Students in G135 watch 25 hours of Indiana Geology including 15 hours of video not seen in G130. New topics include wetlands, Indiana's physiography and topography, streams, New Harmony, karst, Indiana's Dunes and Lakeshore, caves, the State Museum, tidal deposits in Indiana, and the Salem Limestone. Also included is a 1-hour helicopter trip across southern Indiana. Over twenty of these segments were filmed in the field. Field based projects in the study of Indiana Geology.
Student chooses two of the three projects offered in a given term.
To participate in a specific project, a student must have permission from the course director. May be repeated with different projects. Enrollment limited to 20 participants. Particular attention is given to developing skills in learning how to learn about scientific subjects. Practice is given in evaluating the relevance of the information in a scientific article, the credibility of the author, and the accuracy and usefulness of the information provided.