GCC Offers Volcano Field Class May 16-17
May 7, 2009
Media Contacts:
Suzanne Higgins
suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3808
Patricia Rhodes Vogel
pr.vogel@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3014
Event Contact:
Steve Kadel
s.kadel@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3618
Glendale Community College is offering a half-credit, weekend field-study class called Volcanoes of Arizona, Flagstaff Area. There are no prerequisites, and the class is open to anyone who is interested. It is particularly designed to be of interest to science educators, especially teachers of high school science.
The two-day class, (#45624) carries a half credit (.5) and meets Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17. From 9-11 a.m. May 16, the class will meet for a lecture/seminar in room PS-173 of the GCC Physical Science building on the GCC campus at 59th and Olive Avenues in Glendale.
Following the lecture, the class will leave in college vans to travel to the Flagstaff area for an overnight field expedition to observe and interpret various volcanic features and phenomena. Class will camp out overnight near Sunset Crater. Students must bring a sack lunch, a sleeping bag and overnight personal supplies to class. Anyone not wishing to camp out can make separate motel arrangements in Flagstaff at their own expense.
The spectacular and rare vistas of Stoneman Lake, Sunset Crater, Cinder Lake, SP Crater and Red Mountain (among others) will be explored with an eye toward the lava flows, volcanic mountains and craters that these various types of eruptions have produced. During the seminar and field trip, these volcanic landforms will be compared and contrasted with volcanic landforms on Jupiter's moon, Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system.
The class will visit locations pictured in geology and earth science textbooks. Ample opportunities for sample collections (where permitted) and photography will exist and are highly encouraged.
Class size is sharply limited and students MUST pre-register by 4 p.m. Friday, May 15, by visiting my.maricopa.com or calling 623.845.3333. Registration costs include:
$35.30 Tuition for Class # 45624
$15.00 Registration fee
$25.00
Transportation fee (Register in NC500 0258 for this fee)
$75.30
Other costs will include meals and motel room (for students not wishing to camp out).
Registered students MUST contact instructor Steve Kadel by noon on May 15 at 623.845.3618, 623.915.7023 or s.kadel@gcmail.maricopa.edu for important further instructions and information.
