{"id":282,"date":"2022-04-27T20:12:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T20:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturebydesignlearning.com\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2023-08-05T20:43:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T20:43:03","slug":"california-geology-explorations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naturebydesignlearning.com\/?page_id=282","title":{"rendered":"California Geology Explorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; module_class=&#8221;inner_page_header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(1,9,10,0.78) 0%|rgba(2,7,10,0.39) 99%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/naturebydesignlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AdobeStock_322497169.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;86px||250px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;70px||130px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||80px|&#8221; top_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;wave&#8221; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;222px&#8221; bottom_divider_arrangement=&#8221;above_content&#8221; bottom_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;150px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_phone=&#8221;70px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Lato|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY EXPLORATIONS<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px||6px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCALIFORNIA GEOLOGY EXPLORATIONS\u201d is designed for students in grades 9-12. This program focuses on the geology of California with a special emphasis on the tectonics and paleontology of California\u2019s Southern San Joaquin Valley and the surrounding mountain ranges.<\/span><br \/><span>In the module \u201cI Was Just Petrified,\u201d students visit a fossil site to gain an understanding of California\u2019s past ecosystems. Students visit the famous Carrizo Plain National Monument and study a section of the San Andreas fault in the module \u201cShake, Rattle and Roll.\u201d The politics and ecology of California\u2019s water battle is investigated in the module \u201cWater Fight!,\u201d and \u201cCan I Please Get a Straw.\u201d Other modules include \u201cBlack Gold,\u201d \u201cEcology of Farming,\u201d and \u201cI Need a Drink!.\u201d &#8212; Groups are responsible for their own meals on this program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;40px||120px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;40px||30px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Planned Activities*:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>McKittrick Tar Seep tour<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Buena Visit Museum of Natural History tour<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Kern County Museum \u2013 Black Gold: The Oil Experience<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Carrizo Plain \u2013 San Andreas Fault tour<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Oil Museum of Western Kern County tour<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>San Luis National Wildlife Refuge tour<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Great Valley Grassland Preserve tour<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Modules*:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cI Was Just Petrified\u201d<\/b> &#8211; Compares the composition of several fossil sites.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cShake, Rattle and Roll\u201d<\/b> &#8211; Investigates California\u2019s San Andreas Fault..<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cBlack Gold \u2013 The Oil Experience\u201d<\/b> &#8211; Studies California\u2019s fossil fuel resources.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><\/span><b>\u201cWater Fight!\u201d<\/b> &#8211; Investigates California\u2019s water battles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cCan I Please Get a Straw?<\/b> \u2013 Takes a look at the distribution of water in California.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cI Need a Drink!\u201d<\/b> &#8211; Examines the adaptations of plants and animals to the desert.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cWild About Elk\u201d<\/b> \u2013 Takes a look at the California\u2019 wild elk and their history and ecology.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Location:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bakersfield Area (South San Joaquin Valley)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cost:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Contact Dan Wyrick for current pricing information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">*Based on availability.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY EXPLORATIONS\u201cCALIFORNIA GEOLOGY EXPLORATIONS\u201d is designed for students in grades 9-12. 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