Course Outline: Fall 2014
Physical Geology
Class Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Order
Instructor: Dr. Tambra L. Eifert
Stoffer Science Hall
Room: ST 118
Geology Topics
Finished Activity
1
Course Introduction
Introduction
2
Essentials of Geology
Lecture # 1
3
Movie: Birth of the Earth
Movie # 1
4
Earth’s Place in the Solar System
Lecture # 2
5
Lab # 0: A Cosmic Journey
Trial Lab
6
Earth: Dynamic Planet
Lecture # 3
7
First Exam: Worth 200 points
Exam # 1
8
Plate Tectonics: Faces of the Earth
Lecture # 4
9
Minerals: Treasures of the Earth
Lecture # 5
10
Lab # 1: Identifying Minerals
Lab # 1
11
Sedimentary Rocks: Pages of Earth’s Past
Lecture # 6
12
Lab # 2: Analyzing Sedimentary Rocks
Lab # 2
13
Fieldwork Assignment: Topeka, KS
Fieldwork
14
Second Exam: Worth 200 points
Exam # 2
15
Crystallization of Magma (short lecture)
Lecture # 7
16
Lab # 3: Magma Cooling
Lab # 3
17
Granite and Other Igneous Rocks
Lecture # 8
18
Lab # 4: Igneous Rock Textures
Lab # 4
19
Volcanoes: Nature’s Inferno
Lecture # 9
20
Movie: Yellowstone
Movie # 2
21
Metamorphism: Alteration of Rocks
Lecture # 10
22
Lab # 5: Metamorphic Rocks
Lab # 5
23
Trivia Challenge
Review
24
Third Exam: Worth 200 points
WU Assessments 1 and 3 will be given
before final exam
Exam # 3
Assessments
WU Assessments:
Objective 1:
Rock Textures
Objective 2:
Fieldwork Assignment
Objective 3:
Rock and Mineral Identification
(30 points)
(30 points)
Due Dates:
First Week Homework Assignment
Thursday of Second Week
Fieldwork Assignment
Two weeks before finals
Geology Research Paper
Two weeks before finals
Bonus Opportunity
One week before finals
Note: Assignments are expected to be turned in on time. Assignments turned
in late will result in a deduction of points earned.
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