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Contents of 1.3 Scientific Methods 2

• How do geologists do science?
• The scientific method is not a recipe
• Different questions/scenarios require modification of the method
• Field work - long the "standard" of geology
• Seeking the data of geology in situ"
• Mapping geologic layers/structures
• Finding fossils/minerals/outcrops
• Seasonal processes
• Instrumental/laboratory work
• Computer simulations

1.3 How do we know How to study Earth?