GEO 1055 - Geology National Parks Lab (LAB)

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Geology

Description:

Field trip portion of GEO 1050. A seven day field trip featuring national parks and monuments, usually over Spring Break, to experience geologic processes shaping the landscape, interpret past environments/climates that created the resources utilized by society, and observe first-hand how our Earth has changed through geologic time and, in fact, is ever-changing. Requires hiking on park trails over uneven surfaces for average of three miles a day. Elevations up to 8300 feet. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of basic fundamental laws, concepts, and theories in the physical sciences and be able to apply them to everyday life. 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the process of science to interpret data in the form of tables, graphs, and charts and communicate those finding in oral and or written form. 3. Develop a basic understanding of the internal and external processes acting on the earth. 4. Identify and describe the origin and development of landforms found in the various National Parks of the southwest. 5. Apply the principles of geologic time to analyze the rates of geologic processes related to the National Parks of the southwest. 6. Integrate information learned in class and laboratory studies to evaluate geologic processes in the field. Course fee required. Corequisite: GEO 1050. SP

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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