Going on your virtual fieldtrip
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________
Earth Science
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 Ms. Miller
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Bell: ________
1. Go to http://www.allnetnetworking.net/earths/
2. Select Virtual Field Trips
3. Note this page contains a copy of the Guide to answering "Why does this place look the way
it does?"
4. Select Norwich, NY
5. Overview:
a. Look at both the topographic map and photo of Norwich, NY
b. Use the Guide to answering "Why does this place look the way it does?" to direct
your observations.
6. Click on the Hiker when you’re ready to start.
7. For Each location:
a. Location Name
b. Latitude/Longitude (from your GPS) – then plot it on your topographic map
c. Approximate elevation (get this off your topographic map)
d. Make observations of the outcrop (don’t forget to use your guide to answering "Why
does this place look the way it does?")
e. Sketch anything that that you may need later (fossils, structures in the rock etc.)
f. Write down any questions you have about anything you don’t understand.
8. Creating a geologic map of West Hill
a. Look at your observations and the points you plotted, staring at the bottom of West
Hill, shade in the different groups.
9. Stratigraphic column
a. Create a scale on the y-axis.
b. Look at your field notebook entries and your topographic map.
c. For each elevation that you have, plot the grain size on the stratigraphic column.
d. Then go back to your field notebook, are there any differences that you think make
different groups? Note these on the stratigraphic column.
e. Include descriptions of rocks, fossils etc on your stratigraphic column.
10. Tell a story of how these rocks may have formed referring back to your field notebook and
what you have determined about the rock sample(s).
a. Using your guide to answering "Why does this place look the way it does?” create a
Guide to why Norwich looks the way it does.
What to turn in:
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4.
Your field notebook with entries
Your topographic map with locations plotted and units shaded.
Your Stratigraphic column
You and your partner(s) Guide to why Norwich looks the way it does
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Guide to answering
"Why does this place look the way it does?"
This guide can also be viewed at
http://www.allnetnetworking.net/earths/vft.htm
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Elevation (ft)
Stratigraphic Column
Clay
Silt
Sand
Particle Size
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