Understanding Earth

Discover the Major Landforms in America and all Around the World

 

Discover the major landforms in America and all around the world while exploring the theory of plate tectonics and how they move around the surface of the Earth to create landforms. Students will learn how to read topological maps and how geological events affect environments and the way humans live. In addition, students will investigate the concept of evolution, geologic time scales, mass extinctions and through a case study, see how human activities are impactful in changing the nature around us. Dive into the phenomenon of major geo-hazards, including earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis, and with better understanding of the Earth, how we can monitor and prepare to suffer less and sustain more.

What You Will Learn

Dive into the phenomenon of major geo-hazards, including earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis, and with better understanding of the Earth, how we can monitor and prepare ourselves to suffer less and sustain more.

• Review the major natural features that surround humans through a geological explanation
• Become aware of Earth Sciences and the millions of unresolved mysteries of nature
• Interpret date and develop solutions to problems within a working group
• Become curious about Earth

Return to the Sally Ride Science Junior Academy website here.

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. 

In response to COVID-19 health guidelines, we have restructured our in-person Junior Academy workshops as
online courses. Contact us at srs@ucsd.edu if you have questions.

Course Number: GEOG-90005
Credit: 1.50 unit(s)

+ Expand All

7/11/2022 - 7/15/2022

$175

Live Online

Add To Cart

• SECTION ID:

  164947

• CLASS TYPE:

  Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Hoang, Hong

  Ms. Hoang is an adjunct professor in Business Management at UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She completed her Ed.D at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education & Psychology; hold a MS in Human Resource Management; and a MA in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University. She is a proud mother of a 6yr old and 7yr old. Both are her pride and joy.

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  1st meeting mandatory.
  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 7/5/2022.
  

• NOTE:

  This is a MIDDLE SCHOOL level course. Instructor will email student with Zoom information 24-hours in advance of start date. Please note this email will go to the student email on file, and not the parent email. The course runs the first two hours with an optional office hour the last hour. Supply list:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sXTrwXSpMwiFhALZUAq_qFmZy3JkJY-Q/edit#gid=2006176577

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
7/11/2022	Mon	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.
7/12/2022	Tue	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.
7/13/2022	Wed	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.
7/14/2022	Thu	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.
7/15/2022	Fri	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.