Earth History Courses


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Relative Geologic Time and the Geologic Time Scale part of Paleontology:Activities
Group simulation of the development of the geologic time scale illustrating concepts of correlation and relative time. Extremely effective for teaching the significance of the geologic time scale.

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Paleontology:Biostratigraphy/Biogeography , Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology

Earth: Evolution of a Habitable World part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Earth History Approach:Examples
This is Earth history taught from a planetary science perspective, comparing it to its neighboring planets. Using a systems approach, students determine how and why the atmosphere and the climate have changed over ...

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Historical Geology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes

Wonderful Life part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Earth History Approach:Examples
This course uses the Ediacaran fauna as a focus to teach about evolution, the nature of science, and how to write well. The students start off reading "Wonderful Life" (Gould, 1989 ), which deals with ...

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Paleontology:Evolution , Biology:Evolution

The Scientific Method and the Paradox of Controversy part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Earth History Approach:Examples
This course is an excellent example of Earth history taught from the perspective of the history of geology. Not only does it teach some of the most important concepts in geology, but it also teaches the students ...

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience, Geology

Processes and Concepts of Geology part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Earth History Approach:Examples
This is an example of a physical-historical geology course, an excellent vehicle for teaching plate tectonics. From the syllabus: This course begins with an introduction to basic Earth materials and analyses of ...

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience

Historical Geology part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Earth History Approach:Examples
This introductory online historical geology class teaches basic scientific principles like evolution and plate tectonics, then reviews Earth history from the Precambrian to the present day. The readings are online ...

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Geoscience, Geology

Global Climate Change part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Earth History Approach:Examples
This interdisciplinary courses focuses on how and why Earth's climate has changed thoughout its history and how it is likely to change in the near future. It draws from geology, chemistry, meteorology, ...

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Environmental Science:Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect

Invertebrate Paleontology part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Earth History Approach:Examples
This is a classic evolution-and-fossils kind of course. Students go through major invertebrate groups, examine and interpret fossils and assemblages. Rather than approach the whole world chronologically, the course ...

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Paleontology:Evolution

History of Geology part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Earth History Approach:Examples
course url: http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/histgeol/ This is a history-of-geology course that includes a great deal of Earth history material. From the syllabus: The historical development of geology as a ...

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience:Geology, Geology:Historical Geology, Geoscience

Earth History part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Earth History Approach:Examples
This Earth history class is intended for non-geoscience majors and follows a chronological structure, starting with the Big Bang and finishing in the anthropogenic period. Abridged from the syllabus: This course is ...

Subject: Geoscience: Geoscience, Geology:Historical Geology, Tectonics, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate


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