| Geology 12 - Historical Geology | |||||
| Course Syllabus | Course Schedule | Assignments | Department Home Page | Kusnick Home Page | |
Just for you: the Geologic Time Song.
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Week of
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Topic
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Chapter
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Jan 30
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Recognizing and interpreting rocks
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Feb 6
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Principles
of stratigraphy, Geologic time
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Feb 13
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Magnetic Time, Interpreting Sedimentary Facies |
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Feb 20
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Plate Tectonics chart
here |
none |
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Feb 27
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QUIZ (2 questions from Exam link below) Plate tectonics: interpreting data |
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| Mar 6 |
Tectonic Basins: interpreting ancient plate boundaries
from rock data |
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Mar 13
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Origin of Solar System video
link here |
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Mar 20
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Mar 27
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SPRING BREAK
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Take naps. Have fun.
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| Apr 3 | Western Cordillera & craton: group project | 12, 13 |
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Apr 10
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Appalachians through Paleozoic: group project |
none |
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Apr 17
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Appalachians through Mesozoic: group project |
none |
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Apr 24
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Paleozoic/Mesozoic Craton |
none
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April 28 |
FIELD TRIP Meet at big parking garage at 8am |
none |
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May 1
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Cenozoic, Western Cordillera North American History Powerpoint - through Mesozoic |
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May 8
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Evolution, Origin of Life |
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May 15 |
Terrestrial Life Extinction - see History of Life ppt |
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| May 22 | FINAL EXAM 5:15 PM |