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3.00 Credits
(Summer; Yearly; 0.00 Credits) We will spend three days boating on Lake Powell while discussing and studying the results of the Glen Canyon Dam, including exploring the controversy from a view of water supply, economic and environmental impacts. Corequisites: ND260 or ND261 or IC207. Note: A special course fee is a assessed.
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(Summer; Yearly; 0.00 Credits) On July 16, 1945 the world changed with the explosion of the first atomic bomb at the Trinity site, near Socorro, New Mexico. This module will visit a number of sites in New Mexico and Arizona which have played a seminal role in the " atomic age " . Corequisites: ND260 or ND261 or IC207.
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3.00 Credits
(Summer; Yearly; 0.00 Credits) Moab offers a wealth of natural beauty, including Arches National Park and the Colorado River. Students in this module will learn about fluid flow during a one-day rafting trip on the Colorado. We'll visit Arches National Park and examine some of its well-known features, such as the physical blueprint of the arches and Balanced Rock, from a physics perspective. Corequisites: ND260 or ND261 or IC207. Note: A special course fee is assessed.
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(Summer; Yearly; 0.00 Credits) Snow-covered rugged mountain peaks, reaching nearly 13,000 feet in elevation. A break-neck deep gorge with more tight bends and twist than a Quenton Tarantino movie plot. Stone arches immense yet delicate. A labyrinth of colorful mesas and needle-like buttes. The southwest corner of Utah contains a diversity of spectacular scenery that has to be seen to appreciate. During this module we will visit four of the most scenic areas in the southwest and explore the natural forces that formed and sculpted them. Additionally, we will investigate how the governmental agencies that oversee and regulate each area protect and manage these natural wonders. Corequisites: ND260 or ND261 or IC207.
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3.00 Credits
(Summer; Yearly; 0.00 Credits) This module reveals the biotic diversity of unique desert ecosystems of southeastern Arizona - the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert. This module examines the plant and animal associations and adaptations exhibited in this arid environment. This region contains arid desert flats, rocky canyons, creeks, alpine meadows and talus slopes. We will investigate the plant and animal diversity of the Chiricahua and Dragon Mountains through hands-on exploration. We will traverse a range of elevations; from desert flats (4,000 ft.) to mountain peaks (nearly 9,000 ft).
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(Summer; Yearly; 0.00 Credits) During this module, Students learn to identify and interpret styles of rock art at a variety of spectacular sites. These sites range in period from the Archaic (5500 BC to 1 AD), the Anasazi (1 AD to 1275 AD), Fremont (450 AD to 1250 AD), the Formative Period (1 AD to 1275 AD), and Ute (1200 AD to 1880 AD). Corequisites: ND260 or ND261 or IC207.
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(Summer; Yearly; 0.00 Credits) This module takes place in and around the Canyon lands and Arches National Parks outside of Moab, UT. We will collect data that differentiates a sympatric assemblage of lizards in the region. Collared (Crotaphytus collaris), side-blotch (UTA stansburiana), tree (Urosaurus ornatus), whiptail (Cnemidophorus tesselatus), and plateau lizards (Sceloporus undulatus) will be characterized based on several ecological and physiological parameters. We will also explore the biodiversity and conservation/land-use issues of this region. Ancillary ventures will include a trek to the base of Mount Peale (12,721 ft.) and the Matheson Wetland Preserve. Corequisites: ND260 or ND261 or IC207.
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3.00 Credits
(Summer; Yearly; 0.00 Credits) The Southwest contains some of the best dinosaur fossil sites in the world, and we take advantage of this, by visiting the Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry, sites in the Moab, UT area that contain extraordinary dinosaur footprints, Mill Canyon dinosaur quarry and the dinosaur display at College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum. Corequisites: ND260 or ND261 or IC207.
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3.00 Credits
(Summer; Yearly; 0.00 Credits) We will explore the prehistoric and present indigenous cultures, agriculture, religion, social and political organization. We will visit ruins ranging from Mesa Verde National Monument (maintained by the National Park Service) to the Ute Mountain Tribal Park on the Ute Mountain reservation. We will also participate in a one- half day work project for the Ute Mountain Tribe. We will contrast the ruins seen at Mesa Verde and the Ute Mountain Tribal Park with reconstructed ruins we will visit in New Mexico. We will also observe and discuss contemporary American Indian economic problems and strategies. Corequisites: ND260 or ND261 or IC207.
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3.00 Credits
(Summer; Yearly; 0.00 Credits) edge of the Cedars, Hovenweep, Butler Wash and the Horsecollar Ruins: A closer look at Anasazi Culture and Environments. Corequisites: ND260 or ND261 or IC207.
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