Physical
Geology 101 at
Instructor: Cassandra Strickland
Photo: 2009 Winter
Geology classes at Gingko State Park, Vantage, WA
Prerequisites/Concurrent
Enrollment: GEOLOGY LABORATORY
Lecture Textbook: Physical Geology: The Earth Revealed, by Carlson, Plummer, McGeary. Any edition is fine.. Don’t forget to
check eBay or Amazon.com for cheap texts!
Click on title of book to take you to the accompanying website from the
publisher.
Course Description:
This course is designed to acquaint you with
the field of geology and its various disciplines. You will learn about earth processes,
products (rocks, minerals & landforms), and learn about the geologic
formation of
Lecture Schedule. We may cover material more
quickly/slowly.
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Tentative Topic Schedule |
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September |
21st |
1, 2 |
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28th |
The Big Picture: Plate
Tectonics 28th- choose research paper topic from list |
3, 4 |
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October |
5th |
Finish
plate tectonics… Minerals & Intro to Rocks: The Rock Cycle Out
sick----Tuesday-Thursday |
9 |
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12th |
Test 1. Monday. Finish rock cycle…. Development of
Magmas and Igneous Rock |
11 |
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19th |
Outline due on 19th |
10,11 |
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26th |
10,11 |
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November |
2nd |
12, 14 |
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9th |
Test 2. Monday
Finish Sedimentary Rock Economic Geology: Focus on Energy Resources No class on
the 11th: Veteran’s Day |
21 |
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16th |
Local Geology: Missoula Floods Rough draft of paper due on the 16th |
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23rd |
No class on the 26th: Thanksgiving holiday |
15, 816, 17 |
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30th |
Structural Geology & Mountain Building Glaciers & Glaciations Final Paper Due December 2nd |
135, 6, 7 18 19 |
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December |
8th & 9th |
Finals Week The geology room will be open from 10 to 1 for review on
Monday, if you would like to drop in to practice maps or structures. Laboratory final exam, Tuesday Dec 8th , 12:00
to 2:00 pm Laboratory Study sheet, click here Lecture final exam, Wednesday the 9th;
12:40-2:40 Lecture study sheet, click here |
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Learning links:
USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory
Mt. St.
Helens National Volcanic Monument
Extra Credit: tba
Tests: 3@100 points each.
Combination of essay, multiple choice and short
answer/fill-in-the-blank.
Homework: 2 at 10 points each. Assigned
randomly throughout quarter.
Paper:
1 technical research paper on assigned topic. Deadlines throughout quarter (see schedule). Outline (10 pts); rough draft (20 pts); final draft (70 pts.) Late work will be assessed a 10% reduction in
grade per day late.
Ideas for
Geology/Scenic Day Trips in Our Area (hiking, picnic, camping, scenic views,
etc)
Mt. Rainier National
Park (~2-~2.5 hour drive). SUMMER/FALL- Go to the visitor’s center at
Boulder Cave (~1.5 hour drive). SUMMER/FALL- Is ¾ of the way up towards
Gingko Petrified Forest State Park (~45
minutes).YEAR-ROUND. Take highway 240
out of Sunnyside, to Vantage, WA.. This state park has 2 parts: a small interpretive museum and a great
hiking trail. Along the trail (and at
the museum) are several excavated fossil trees.
Great views of the
Hood
River, Oregon. (~1 hr, 15
minute drive). YEAR-ROUND. This trip to
the small town of
White
River Falls State Park,
Sources:
The material contained on this website has either been created by myself
or borrowed from a variety of educational, governmental and private
sources. For material
not originally my own, thank you for allowing me to use this material.
Earth science instructors, please feel free to use any of my original material
for educational purposes.
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