Geosites database in Yamanashi Prefecture for Earth Science Education

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25350195
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Science education
Research Institution	University of Yamanashi
Principal Investigator	ISHIGAKI Takehisa 山梨大学, 総合研究部, 准教授 (80151356)
Project Period (FY)	2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	ジオサイト / 地学教育 / 野外教育
Outline of Final Research Achievements	A geosites database in Yamanashi Prefecture was made for earth science education of students and teachers. Items of the database are location (latitude, longitude and altitude), map, access, phenomenon which can be observed, and photos. The database includes 604 data. The explanations of 124 geosites selected from the database have been exhibited as a web page on the internet.