learning goals:
"The hydrostatics of soil water
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The force and stress relationships in the soil
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What are the interactions between water and soil?
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How does water move in the soil?
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Carrying out simple experiments to visualise soil
physical relationships (in the lab)"
Students
... will be able to comprehend of the basic physical forces driving water movement through the soil
... apply this knowledge to solving theoretical problems via calculations (so, I applying the principles through chosing the right equations and solving them
In the lab
... will be able to apply the theoretical knowledge on soil properties and water movement (in the soil)
to carry out lab experiments illustrating the processes/how processes depend on these soil physical properties
... will be able to work in groups, where they understand and follow instructions, collaborate, interpret the results and discuss the relevance to what they learned in class
and relevance to real life (field scale) processes
... will be able to synthesise the knowledge aquired and reflect that in a lab report (which is aimed at again them understanding the basic concepts from class)
... through doing a second report (on 2nd part of the lab practicals) have a chance to improve and reflect on how to do it better (so, improve writing, structuring, presenting results and graphs)
In class (additional goals)
... learn new concepts both in German and English and become more comfortable with scientific literature on the topic
- Kursleiter*in: Ph.D. Katya Dimitrova Petrova