Description, identification, and interpretation of sedimentary structures and the fossil remains of organisms. The physical evidence of evolution and climatic change throughout geologic time. Interpretation of geologic features and processes.
Athena Title
Earth's Global Change Lab
Corequisite
GEOL 1122 or GEOL 1122H
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will problem solve to figure out past climate/environmental change using the rock and fossil record.
Students will apply their newly gained knowledge to solve posed environmental change questions in class.
Students will analyze the age of the universe and earth and how they formed; evolution of the geosphere and biosphere, including origin of oceans, continents, freshwater systems, and biota.
Students will gain knowledge of the linkage between environmental change and biotic communities, including human civilizations.
Student will have an appreciation for how Earth is an interacting system and their place within that dynamic system.
Students will analyze geological and environmental problems throughout history, develop evidence-based solutions, and critically evaluate conclusions drawn from quantitative data.
Topical Outline
Minerals and rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Environments of deposition
Geologic Principles
Fossilization
Precambrian Life
Paleozoic Life
Mesozoic Life
Cenozoic Life and the Green River Formation
Geologic History of Mammals
Sea Level Changes and Coastal Georgia
