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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

Course profile: Geoscience Processes part of Strong Geoscience Departments:Degree Programs:Courses
A course profile page for "Geoscience Processes" at the University of Texas at El Paso, detailing an entry-level, field-based geoscience course focused on teaching field techniques, mapping, geomorphology, and surface processes, with explicit learning goals, assessment methods, and downloadable syllabus, within the context of strengthening undergraduate geoscience education. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level
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Course profile: Global Change part of Strong Geoscience Departments:Degree Programs:Courses
A course profile page for an upper-division undergraduate "Global Change" class at the University of Montana, detailing its focus on Earth system science, climate change, atmospheric chemistry, and biodiversity, with information on course content, learning goals, assessment methods, and supplementary resources like syllabi and reading lists. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Global Change, Upper Level
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Course profile: Chicago Rocks! Geology in the City part of Strong Geoscience Departments:Degree Programs:Courses
A course profile page for "Chicago Rocks! Geology in the City" at Northeastern Illinois University, detailing an entry-level, team-taught earth science course for first-year students that integrates local urban geology with college success skills, including goals, assessment methods, and downloadable syllabi. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Earth Science, Intro Level
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G101: Introduction to Geology: Solid Earth part of Introductory Courses:Virtual Workshop 2014:Course Descriptions
An introductory course in Physical Geology, focusing on the formation of earth materials in the context of plate tectonics. The lab and lecture are integrated to promote active learning.

Course Type: Intro Level: Intro Level:Physical Geology
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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

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

Geology 101- Introductory Geology part of Introductory Courses: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 Introductory Courses: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, Intro Level

Earth Science; Earth Science Labat Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL part of Math You Need:Implementations
Implementation plan page detailing the integration of "The Math You Need, When You Need It" modules into an introductory Earth Science lab at Hillsborough Community College, addressing math challenges among non-science majors through pre-lab online tutorials in density, graphing, topography, equation manipulation, and unit conversions. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

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