In this geology activity, students visited the Beaverhead, Montana site of a meteor impact and mapped the locations of shatter cones, which are geologic formations characteristic of an impact site. Using a global positioning (GPS) device and the process of scientific inquiry, students created an interactive map of the site and drew conclusions about the size of the impact crater.
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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2004Stock # ss04_028_03_40Volume 028Issue 03