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Descriptions of introductory geoscience courses collected as part of several projects.


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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

GLG 111 - The Dynamic Earth part of Introductory Courses:Courses
This course is being revised as part of a 2-year university-funded project entitled "Developing, Implementing, and Assessing Active-Learning Modules for 100-Level Geology Foundation Courses." The ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Earth Science, Intro Level

Sustainability and the Campus part of Teach the Earth:Courses
Author Profile (https://serc.carleton.edu/person/1433.html) Summary Course URL: [] Course Type: Intro Level:Earth System Science Course Size: less than 15 Course Format: Small-group ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Earth System Science

Physical Geography: The Atmopshere part of Introductory Courses:Virtual Workshop 2014:Course Descriptions
This course covers introductory atmospheric science including ocean circulation and the hydrological cycle. It is the the first course in the Physical Geography sequence with Physical Geography: The Land as the ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Physical Geography
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Introduction to Geologic Field Methods part of Course Design:Goals Database
This course is designed to give students repeated practice in field mapping methods - for students in areas without huge exposures of great outcrops (e.g., Missouri). Every class meeting, the students will be asked ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Earth Science

Global Change - Physical Processes part of Using an Earth System Approach:Earth System Science in a Nutshell:Example Courses
ENVIRON/NRE/BIOLOGY/GEOG 110 and AOSS/GEOSCI/ENSCEN 171 This is the first semester of an interdisciplinary three semester introductory course sequence that investigates the causes and potential impacts of global ...

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Global Change
Ready for Use: Ready to Use

Investigating Earth part of Course Design:Goals Database
In this introduction to physical geology course, we explore rocks exposed near campus, and do our best to interpret the processes that formed them.

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Physical Geology

Historical Geology part of Introductory Courses: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

Geology 100 - Introduction to Geology part of Introductory Courses:Courses
This course is an introduction to physical geology taught at a first-year level in an all-lecture format.

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