GEOL 211 Physical Geology
Origin, composition and structure of earth. Advanced identification of rocks and minerals; the evolution of the surface features of continents and interpretation of landforms from maps. Lab work included. Prerequisite: GEOL 101 (NSL)
Outcomes
- Use the scientific method and principles of the Earth to: Observe, Form hypotheses, Make predictions, Test hypotheses
- Develop the ability to be resourceful, to think about and solve land-related problems
- Think wholly and think critically
- Collect and evaluate data and sources of information
- Ask critical questions
- Discern between multiple explanations
- Support an argument with evidence
- Transfer your knowledge from this course to answer questions or solve problems in other situations, or your personal life
- See the world in a new way, through "earth-tinted" glasses to be able to recognize the shape and lay of the land and say something about how it formed.
- Recognize that "like a poem, the whole of which is greater than the sum of its parts" see how geology and conservation ecology go hand-in-hand
- Recognize geologically hazardous areas and be able to make general assessments
- Know the interrelation of Earth Systems and natural resources
- Know that every rock tells a story and learn what some of those stories are (Western Science version and Traditional version)
- Record field observations in field books