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Wales Handout 2020.Pdf For information about PHYS courses Dr. Jonathan Morris Lindner Hall 107 [email protected] For information about BIOL courses Dr. Kathryn Morris Albers Hall 304 WALES & ENGLAND [email protected] Start in the World Heritage Site of Conwy — a town built within Edward I’s castle walls neighboring the Victorian Seaside Resort of Llandudno — followed by a trip Environmental Science to Llanberis at the foot of Mount Snowdon in Snowdonia National Park. in From there we head over the English border into the Roman City of Chester, visit Ironbridge the birth place of the WALES and industrial revolution, the city of Liverpool, and end the trip with a few days in London. ENGLAND Along the way we’ll visit different sites of international importance, carry out interesting experiments, meet May 22 – June 12 2020 fascinating people, and take in spectacular views and locations while we miX with locals — try out your Welsh 6-8 credit hours language skills – and try out the wonderful British food and drink. $4,5450 (6 hr); $4,950 (8 hr) Your professors are a British Physics professor who was born and raised in includes tuition North Wales and an American Biology professor who has enjoyed regular trips to the region. Visit a British National Park, Roman City, and London, plus more! Topics/Activities (Science of Energy – Plant Biology - Date Location Conservation Biology) May 22 conservation of energy, luge run - fossils – contrasting approaches to Great Orme, Llandudno Fri conservation May 23 Conwy or Llandudno beach water cycle – seaweed collection – coast path walk Sat May 24 solar energy, solar oven cooking – woodland walk, experimental design – Conwy or Llandudno woods, moors, beach Sun biodiversity May 25 Conwy or Llandudno woods, moors, beach energy in fuel – photosynthesis - collect biodiversity data Mon , North Wales coast Wales North , May 26 FREE DAY - rock pooling for algae – how to quantify natural beauty, Classes Rhosneigr, Anglesey Tues coast path walk Conwy May 27 Conwy or Llandudno woods, moors, beach electricity, build generator – FREE DAY – FREE DAY CORE OFFERINGS Wed May 28 FREE DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS Science of Energy (PHYS128/PHYS129) Thurs 3 cr (SciPers, NatSci, E/RS) May 29 tour Copper Mine – uses of plants, visit farm – farm integration into Great Orme, Llandudno, travel to Llanberis Fri landscape May 30 and Slate Museum, Llanberis Lake Railway tour Slate Museum – bryophytes – impacts of invasive species National Sat Park May 31 Snowdon Mountain Railway, Electric tour Electric Mountain (hydroelectric plant) – seedless vascular plants – Plant Biology (BIOL118/BIOL134) Sun Mountain role of tourism in conservation 3 cr (SciPers, NatSci) June 1 workshop on wind power – workshop on sustainable gardening – Center for Alternative Technology or Snowdonia Mon workshop on sustainable gardening June 2 tour wind farm control room – gymnosperms, visit ancient yew – Conservation Biology (BIOL138/139) travel to Chester 3 cr (SciPers, NatSci) Tues community conservation June 3 industrial revolution, death of coal – angiosperms – conserving Ironbridge Wed manmade objects June 4 Heysham Nuclear Power Station tour nuclear power plant – FREE DAY – FREE DAY MAJOR LEVEL OFFERINGS Thurs June 5 tour UK’s largest solar plant – tour paper mill – building conservation, Chester Rows, Shotton Paper Mill Science of Energy (PHYS214) Fri recycling June 6 3 cr (SciPers, E/RS, EnvSci, PhysEle) FREE DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS Sat Roman Roman city of Chester June 7 climate change workshop – pollinator experiment – conservation Chester Zoo and Sun programs and zoos June 8 Liverpool carbon neutrality – workshop on legacies of slavery – city planning Plant Biology (BIOL210/BIOL211) Mon 5 cr (BioEle) June 9 travel to London visit Faraday museum – herbarium prep – project prep or Tues June 10 visit Science Museum – visit Natural History Museum – role of Conservation Biology (BIOL259) London 3 cr (EnvSci, BioEle) Wed government London June 11 climate change labs – forensic wood typing labs – threat of climate Kew Gardens Thurs change.
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