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WETCC
Spring 2010 Science, Art and
Sacred Places
CREDITS
- 7
total
4 - Environmental
Science
3 – Studio Art
SCHEDULE:
June 28 - July 14th Class time: 9:00-4:30 (Daily Monday - Friday) We will be traveling daily out in the field. Dress for weather and to hike. A camping trip to Jeffers Petroglyph Site and Pipestone is a required part of this class July 7 to 9. All supplies and equipment will be provided for class. A schedule for the June/July classes will be handed out; list of what you need to bring and contact information will be gathered. This course is an
integrative
class. This concentrated class will meet all day for a two-and-a-half
week period of time. Students will receive credits in both
science and art. The course will be science-based, but it will also
include historic and cultural perspectives of the environment.
The class will emphasize field-based activities. A journal with daily
entries and observations will be a large part of the coursework.
Information about plants, insects, animals, ecology and geology will be
combined to give students a broad introduction to environmental
sciences. There will be one required overnight field trip. Students
will need to be prepared to be outdoors and able to hike in various
terrain. The Jeffers petroglyph site and
daily
visits to Itasca and other local areas are all being considered for
site visits.
The primary goals for this course are for you to develop and document your observational skills in natural environments. This will lead to better scientific knowledge and appreciation of natural surroundings and a greater awareness of the visual information that has been left by the ancestors. |