SCHEDULE 2018-2019. Earth Science Outside.
Note: There are two tracks, one on Tuesday, the other on Thursday. They meet August, September, January, and April. AND…
The field trip for both tracks is all day, Monday, October 22.
| TUESDAY TRACK | THURSDAY TRACK | PLACE | ADDRESS | SESSION |
| Session 1
Tuesday August 7 9 – 11 AM |
Session 1
Thursday August 9 9 – 11 AM |
Salt Lake District Headquarters | Room 112-113
440 E 100 South SLC, UT 84111 |
Session 1 – Landscape Literacy.
Go outside, feel the joy of observation, encourage curiosity, and wonder how it came to be. |
| Session 2
Tuesday September 11 4 – 6 PM |
Session 2
Thursday September 13 4 – 6 PM |
Fault Line Park | 1100 E 400 South
SLC, UT 84112 NOTE: Watch for weather. Check website. |
Session 2 – Tectonics.
What causes the Oquirrh Mountains and Wasatch Range to be farther apart, and consequences. |
| Session 3
MONDAY October 22 8 AM to 6 PM |
Session 3
MONDAY October 22 8 AM to 6 PM |
Depart from Salt Lake District Headquarters. | Parking lot, south side.
440 E 100 South SLC, UT 84111 |
Session 3 – FIELD DAY!!
Earth Materials / History of Planet Earth – Utah was once south of the equator near sea level. |
| Session 4
Tuesday January 22 4 – 6 PM |
Session 4
Thursday January 24 4 – 6 PM |
Remarkable views from this building. Room TBA. | Huntsman Cancer Center Pointe Restaurant
1950 E Circle of Hope, SLC, UT 84112 |
Session 4 – History of Planet Earth. Lake Bonneville / Great Salt Lake is the best historian of recent climate change of North America. |
| Session 5
Tuesday April 2 4 – 6 PM |
Session 5
Thursday April 4 4 – 6 PM |
Sugar House Park, a pavilion on the south side TBA. | Enter Sugar House Park from 1330 E 2100 South, proceed to south side. | Session 5 – Pull it all together.
Salt Lake County may have more exposed geology than any other county of the USA. |