Historical Geology
Mike Phillips
, mike_phillips@ivcc.edu
Illinois Valley Community College
a Two Year College
.Summary
Course URL: http://www.ivcc.edu/phillips/courses/gel1009/map-hist.htm
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site
Ready for Use: Ready to Use
Course Type: Entry Level:Historical Geology
Topics: Time/Earth History
Course Size:
15-30
Course Context:
This is an introductory-level historical geology course with no prerequisites. The course is four credit hours with two one-hour lectures and one one-hour seminar each week. Students are expected to spend approximately two hours per week in an "open lab." Typically 2-5 students are geology majors, the rest are taking the course to fill a gen ed requirement.
Course Goals:
This is an introductory-level historical geology course with no prerequisites. The course is four credit hours with two one-hour lectures and one one-hour seminar each week. Students are expected to spend approximately two hours per week in an "open lab." Typically 2-5 students are geology majors, the rest are taking the course to fill a gen ed requirement.
How course activities and course structure help students achieve these goals:
The students will begin by interpreting rocks and explaining those interpretations to others and move on to more complex interpetations. The course will use think-pair-share, jigsaw, and gallery walk exercises (among others). Assessment will take place via written labs, exams, and a term project.
Skills Goals
Students will be able to think critically & reflectively and to communicate clearly with others.
How course activities and course structure help students achieve these goals:
Excercises will require students to evaluate and interpret the history of rocks and convey those interpretations to others in the course.
Attitudinal Goals
not provided
No Syllabus provided.
