Students will write a variety of documents. Students write clear solutions to questions on laboratory exams and on the lab project at the end of the class. Teacher asks leading questions in the laboratory manual to review constantly material students should be learning. Students will understand quantitative problems. Students are introduced to quantitative methods in historical geology, such as calculating radiometric dates for rocks using half-lives of radioactive isotopes, then are asked to apply them.
Students use algebra to solve problems expressed in English.
Students will be able to use a computer. Students are willing to receive information and respond to it. Students are attentive in class and are encouraged to actively engage with the course content and the instructor. Students are encouraged to actively engage with the laboratory teaching assistant. Classroom and laboratory teachers create an environment where students are encouraged to be actively engaged in the classroom and laboratory experiences.