Science Education - Environmental Sciences
Earth Science

Determining Spatial Orientation of Rock Layers with the Brunton Compass
Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Most rock units exhibit some form of planar surfaces or linear features. Examples ...

Using Topographic Maps to Generate Topographic Profiles
Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Topographic maps are "plan-view" representations of Earth's ...

Making a Geologic Cross Section
Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Geologic maps were first made and utilized in Europe, in the mid-to-late 18th century. ...

Physical Properties Of Minerals I: Crystals and Cleavage
Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder The physical properties of minerals comprise various measurable and discernible ...

Physical Properties Of Minerals II: Polymineralic Analysis
Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder The physical properties of minerals include various measurable and discernible ...

Igneous Volcanic Rock
Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Igneous rocks are the products of cooling and crystallization of magma. Volcanic rocks ...

Igneous Intrusive Rock
Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Igneous rocks are products of the cooling and crystallization of high temperature ...

An Overview of bGDGT Biomarker Analysis for Paleoclimatology
Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst Throughout this series of videos, natural samples were extracted and ...

An Overview of Alkenone Biomarker Analysis for Paleothermometry
Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst Throughout this series of videos, natural samples were extracted and ...

Sonication Extraction of Lipid Biomarkers from Sediment
Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst The material comprising the living "organic" share of any ecosystem ...

Soxhlet Extraction of Lipid Biomarkers from Sediment
Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst Every lab needs standards that track the performance, accuracy, and ...

Extraction of Biomarkers from Sediments - Accelerated Solvent Extraction
Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst The distribution of a group of organic biomarkers called glycerol-dialkyl ...

Conversion of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters by Saponification for Uk'37 Paleothermometry
Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst The product of an organic solvent extraction, a total lipid extract (TLE), ...

Purification of a Total Lipid Extract with Column Chromatography
Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst The product of an organic solvent extraction, a total lipid extract (TLE), ...

Removal of Branched and Cyclic Compounds by Urea Adduction for Uk'37 Paleothermometry
Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst As mentioned in previous videos, the product of an organic solvent ...