Geology 250 Earth and Space Systems (Section 003)

Meets Monday & Wednesday 6:30 pm Sims 201

 

For information regarding the class text book, reading assignments and grading policy please click on the Syllabus

 

 

Homework Assignments: Homework #1.pdf, Homework #2.pdf, Homework #3.pdf, Homework #4.pdf, Homework #5.pdf, Homework #6.pdf

 

SC Science Academic Standards - November 2005 and Common Core Standards for Mathematics for your Laboratory Notebook and Lesson Plans

 

Lecture Notes/Powerpoint Presentations (subject to change):

NOTE some topics covered in lecture or in the book are not available on Powerpoint slides.  You will still be responsible for that material during the tests. Take NOTES!

 


Introduction

 

Universe and Big Bang.ppt

 

Universe after the Big Bang.ppt

 

Solar System.ppt

 

Earth-Moon System.ppt

 

Lunar Phases.ppt

 

Seasonality.ppt

 

Climate Animations.ppt

 

Atmosphere2.ppt

 

Weather 1.ppt

 

Global Climate.ppt

 

Streams.ppt

 

Stream Animations.ppt

 

Weather1.ppt

 

Weather2.ppt

 

Tides.ppt

 

Groundwater.ppt

 

Coastal Processes.ppt

 

EarthCore3.ppt

 

Plate Tectonics.ppt

 

Plate Boundaries.ppt

 

Earthquakes.ppt

 

Minerals.ppt

 

Igneous Rocks.ppt

 

Sedimentary Rocks.ppt

 

Metamorphic Rocks.ppt

 

Weathering.ppt

 

Relative Time.ppt

 

Absolute Time.ppt

 

Resources.ppt


 

 

Climate Presentation: You will be assigned a partner.  Each pair will investigate prepare and present a short presentation on the climate at an assigned global location.  Your presentation will include a poster on a letter sized file folder and an in class presentation (you may use visuals for your presentation).  The work product will be worth up to 25 points of your lecture grade.   Climate presentation rubric.pdf

 

Mineral Presentation: You will be assigned a partner.  Each pair will investigate prepare and present a short presentation on the climate at an assigned global location.  Your presentation will include a poster on a letter sized file folder and an in class presentation (you may use visuals for your presentation).  The work product will be worth up to 25 points of your lecture grade.   Mineral presentation rubric.pdf

 

 

Lecture Paper: You will prepare a paper or other research based work product that will be worth 100 points.  There are several options available.  Please read through the requirements for each carefully.  If you have any questions, please check with me, for approval.  The requirements and options are on the Research Topic Rubric.pdf

 

Final Study Guide – The Final will be cumulative covering all topics presented.  The following topics are likely to appear on the final.  With the exception of the Time Line, which will be assigned ahead of the Final, questions will be multiple choice, short sentence, Cloze, and True/False.  The approximate weight for each section is provided.