Practical and Laboratory Work in Earth and Environmental Sciences: guide to good practice and helpful resources

The purpose of this Guide is to discuss and promote the value of practicals and laboratory work in the teaching of the Earth and Environmental Sciences (ES3) at undergraduate level. It suggests ways to improve the quality of learning that practicals can provide outlines new ideas and suggests some texts and links that may be useful. In addition it seeks to provide a framework in which teachers in Higher Education (HE) Earth and Environmental Sciences may analyse and evaluate current and future practicals so that learning outcomes become explicit.