New UNL science courses feature Nebraska geology, climate change
This summer, the Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes will offer two brand-new courses for science teachers, at all grade levels K-12.
GEOS 898: Nebraska Geology through Time (Class # 3319) will be offered in Lincoln from July 9-13, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., in 203 Bessey Hall. This course is a one-week tour through key events in the geologic history of Nebraska. We will begin 1.8 billion years ago, with the mountain-building events that created the oldest rocks in Nebraska. Subsequently, we will step through time in chronological order, taking a couple of half-day field trips to look at ~300 million-year-old rocks within easy driving distance of Lincoln. The course includes a tour of the paleontology displays in the State Museum, learning in detail about the Highway Paleontology program and Nebraska's Cenozoic Megafauna. We will finish with an overview of relatively recent (~5 million year) geomorphologic and geologic process in Nebraska, so that students are equipped to incorporate Nebraska-based examples into a variety of learning modules.
For all on-site, in-person NMSSI courses, current Nebraska teachers automatically qualify for a tuition reduction equal to 20 percent of in-state, graduate tuition.
For those who cannot travel to Lincoln in July, GEOS 898: Weather, Climate and Climate Change will be offered online in a five-week-long format from June 4-July 6.
This course (Class # 9934) will cover the scientific principles that govern our planet's weather and climate and will demonstrate ways to teach these concepts to students using experiments and observations. Participants will leave the course with the confidence, knowledge, and resources to teach their students about weather, climate, and climate change.
To enroll in UNL graduate courses, follow the steps outlined on the website: http://scimath.unl.edu/nmssi/2018/. This summer we are offering 25 courses across the state and online to meet your professional development needs. Read more about the costs at http://scimath.unl.edu/nmssi/2018/costs/.
Contact us at nebraskamath@unl.edu with questions.
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