Geology 12 - Historical Geology
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Geology 12 Schedule

Just for you: the Geologic Time Song.

Week of
Topic
Chapter
Jan 30
Recognizing and interpreting rocks

1&2

Feb 6
Feb 13

Magnetic Time, Interpreting Sedimentary Facies

Environment pictures here

Feb 20

Plate Tectonics chart here

none

Feb 27

QUIZ (2 questions from Exam link below)

Plate tectonics: interpreting data

Mar 6

Tectonic Basins: interpreting ancient plate boundaries from rock data

Web reading

Mar 13

EXAM

Origin of Solar System video link here


6


Mar 20

Precambrian

Paleozoic  Cordillera

Project instructions, Individual chart due end of semester

10, 11

Mar 27
SPRING BREAK
Take naps.  Have fun.

Apr 3 Western Cordillera & craton: group project 12, 13
Apr 10

Appalachians through Paleozoic: group project

none

Apr 17
Appalachians through Mesozoic: group project

none

Apr 24

EXAM

Paleozoic/Mesozoic Craton

none

April 28

FIELD TRIP Meet at big parking garage at 8am
Rocklin field guide

Point Reyes field guide



none
May 1

Cenozoic, Western Cordillera

North American History Powerpoint - through Mesozoic

Mesozoic-Cenozoic

Cordillera animations link

14, 15
May 8

Evolution, Origin of Life
Marine Life


3, 9

May 15

Terrestrial Life

Extinction - see History of Life ppt

May 22 FINAL EXAM 5:15 PM