Earth Resources

Earth Resources is a Natural Science class taught by Steve Roof.

Course Description
In this course students will investigate issues in environmental earth science and examine how society interacts with Earth processes and resources. This course emphasizes a hands-on, field- and lab-oriented approach. Class discussions and weekly projects introduce the major concepts and techniques of earth science (geology), environmental sciences, and resource management. Students will learn to observe, pose questions, build hypotheses, and develop answers through field research and quantitative data analysis. Students will often be given complex problems and asked to figure out for themselves how to collect data and work toward solutions. Through local field trips, we will explore the history of our planet, and earth-shaping processes such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and erosion. By learning how our planet evolves, students can then evaluate the current state of Earth and solutions to environmental ills.

Learning Goals

 * Project-based
 * Presenting
 * Quantitative
 * Writing