Distance
Learning
Earth Science Courses from
Shoreline Community College
 Geol 101 section N1 |
 Geol 103 section N1 |
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This is an introductory physical geology lab course
offered entirely online. There are no meetings and the lab uses a
purchased kit of rocks and minerals as well as using geologic
material where the student lives and works. The focus of the course is on the knowledge of earth sciences as learned from a study of the modern planet. Topics include the formation and transformation of minerals, rocks and landscapes, the global mechanisms that drive the dynamic earth including volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics as well as surface processes like rivers, landslides and glaciers. In the lab the student will learn to recognize and identify important minerals, rocks and Earth imagery and interpret their meaning. |
A new entirely online alternative introductory (no
prerequisite) geology lab course. Unlike physical geology it
takes a planetary history approach to learning about the fundamental ideas
and knowledge of the Earth Sciences. The course includes most of the
topics of physical geology while emphasizing the Earth system's history. The added dimension of time enables the student to learn the basic principles of geology while tracing the evolution of the physical planet and its biosphere from its origins to the modern Earth. In the lab component the student uses purchased collections of minerals, rocks and fossils to learn some of the methods and tools the geologist uses to decipher earth history. The student will also learn to recognize important minerals, rocks and fossils and interpret their meaning. |
