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WELCOME TO THE ROCKIN' WORLD OF GEOLOGY!
Syllabus
USGS: EVERYTHING GEOLOGY (be sure to check out "science in your backyard" section)
Chapter Self-Checks and Other Text Resources
| ASSIGNMENTS/ ACTIVITIES | LABS/MINI-LABS | OTHER | |
| Unit #1:
Resources and The Environment |
Unit #1 Reading
Assignments and Questions
Barrier Islands Web Quest: To Build or Not to Build Historical Environmentalism and Conservation Lessons "Every Day is Earth Day" Bulletin Board Natural South Videos |
Oil Eating Bacteria Lab Bio-indicators: Lichens Water Quality Study |
Story of Easter Island |
| Unit #2:
Atmosphere, Weather & Climate |
Video: Weather Unit #2 Reading Assignments and Questions Hurricane Web Quest #1 (you are the hurricane) Hurricane Web Quest #2 (hurricane hunting) Hurricane Web Quest #3 (basic info) Weather Map and Station Model Analysis |
Weather Collecting Lab |
NOAA |
| Unit #3:
Composition of Earth, Rocks and Minerals
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Unit #3 Reading Assignments and Questions |
Know-Whin-Big Mineral
Investments Crystal Growing Lab |
USGS Mineral Information |
| Unit #4:
Geologic Time and Fossils
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Unit #4 Reading
Assignments and Questions Half-Life and Decay Practice Problems Amazing Earth Video Study Guide Video: Dinosaur |
Can You Dig It? Fossil
Lab Pile it on! Mini-Lab Relative Dating Model & questions |
Paleontology
Portal
Geologic and Paleontologic Cookbook (Bring and present one of these for bonus**) Images in Time (for Geotime Wall)
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| Unit #5:
Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Mountain Building |
Unit #5 Reading
Assignments and Questions
National Geographic: Volcano Video Guide Nova: EarthQuake! Video Guide (put answers on a separate sheet if you need to) Movie: SuperVolcano! Movie: Dante's Peak w/ analysis |
Virtual Earth Quake
(Website) Far Flung Fossil Lab |
Story of Plate Tectonics: USGS |
| Unit #6:
Surface & Sub-surface Processes (Erosion, Weathering, Lakes, Wetlands, Groundwater & Caves) |
Unit #6 Reading
Assignments and Questions
Wetlands Under Attack Web Quest Video: Secret Lives of Caves and Essay |
Cave Models (you want to print out
large model templates) Weathering and Erosion Lab |
National
Speleological Society
Info on Cave Critter Adaptations (mainly troglobites) |
| Unit #7:
Oceanography and Marine Environments |