 Earth materials and processes relates geology to engineering and environmental science, so what makes geology different? We focus on big-time scales and complex natural systems. So being a geologist often means applying physics and chemistry, biology and engineering to a problem of the earth. So what does that look like in this class? In this class what we do is we focus on projects. So projects focus on rocks. So not really giving them names, but said how do we analyze their features? How do we extract resources from them and how do we build man-made features like tunnels and bridges on top of geologic materials? Second, we analyze digital data. So digital data is paper maps, digital maps using real locations in North Carolina, real criteria, real data to make decisions about natural hazard risks like flooding or landslides, and environmental impact of a construction project like a large amusement park. We also analyze natural resources through analyzing Twinkies. So a Twinkie has many food ingredients that you eat and many food products, and these ingredients require petroleum, rocks and soil to manufacture. What a Twinkie teaches us is the complexity of how to reduce waste and energy when ingredients come from all around the globe just to make one Twinkie.