ESCI1020 — Earth Science
ESCI 1020 - Earth Science ESCI 1020 - Earth Science Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 2 Course Description: This course is a survey of the earth sciences as a broad and nonquantitative introduction to topics in geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. It views solid earth, the liquid hydrosphere, and the gaseous atmosphere in terms of continuous interactions as air comes in contact with rock, rock with water, and water with air. Laboratory investigations and hands-on experiences provide the framework for the semester’s study. MnTC Goals 3 Natural Science, 10 People/Environment use maps to analyze Earth phenomena. explain meteorology concepts and atmospheric dynamics. explain how humans and the greater biosphere interact with the Earth systems. explain geological processes including minerals, rocks, and plate tectonics. explain the dynamic processes of the hydrosphere. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6) 03. 01. Demonstrate understanding of scientific theories. 03. 02. Formulate and test hypotheses by performing laboratory, simulation, or field experiments in at least two of the natural science disciplines. One of these experimental components should develop, in greater depth, students’ laboratory experience in the collection of data, its statistical and graphical analysis, and an appreciation of its sources of error and uncertainty. 03. 03. Communicate their experimental findings, analyses, and interpretations both