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GEOL 495 or C&I 495: Introduction to the Geosciences for K-8 Teachers

Dates & Times: Credits: Location:
8:30am to 4:30 pm daily 4 U/G Credits Beaverhead 130, SKC
June 18th to 22nd and 25th to 29th, 2007   CHCB 225, UM

Overview
The primary focus of this course is on the deepening of K-8 inservice and preservice teachers’ understanding of Geoscience content knowledge through an Earth Systems Science approach. Topics explored will be in alignment with the National Science Education Content Standards [NSES] and will include the rock, water, and carbon cycles, the fossil record, the structure and formation of Earth’s physical features, weather and climate, mapping, renewable and nonrenewable energy and topics that are socially relevant to Montana, such as water quality issues, Tribal natural resource management, and carbon sequestration.

Syllabus (pdf)
DATE ACTIVITY POWERPOINTS LINKS AND REFERENCES
June 18      
Montana Geology      
Teaching & Learning Science      
Earth History & Structure
  • Earth Formation &
  • Early History Plate Tect.
June 19      
Geologic Age Dating
  • Relative Time & Isotopes
  
Scope & Sequence Exercise
  • Plate Tectonics
   
June 20      
Minerals
  • Introduction to Minerals 
  
Tribal Perspective - Mining      
Literacy Strategies  
  • Literacy Strategies I
  
Rock Cycle
  • Rock Cycle 
  
June 21      

Intro to topo maps

      
Clay model activity      
Local topo map exercise      
Leadership Development      
Faults and Folds      
Playdoh structures      
June 22      
Culturally Competent      
Bitterroot Fieldtrip      
June 25      
Water      
Hydrologic Cycle      
Virtual River Lab      
Cultural importance of water      
Stream Table Activity      
June 26      
Water continued      
Groundwater lecture and model      
Backward Design      
Water Fieldtrip      
June 27      
Lesson Development      
Tribal Water Rights      
Glacial Deposition Setup      
Glacial Deposition Observe      
June 28      
Carbon Cycle Activity      
Energy Resource/Montana      
Canadian mines and Flathead Drainage      
Curriculum Plan      
June 29      
Leadership plan development      
Presentation with relation to Montana map      
Summative Eval      
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