COURSES – SPRING 2026
(Under Development — Subject to Change) / Interdisciplinary / EARTH: HISTORY
Coordinators: Judy Weis, Pete Weis
This semester we will cover the history of our planet from its formation, through the origin and evolution of life on Earth, culminating with the present era, which has been deemed the “Anthropocene” — because of the domination of one species, us.
This semester we will cover the history of our planet from its formation, through the origin and evolution of life on Earth, culminating with the present era, which has been deemed the “Anthropocene” — because of the domination of one species, us. We will have a guest lecturer, a dinosaur specialist, to tell us about dinosaurs.
NOTE: A seventh class, to be held on the morning of Tuesday, May 12, does not appear in the schedule below, but rather appears as the last class in the schedule of Quester’s Choice II.
B WEEK / THURSDAY / 10:30 AM – NOON / HYBRID / ROOM 15-17
| Earth: History | ||
| Date | Presenter | Title |
| Feb 12 | Lincoln’s Birthday | No Classes |
| Feb 26 | Michael Hamburg | How our planet evolved |
| Mar 12 | Judy Weis | Origin and early evolution of life |
| Mar 26 | Sunny Hwang (Guest Speaker) | The Age of Dinosaurs |
| Apr 09 | Pete Weis | Evolution of the genus Homo |
| Apr 30 | Marion Schultheis | Evolution of Mammals |
| May 14 | Steve Allen | The development of agriculture |
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