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Physical Geology 101 Schedule

Approximate Course Schedule - Spring 2012

textbook = Plummer and others (McGraw Hill)

Day

Date

LectureTopic

Chapter

Lab Excercise

Tue.

Jan. 17

Introduction ppt, Introduction resources

Movie: Out of the Rock

 

1

Physical Geology Syllabus
Student questionnaire, Topographic map exercise
, topo msp symbols, topo map info, Tucson North topo map

Thur.

Jan. 19

Minerals, Atoms, Elements

Movie: Gifts from the Earth

2, handout

Mineral Properties

Tue.

Jan. 24

Minerals

2

Mineral Identification

Thur.

Jan. 26

 Minerals Review

 1, 2

Minerals Exam

Volcanoes movie: National Geographic Nature's Inferno

Tue.

Jan. 31

Volcanoes, volcano review

3

Igneous Rock I.D., igneous rock lab ppt, igneous rock lab info

Thur.

Feb. 1

Igneous Rocks , igneous rock review questions

4

Volcanoes lab exercise, photo 1, photo 2

Tue.

Feb. 7

Igneous Rock Exam

4, 5

Thur.

Feb. 9

Weathering & Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

5, 6

Sedimentary Rock I.D.

Tue.

Feb. 14

Metamorphic Rocks

7

Metamorphic Rock I.D.

Sat. or Sun.

Feb. 25
9am-noon

A Mountain trip

Video

A Mountain report

Thur.

Feb. 16

Sed. & Metamorphic Rock Exam

8

Geol. History Arizona

Tue.

Feb. 21

Geologic Time, time scale

6, 7

Grand Canyon lab

Thur.

Feb. 23

Mass Movement

9

Landslide Excercise

Tue.

Feb. 28

Rivers

10

River Exercise

Thur. Mar. 1 Groundwater
11
Groundwater Map

Tue.

Mar. 6

Mid-term Exam

1-8

 

Thur.

Mar. 8

Glaciers

12

Glaciers Excercise

week

Mar. 12-18

Spring Break

 

 

Tue.

Mar. 20

Deserts

13

Dunes exercise

Thur.

Mar. 22

Oceans

14

Coastline Exercise

Tue.

Mar. 27

Climate Change

14

review

Thur. Mar. 29      

Tue.

Apr. 3

Second Exam

 

 

Thur.

Apr. 5

Earthquakes

16

Earthquake Excercise, info

Tue.

Apr. 10

Geological Structures

15

Geological Map Excercise

Thur.

Apr. 12

Earth's Interior

17

Structure exercise

Tue.

Apr. 17

Plate Tectonics

18

Plate Tectonics Excercise, lab

Thur.

Apr. 19

Plate Tectonics

19

Plate Tectonics Excercise, lab

Tue.

Apr. 24

Mineral Resources

21

Bingham exercise

Thur.

Apr. 26

Presentations

Handout

 

Tue.

May 1

Presentations

 

exercise

Thur.

May 3

Energy Resources

21 

exercise

Tue. May 8 Geologic Hazards   Review

Wed.

May 10

FINAL EXAM

 

 

Approximate Course Schedule Fall 2010

textbook = Plummer and others (McGraw Hill)

Day

Date

LectureTopic

Chapter

Lab Excercise

Thur.

Aug. 26

Introduction ppt, Introduction resources

Atoms, Elements

1

Physical Geology Syllabus
Student questionnaire, Topographic map exercise
, topo msp symbols, topo map info, Tucson North topo map

Tue.

Aug. 31

Minerals

2, handout

Mineral Properties

Thur.

Sep. 2

Minerals

2

Mineral Identification

Tue.

Sept. 7

Minerals Exam

 1, 2

 Minerals Review

Thur.

Sept. 9

Igneous Rocks , igneous rock review questions

3

Igneous Rock I.D., igneous rock lab ppt, igneous rock lab info

Tue.

Sep. 14

Volcanoes, volcano review

4

Volcanoes lab exercise, photo 1, photo 2

Thur.

Sep. 16

Igneous Rock Exam

4, 5

Sedimentary Rocks

Tue.

Sep. 21

Weathering & Soil

5, 6

Sedimentary Rock I.D.

Thur.

Sept. 23

Metamorphic Rocks

7

Metamorphic Rock I.D.

Sat.

Sep. 25
9am-noon

A Mountain trip

Video

A Mountain report

Tue.

Sept. 28

Geologic Time, time scale

8

Grand Canyon lab

Thur.

Sep. 30

Sed. & Metamorphic Rock Exam

6, 7

review

Tue.

Oct. 5

Mid-term Exam

1-8

 

Thur.

Oct. 7

Mass Movement

9

Landslide Excercise

Tue.

Oct. 12

Rivers

10

River Exercise

Thur.

Oct. 14

Groundwater

11

Groundwater Map

Tue.

Oct. 19

Glaciers

12

Glaciers Excercise

Thur.

Oct. 21

Deserts

13

Dunes exercise

Tue.

Oct. 26

Oceans

14

Coastline Exercise

Thur.

Oct. 28

Climate Change

14

review

Tue.

Nov. 2

Second Exam

 

 

Thur.

Nov. 4

Earthquakes

16

Earthquake Excercise, info

Tue.

Nov. 9

Geological Structures

15

Geological Map Excercise

Thur.

Nov. 16

Earth's Interior

17

Structure exercise

Tue.

Nov. 18

Plate Tectonics

18

Plate Tectonics ExcePlatercise, lab

Thur.

Nov. 23

Plate Tectonics

19

Plate Tectonics Excercise, lab

Tue.

Nov. 30

Mineral Resources

21

exercise

Thur.

Dec. 2

Presentations

Handout

 

Tue.

Dec. 7

Energy Resources

21

exercise

Thur.

Dec. 9

Review

 

 

Wed.

Dec. 14

FINAL EXAM

 

 

 

Approximate Course Schedule spring 2007

Day

spring

semester Date

LectureTopic
Chapter
Movie Lab Excercise
  Spring 2007 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 2006 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 August 16, 2007

 


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