High School: Natural History in Your Backyard

Connect to the natural history of wherever you are, both in the form of hands-on activities and providing tools for basic research, including databases of geologic maps and other publicly accessible info.

 

We live in the city of Dreams. Long before we were here, “here” was a different place. What is now mountains was once bays. What are now waterways were once the roots of ancient volcanoes. This class connects you to the natural history of wherever you are, both in the form of hands-on activities and providing tools for basic research, including databases of geologic maps and other publicly accessible info.  We learn both about our common shared heritage as inhabitants of earth and a little about one another’s.  Each course is tailored to the unique locations our students inhabit.

What You Will Learn

Students in High School: Natural History in Your Backyard will:

• Recognize common rock forming minerals in their neighborhood
• Identify faults and folds
• Understand the role of soil formation in the rock cycle and identify their local soil
• identify the connection between continent scale phenomenon and local geologic features
• Read and interpret geologic and topographic maps

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Note: Upon successful enrollment of a section, students will receive a confirmation email from our Student Services team. This email will include a link to an authorization form that is required to be completed within 72-hours of enrollment.

Course Number: GEOG-90014
Credit: 1.50 unit(s)

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7/22/2024 - 7/26/2024

$275

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• SECTION ID:

  180573

• CLASS TYPE:

  This is a traditional classroom setting.
  
  All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Friet, Lorrie, MFA Design - University Mississippi BFA - Oklahoma State University

  Lorrie Blackard Friet is an educator specializing in STEAM content creation. She has developed programs for San Diego Unified and Los Angeles Unified school districts as well as the San Public Library NeXT program. Lorrie is a practicing artist featured at Tower 23 Hotel in San Diego 92109. Her paintings are in collections worldwide. Passionate about the Ocean, Lorrie is the senior instructor at the San Diego Floating Lab. This program explores the wonders of the Ocean with San Diego County students and visitors from Arizona, Colorado and Mexico. She is also a board member of Spiral Pacific, a nonprofit dedicated to global marine conservation.

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No information available at this time.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 5/31/2024.
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
7/22/2024	Mon	1:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.
7/23/2024	Tue	1:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.
7/24/2024	Wed	1:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.
7/25/2024	Thu	1:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.
7/26/2024	Fri	1:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.