 1022594
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1. “Granite” Countertops as a Teaching ToolLiz Johnson, James Madison University (johns2ea@jmu.edu)Thanks to Ron Phillips (purchase info) and Eric Pyle (point counting exercise)
2. The Classroom
3. Cost of InstallationInvoice for countertops:About $31 / sq. ft. plus installationComparable to cost of standard lab countersThin sections and geochemical analyses of all 10 samples (~$1000)Alternatives:Install a smaller insetUse loose pieces as hand samplesSame effect?
4. Geology and Earth Science CoursesGEOL300 Introduction to Petrology (BS) 4 creditsJigsaw Project: Introduction to phaneritic igneous rocksGEOL367 Genesis of Solid Earth Materials (BA) 4 CreditsMacroscopic point counting: use plastic chicken fencing as a grid on countertop
5. Introductory Courses“Field Trip” to this classroom with Geology majors as the guidesIntroduce petrographic microscope and thin sectionsTextures and crystallization historyClassification of rocksUse of geologic knowledge in everyday life