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Grotzinger, J., T. Jordan, et al. Understanding Earth. 5th ed. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman, c2006. ISBN: Amazon logo 9780716766827 (softbound), and Amazon logo 9780716776963 (paperback).


SES #TOPICSREADINGS
1Overview
2T, t, and C; begin mineralsChapter 3
3Introduction to minerals and lab 1: mineral ID
4Introduction to minerals and lab 1: mineral ID (cont.)
5Igneous rocks and lab 2: rock IDChapter 4
6Sedimentary rocks and lab 2: rock IDChapter 5
7Metamorphic rocks and lab 2: rock IDChapter 6
8Lab 2: unknown rock ID
9Relative vs. absolute dating; paleontologyChapter 8
10

Seeing and depicting rocks; field techniques

Special guest lecturer

11Quiz 1: rocks and minerals
12Rock deformationChapter 7
13Putty lab and lab 3: rock structures
14Field techniques and topo map intro
15Lab 4: topographic maps
16-19Lab 5: geologic mappingChapter 9 for Ses #18
20Quiz 2: structure and mapping
21Lab 6: plate tectonics
22Lab 6: plate tectonics and lectureChapter 2
23Earthquakes
24Earthquakes (cont.)Chapter 13
25VolcanoesChapter 12
26Lab 7: rheology
27Lab 8: Stokes and Darcy flows
28Quiz 3: plate tectonics through volcanoes
29Lab 8: Stokes and Darcy flows (cont.)
30Continent formation discussionChapter 16
31Geo movie
32Formation of continents; weathering and riversChapter 21
33Glaciers
34Lab 9: glaciers
35Quiz 3.5: continents through glaciers
36Coastlines, deserts and dunesChapters 19 and 20
37Climate and tectonicsChapter 22
38Comparative planetology
39Comparative planetology and awards

 








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