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Anthropology & Earth Science
BA Degree in Anthropology {22-23}
BS Degree in Earth Science Education {22-23}
BA Degree in Environmental Geology {22-23}
BS Degree in Geosciences {22-23}
Minor in Anthropology {22-23}
Minor in Cultural Ecology {22-23}
Minor in Environmental Geography {22-23}
Minor in Environmental Geology {22-23}
Minor in Geosciences {22-23}
Certificate in Geographic Information Science {22-23}
Certificate in Water Quality Science {22-23}

Minor in Environmental Geology {22-23} - Problems in Planetary Science

Course Code

GEOS 361L

Credits

Title

Problems in Planetary Science

Prerequisite

GEOS 109 or 209L

Course Outline

Description

This independent study self-learning module provides a guided opportunity to practice applying concepts from GEOS 360 (Planetary Science ) through science reasoning challenges, real-world problems, and self-guided labs, with particular focus on selected astronomy issues required for Earth Science Teaching licensure in Minnesota. Concepts addressed include planetary processes, age dating, geochemical evidence for formation of the Earth and Moon, seasons, phases of the Moon, stellar evolution, galactic evolution, Kepler's Law, and measuring distances in space. Pre-requisite = GEOS 109 or 209L, or other college-level science course. Co-enrollment in GEOS 360 Planetary Science recommended.