Summary
This open educational resource chapter is designed to support both instructors and students and offers flexible options for course integration. You may use this resource in its entirety or select individual sections to align with specific course goals, instructional styles, or student needs. You are encouraged to adapt the content by adding, removing, or remixing material as appropriate. This version has been customized for Polar STEAM and is well-suited for Physical Geology or Earth Science courses. However, due to its modular design, it could also be adapted for use in related disciplines
Learning Objectives
Opening Activity
- Word doc version of Introduction to Earth Systems Open Educational Resource
- Google doc version of Introduction to Earth Systems Open Educational Resource
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Licensing/Works Cited
This document is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC-BY- SA) unless otherwise noted.
Acknowledgements
We are thankful for the OER work done by previous faculty. Content was extensively rewritten to align with the learning outcomes for Geology 201. Chapter content was based on,
- Physical Geology 2nd Edition by Steven Earle from Vancouver Island University. CC-BY
- An Introduction to Geology by Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, Cam Mosher from Salt Lake Community College. CC-BY-NC-SA
- Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology by Bradley Deline, Randa Harris, and Karen Tefend from the University of West Georgia. CC-BY-SA.
- Historical Geology by Matt Affolter, Callan Bentley, Shelley Jaye, Russ Kohrs, Karen Layou, and Brian Ricketts. CC-BY-NC.
- Some lab activities were rewritten or adapted from Deline, Harris & Tefend.
Finally, a hearty thank you to James St. John (The Ohio State University at Newark) who has amassed a curated Flickr page filled with amazing geology themed imagery from near and far; all of which are licensed CC-BY and have incredible resolution.
Standards:
Polar Literacy Principles:
Ice is the dominant feature of the Polar Regions
New technologies, sensors and tools — as well as new applications of existing technologies — are expanding scientists’ abilities to study the land, ice, ocean, atmosphere and living creatures of the Polar Regions.
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Made possible with funding by the U.S. National Science Foundation Award #2221990. The information contained here is those of the author(s) and does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.