14/09/2026
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ: ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐
๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ง
On 12 September 2026, the Geology and Earth Science Unit of the Geology and Physics Department Department of Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) conducted a hands-on field activity with DepEd Dumaguete City School Division - Elementary Level Teachers at the Palinpinon Geothermal Fields, Valencia, Negros Oriental.
As part of the extension program, โ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ-๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด,โ the activity provided elementary-level teachers with practical experience in field observation, topographic map interpretation, and location-based data collection.
๐งญ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ:
๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Participants learned the step-by-step process of aligning a compass with a topographic map, establishing a practical foundation for field navigation and map interpretation.
๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐
Teachers identified and recorded three landmarks using a field table, linking observable features on the ground with their corresponding representations on the map.
๐บ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง)
Participants applied resection techniques to determine their position by taking bearings to ridge peaks and plotting these observations on the topo map.
๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐
GPS devices were used to record field positions, introducing teachers to digital tools for spatial data collection.
๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ง
The activity concluded with a comparison of positions obtained through traditional map-based triangulation and GPS, encouraging reflection on measurement, accuracy, and the complementary value of conventional and digital techniques.
Through this experiential approach, NORSU continues to support the development of ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ณ๐บ-๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ-๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ-๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. The activity also strengthens collaboration between NORSU faculty and DepEd teachers, helping translate scientific concepts into meaningful and contextualized learning experiences for basic education.
The fieldwork was implemented under the broader extension initiative involving the Natural and Applied Sciences Division, with the Geology and Earth Science component contributing practical competencies in Earth systems, field techniques, mapping, and environmental investigation.
