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Introduction to the Geosciences part of Course Design:Goals Database
This course focuses on physical geology. The course focuses on 5 Big Ideas including Plate Tectonics, The Rock Cycle, Geologic Time, Geoscience Research and Scientific Thinking. There are also four skills that are ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Physical Geology

Meteorology part of Virtual Workshop 2014:Course Descriptions
This lecture/lab course explores topics of weather, climate and air pollution and is taken by majors and non-majors. The goal of the laboratory is to develops students' understanding of the atmosphere through ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Meteorology
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Introduction to Earth and Environmental Science (SIO 50) part of Virtual Workshop 2014:Course Descriptions
The course is an introduction to how our planet works, focusing on the formation and evolution of the solid earth, the dynamic nature of earth systems, and the environmental issues pertinent to society. Students ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Earth Science
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GEO 303 Introduction to Geology part of Virtual Workshop 2014:Course Descriptions
GEO 303 is a comprehensive survey of geological science that includes physical and historical geology in one semester. Emeritus UT geology professor, Leon E. Long, designed GEO 303 and has taught the course in our ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Earth Science
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Our Dynamic Weather part of Virtual Workshop 2014:Course Descriptions
"Our Dynamic Weather" explores the nature of weather and how and why it changes. It describes how atmospheric scientists display and interpret weather information and use that information to identify ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Meteorology
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Geology 101- Introductory Geology part of Courses
This is an a Physical Geology course that focuses upon geologic processes and features with emphasis on using plate tectonics as an example of the scientific method in practice.

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Physical Geology, Intro Level

Dynamic Earth part of Courses
Dynamic Earth is an activity-based introductory course. The course focuses on the fundamentals of earth processes to help students begin to understand the geologic processes that influence the landscape around ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level, Earth Science

Field studies, Central California part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Course
Field studies of Central California is an introductory field geology course for community college students. Students meet for 3 hours per week of lecture, take one 4-day field trip to the Eastern Sierras to study ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Physical Geology, Intro Level

Physical Geology Laboratory part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Course
This page describes a freshman-level Physical Geology Laboratory class taught at a community college. This course covers basic Earth processes (streams, tectonics, groundwater) and Earth materials (minerals and ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Physical Geology

Historical Geology part of Courses
This course is an introductory study of geologic history of the Earth. Emphasis is placed on interpretation of rocks and fossils as a means of understanding the Earth's history.

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Historical Geology, Intro Level