GEOS 100: Geoscience Today (4 Credits)
This course is an introduction to Earth science, with a focus on the interconnectedness of Earth’s systems and human impacts on these systems. Topics surveyed include space science, rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes, history of the Earth and stories told by rocks and the landscape, Earth’s resources, renewable energy, weather, and climate change. This course will help students see the stories behind the landscapes of White Earth Reservation, assess the dangers of natural hazards, and make informed decisions about energy and resource use which have personal and societal impacts. Lecture and laboratory.
Goal Area: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 & 10.6
Prerequisite: None
Institutional Outcomes: 1b & 2b