CC 3.32 (Geology) Freshman Learning Community, Fall 2007
FUTURE
LESSONS FROM THE PAST
(Observations as Evidence)
Wk | Lecture | Lab |
1 | Periodization
in Earth History (Eras and Periods, Non-Progressive Nature of Earth History) Powerpoint Presentation PDF | Minerals |
2 | Geological
Research Approaches | LC
Connections Session How do we study the past? |
3 | Case
Study 1: Mt. Vesuvius Powerpoint Presentation PDF | Building
Stone |
4 | Case
Study 1:Volcanism Homework Due: Plate Tectonics Chapter Powerpoint Presentation PDF | Metropolitan
Museum of Art Fieldtrip |
5 |
Case Study 2: Geological
Investigations of Delphi | Met Fieldtrip Jigsaw Assignment |
6 |
Case Study 2: Faults | LC
Connections Session How is the past recorded? What constitutes evidence? |
7 | Midterm | Fossils: Recognition and Preservation |
8 | Case
Study 3: Understanding Life of the Past (Burgess Shale) Homework Due: Life of the Past Chapter Powerpoint Presentation PDF | "Mythic Creatures" Exhibit at the AMNH |
9 | No
Class - GSA | Dinosaur Running Speed |
10 | Case
Study 4: Climate Change (Climate Change and Earth History) Powerpoint Presentation PDF | Using Data Sets to Explore Global Warming |
11 | Case
Study 4: Climate Change: Causes (Ice Ages, Milankovich Cycles, Sea Level Rise) Homework Due: Glaciation Chapter Powerpoint Presentation PDF | Exploring the Consequences of Global Warming |
12 | Case
Study 4: Climate Change: Causes Continued (Global Warming: Natural of Anthropogenic?) | Maps: Direction, Scale, Latitude and Longitude |
13 | Case
Study 4: Climate Change: Greenhouse Gases (Global Warming: Natural of Anthropogenic?) Powerpoint Presentation PDF | Maps: Contours, Profiles and Gradient |
14 | Case Study 5: Geological Investigations of the Great Flood | LC
Connections Session How do people know their environment? Course Journal Due |