Topics covered: Geologic history of MD, rock and mineral identification, basic structure.The purpose of this field trip is to examine outcrops across MD to understand how geologists interpret the rock record to reconstruct geologic events. This includes multiple rifting and collisional events. The geology of Maryland (MD) records the complex tectonic history of the East Coast of the USA. Start the Exploring Maryland Geology virtual experience. Land ownership and rules: Setters Formation is private property, all others are public land.Įxploring Maryland Geology: Introductory Field Trip for Dynamic Earth.Accessibility: Mixed – see summary above.Topics covered: Rifting, formation of various rock types, paleontology.Gambrill Overlook is the most accessible site on this trip. Note that not all of these sites are completely accessible by the general public the Baltimore Gneiss and Catoctin Formation sites require moderate hiking, the Beekmantown Group site is inaccessible directly from the trail, and the Setters Formation site is on private property. However, anyone is welcome to click through this trip. The target audience of this virtual field trip is middle school students. We will look at some of the different rocks that can be found and investigate what sorts of things were alive when they were made.

In this virtual field trip, we are going to take a brief journey around Maryland. Though much of that past has been erased with the passage of time, rocks can tell us about what the Earth was like when they formed, and sometimes even about what sorts of things were alive then. The planet we live on has a long and storied past. Start the Maryland Introductory Geology Trip virtual experience. Maryland Introductory Geology Trip for Middle School Students It is suggested that participants who go to the visit field sites should restrict their visits to listed sites and respect any signage indicating private property. Land ownership and rules: Trail is on public lands, but most of the trail is flanked by private property.The tutorial videos include captions and images have alt text. Brown Rail Trail is ADA accessible and the sites selected were close to the trail to allow for accessibility. Recommended time for trip: 1 hour for virtual field experience.Assignment materials to use in a course setting. Basic stratigraphy and rock unit descriptions. Topics covered: Tutorials on basic structural measurements and making a geological cross-section.This virtual trip provides participants with the tools to characterize the large structural feature and understand its context in the geology of the greater region. This website is designed as a learning module to complement other field methods topics and includes an assignment for creating a structural cross section utilizing data from the stops. Each stop includes a 360-photo sphere of an outcrop, close-up photos of the geologic units, the GPS location, and structural measurements. Brown Rail Trail, which spans the Phoenix Dome north of Baltimore. Interactive website with field sites in Gunpowder Falls State Park along the Torrey C.

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