Geology 140 Schedule

Links to Course resources

Paper

Term Paper and Poster Overview
Writing the Paper
How to Write an Introduction
1st draft checklist
Paper grading rubric
Model Paper


Poster

Poster Assignment
Making and Printing the Poster
Poster Powerpoint Template
Sample Poster
Poster Grading Rubric
Poster presentation schedule: am class, pm class


 

Week of
Topic - click link for Power point notes
Assignments Dues
Sept 2

Risk and Benefit
Risk activity

T: none
Th: First assignment, Paper topic choices, Risk activity writeup
Sept 9

CLASS on 9/9 in Library 2024

Population

T: Risk response paper

Th: In-class pop writeup
Sept 16

Global climate change

Sept 23

T: Plate Tectonics

T: Volcanoes

Th: none
Sept 30

Volcanoes
EXAM

T: none

Oct 7

Earthquakes

T: Outline & Bibliography
Th: Sign up for Turnitin
Course # 8684112, password geologyrocks
Oct 14

Earthquakes
POSTER SESSION

T: Exam corrections
Th: Earthquake Risk, In-class summaries of Posters
Oct 21

Floods

T: First Draft to Turnitin
Th: First draft in class with checklist
Oct 28

Floods
POSTER SESSION

T: Flood response Paper
Th: In-class summaries of Posters

Nov. 4
Hurricanes

EXAM

T: none
Th: none

Nov 11

No CLASS 11/11
Beaches

T: no class
Th: Beach topic guide

Nov 18

Water issues
POSTERS

T: Turnitin by midnight 11/17, paper copy of Graded Draft in class
Th: In-class summaries of Posters
Nov 25

National Disaster Insurance

T: in-class write up
Dec 2

Energy

T: Topic Guide
Th: none
Dec 9

Energy
POSTERS

T: in-class writeup
Th: Poster summaries
Dec 18

Final Exam

10:15 am or 12:45pm