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Physical Geology 101 Schedule

Day

spring

semester Date

LectureTopic
Chapter
Movie Lab Excercise
    Physical Geology Syllabus      
Wed. Jan. 17 Introduction
1
Out of the Rock Student questionnaire
Mon. Jan. 22 Mineral Lecture Questions
2, handout
Splendid Stones Mineral Properties
Wed. Jan. 24 Mineral I.D. tables
2
Diamond Deception Mineral lab photos
Mon. Jan. 29 Mineral Groups
2
  Mineral lab 2 photos
Wed. Jan. 31 Mineral Uses
3
Atoms & bonding Mineral lab table to fill
Mon. Feb. 5 Mineral Review
3
  Mineral Exam
Wed. Feb. 7

Igneous Rocks Lecture & I.D.

Lecture Questions

4
Volcanoes-Kraffts

Igneous Rock photos

Mon. Feb. 12 Volcanoes Lecture Questions
4
Mt. Pinatubo Igneous Rock I.D. chart
Wed. Feb. 13 Volcanoes
4
Mt. St. Helens Igneous Rock Exam
Sun. TBD A Mountain trip
1 - 4 pm  
Mon. Feb. 19 Sedimentary Rock Review
6
This Land

 Sedimentary Rock lab

Sedimentary -Metamorphic lab photos

Wed. Feb. 21 Weathering & Soil
5
Tsunami Soil Examination lab
Mon. Feb. 26 Metamorphic Rocks
7
Metamorphic Rock I.D. Metamorphic Rock I.D.
Wed. Feb. 28

Geologic Time lecture questions, time scale, photo 1, photo 2

Sed. & Metamorphic Rock Exam Grand Canyon lab
Mon. Mar. 5

Mid-term Exam

Exam review 1

USGS topographic map symbols Topographic map exercise
Wed. Mar. 6 Mass Movement
9
Landslide Landslide Excercise
Mon. Mar. 19 Rivers
10
Flash Floods; Floods River Exercise
Wed. Mar. 21 Groundwater
11
Kartchner Cavern; Caves Groundwater Map
Mon. Mar. 26 Glaciers
12
Glaciers Glaciers Excercise
Wed. Mar. 28 Deserts
13
Work of the Wind Dunes air photo exercise
Mon. Apr. 2 Oceans
14
Blue Planet Coastline Exercise
Wed. Apr. 4

Second Exam

Exam Review 2

  Geologic hazards exercise
Mon. Apr. 9 Earthquakes
16
Day the Earth Shook

Earthquake Excercise, info

Earthquake lab info

Wed. Apr. 11 Geological Structures
15
  Geological Map Excercise
Mon. Apr. 16 Plate Tectonics
19
The Living Machine Plate Tectonics Excercise, lab
Wed. Apr. 18 Earth's Interior
21
  exercise
Mon. Apr. 23 Presentations
handout
   
Wed. Apr. 25 Arizona Geology     geologic map exercise
Mon. Apr. 30 Energy Resources  

Coal - Fossil Fuels;

Yucca, Mtn. - Nuclear Waste Repository

 
Wed.

May 2

Mineral Resources
21
Copper mining ASARCO; Ertzberg-Grasberg gold mine - Super structures - Gold Mine in the Sky Excercise
Mon. May 7 FINAL EXAM
15-22
 

Exam Review 3

Day

Fall Semester Date LectureTopic
Chapter
Movie Lab Excercise
    Physical Geology Syllabus      
Wed. Aug. 23 Introduction
1
Out of the Rock - U.S. Bur. Mines Student questionnaire
Mon.

Aug. 28

Atoms, Elements
2, handout
Splendid Stones Mineral Properties
Wed. Aug. 30 Minerals
2
Diamond Deception Mineral Identification
Mon. Sept. 4 Labor Day holiday      
Wed. Sept. 6 Minerals
2
Mineral Identification Lab Mineral Identification
Mon. Sept. 4 Minerals
2
Mineral Identification Lab 2 Mineral Identification
Wed. Sept. 13 Mineral Uses
3
Mineral Identification Mineral Groups
Mon. Sept. 18 Minerals Review
3
Mineral Exam Mineral Exam
Wed. Sept. 20 Igneous Rocks
4
National Geographic Volcanoes-Kraffts

Igneous Rock I.D.

Mon. Sept. 25 Volcanoes
4
Mt. Pinatubo Igneous Rock I.D.
Wed. Sept. 27 Volcanoes
4
Mt. St. Helens Igneous Rock Exam
Sat. Sept. 30 A Mountain trip
9 - 12 pm A Mountain report
Mon. Oct. 2 Sedimentary Rocks
6
 

Sedimentary Rock I.D.

Wed. Oct. 4 Weathering & Soil
5
  Soil Exam lab
Mon. Oct. 9 Metamorphic Rocks
7
Metamorphic Rock I.D. Metamorphic Rock I.D.
Wed. Oct. 11

Geologic Time, time scale

Sed. & Metamorphic Rock Exam Grand Canyon lab
Mon. Oct. 16

Mid-term Exam

exam 1 review brief

USGS topographic map symbols

Topographic map instructions

Topographic map exercise
Wed. Oct. 18 Mass Movement
9
Landslide Landslide Excercise
Mon. Oct. 23 Rivers
10
Flash Floods; Floods River Exercise
Wed. Oct. 25 Groundwater
11
San Pedro; Kartchner Caverns Groundwater Map
Mon. Oct. 30 Glaciers
12
Glaciers Glaciers Excercise
Wed. Nov. 1 Deserts
13
Work of the Wind  
Mon. Nov. 6 Oceans
14
Blue Planet Coastline Exercise
Wed. Nov. 8 Second Exam
Tsunami Exam review 2
Mon. Nov. 13 Earthquakes
16
Day the Earth Shook Earthquake Excercise, info
Wed. Nov. 15 Geological Structures
15
  Geological Map Excercise
Mon. Nov. 20 Plate Tectonics
19
The Living Machine Plate Tectonics Excercise, lab
Wed. Nov. 22 Earth's Interior
21
  exercise
Mon. Nov. 27 Presentations
handout
   
Wed. Nov. 29 Arizona Geology     geologic map exercise
Mon. Dec. 14 Energy Resources   Coal, Yucca, Mtn.  
Wed.

Dec. 6

Mineral Resources
21
Copper mining; Ertzberg-Grasberg gold mine Excercise
Mon. Dec. 11 FINAL EXAM
15-22
 

Exam review 3

last updated May 16, 2007

 


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