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Approx. 44 hours to complete
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Shareable Certificate
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Beginner Level
Approx. 44 hours to complete
English

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1
Week 1
2 hours to complete

Orientation

2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 8 min), 8 readings, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete

Week 1 - Geological Time and the Nature of Science

3 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 71 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
Week2
Week 2
10 hours to complete

Week 2 - The Tree of Life and Early Earth Environments

10 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 75 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes
Week3
Week 3
3 hours to complete

Week 3 - Fossilization and Precambrian Life-Earth Interaction

3 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 62 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes
Week4
Week 4
7 hours to complete

Week 4 - Paleozoic Life After the Advent of Skeletons

7 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 96 min), 2 readings, 4 quizzes

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