Before embarking on our trip to the Four Corners region of the United States, the first task I assigned the participating students was to define the Colorado Plateau. I didn’t set many parameters. I was expecting the responses to could include information on the following: size, ecology, geology, and culture. My motive for the assignment [...]
Archive for April, 2006
Value in defining the Colorado Plateau
Posted in Geography on April 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Descriptions of the Colorado Plateau
Posted in Geography on April 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
A plateau is defined as a large highland area of fairly level land separated from surrounding land by steep slopes. There are many famous plateaus in the world including the Bolivian Plateau in South America, Ethiopian Plateau in Ethiopia, Tibetan Plateau in China, Deccan Plateau in India, Anatolian Plateau in Turkey, and the Mato-Grosso Plateau [...]
Learning about A Navajo Legacy- Canyon de Chelly
Posted in Culture, Geology on April 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
One of the neatest places I visited while out West was Canyon de Chelly in Chinlee, AZ. The “Chelly” is pronounced “shay” and not as it is looks. I found out that this is a big deal with the native residents, they get very upset if the name is pronounced wrong. The canyon is designated [...]
Perspectives on Water Conservation in Arizona
Posted in Conservation on April 21, 2006 | 1 Comment »
As a student participating in the Plymouth State University Bio-Geo-Cultural Education Travel Study Course to the Four Corners region of the U.S., my time visiting schools involved in the Bioregional Outdoor Education Program of the Four Corners Outdoor School was spent in Arizona. Arizona is one of many states out West which has a water shortage problem. This [...]
Geologic Discoveries from the Field, Badlands in New Mexico!
Posted in Geology on April 11, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Driving south out of Farmington, New Mexico on Highway 271, to visit a school on the Navajo Reservation, we happened by a sign for the Bisti Badlands. As a science educator teaching Earth Science at Plymouth State University, I had to explore further. I learned the Bisiti/De-na-zin Badlands is a federally designated wilderness area. About [...]
