Project Atlantis - An Exercise in the Application of Earth Science to a Critical Examination of a Pseudoscience Hypothesis

@article{Earle2003ProjectA,
  title={Project Atlantis - An Exercise in the Application of Earth Science to a Critical Examination of a Pseudoscience Hypothesis},
  author={Steven A. Earle},
  journal={Journal of Geoscience Education},
  year={2003},
  volume={51},
  pages={290 - 294}
}
  • S. Earle
  • Published 1 May 2003
  • Geology
  • Journal of Geoscience Education
I ask my first-year physical geology students to write an essay examining the Crustal Displacement hypothesis (Flem-ath and Flem-ath, 1995), a hypothesis that is inconsistent with the accepted understanding of crustal and mantle processes. The assignment involves designing a test of the hypothesis, based on the material covered in our discussion of the theory of plate tectonics and of how the theory evolved. The assignment is useful because it forces students to solidify their understanding of… 
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