Earth Science
Course Overview:
LCCC CC+ PSSC 161 (9, 10, 11, 12) – semester - 1 credit and 3 credit hours from LCCC The Earth Science course is designed as a semester long introduction to geology and dynamic Earth interactions. The course is designed as an introductory college Earth Science class. Students will be required to enroll at LCCC and will receive college credit. Focus will placed on identification of minerals, rock types, rock deposition, plate tectonics, volcanism, weathering, glaciations, and geologic time. The unique geologic features of Northern Ohio will be used as examples. Prerequisites: CC+ standards. Enrollment in Astronomy either before or after the class is suggested, but not required. This class meets one period daily for one 1 unit of credit.
Textbooks:
- The Good Earth: Introduction to Earth Science
D. McConnell et al. 2007
Assessments:
Chapter and Unit Tests - Final (cumulative) - case study project
Tentative Course Outline
Week
M/T lecture
Wed activity
Tr/F Lecture
Movie: Fireballs
CHPT:2.1, 2,5, 11, 14, 15, 17-19, 25, 3.1-3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 18
Ch. 4 Earth & Plate Tectonics
Seismic Wave Activity, CO2 activity
CHPT: 5.5, 8-12, 14, 15, 18-20
Viscosity Lab
CHPT:6.1-3, 6, 8, 9, 13-15, 17-21, 24-26
Mineral Classification Lab
CHPT: 7.1-3, 5, 7, 9-11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21-24
Stream Cross Section Lab
CHPT: 10.1, 5, 6, 11.2, 5, 8-11, 13, 15, 17-19, 22
Time for Case Study
CHPT:15.1-6, 9-11
Time for Case Study
CHPT:15.13, 18-20, 24-26, 16.1, 2, 5-7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18, 22-24
Time for Case Study
Ecological Footprint Activity
CHPT:17.1, 2, 5-9, 12, 13, 17, 21-24