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Historical Geology

Historical Geology. Lecture 1 Course Introduction. Historical Geology. Lecture Outline. I Course Introduction A) Instructor Introduction B) Course Overview i. Goal ii. Times and Location iii. Required Texts iv. Class URL and Web Resources C) Course Schedule

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Historical Geology

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  1. Historical Geology Lecture 1 Course Introduction

  2. Historical Geology Lecture Outline I Course Introduction A) Instructor Introduction B) Course Overview i. Goal ii. Times and Location iii. Required Texts iv. Class URL and Web Resources C) Course Schedule D) Policies i. Attendance and Participation ii. Grading iii. Honor Code iv. Laboratory v. Extra Credit E) Tests II Scale in Geology A) Spatial B) Temporal C) Rates of Change

  3. Historical Geology Instructor Information Stephen B Parsons VBHEC 243C 368-1745 (O) 435-9951 (C) sparsons at ocean.odu.edu Office Hours: TCC - M,T 1800-1900 VBHEC - M-W 1100-1200 R 1100-1200,1430-1530 other times by appointment

  4. Historical Geology Course Overview Goal The goal of this course is to introduce students to the evolution of the continents, ocean basins, mountain chains, and the major life forms throughout Earth's history. These are studied chronologically and are related to the physical and biological changes which have caused them. Meeting Times Tuesdays, 1915-2250 Meeting Location Blackwater, Room C-104 Lecture 1 I.B.i

  5. Historical Geology Course Overview Texts Wicander, R. and Monroe, J.S., 2005. Historical Geology, 4th edition, Prentice-Hall. Poort, J.M., and Carlson, R.J., 2005. Historical Geology: Interpretations and Applications, 6th edition, Pearson Custom Publishing.

  6. Historical Geology Course Overview Class URL and Web Resources

  7. Historical Geology Course Overview Class URL and Web Resources

  8. Historical Geology Course Overview Class URL and Web Resources

  9. Historical Geology Course Overview Class URL and Web Resources

  10. Historical Geology Course Overview Class URL and Web Resources

  11. Historical Geology Course Schedule Lecture Exams 09/26/06 Exam 1 Evolution, Formation and Composition of the Earth 10/17/06 Exam 2 The Archean and Proterozoic Eons 11/14/06 Exam 3 The Paleozoic Era 12/05/06 Exam 4 The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras 12/12/06 Comprehensive Final Exam

  12. Historical Geology Policies Attendance Grading Weights Exams 1-4 36% of final grade Final Exam 34% of final grade Laboratory 30% of final grade Scale 90.0 -100.0 80.0-89.9 70.0-79.9 60.0-69.9 A B C D Honor Code Laboratory Extra Credit

  13. Historical Geology Extra Credit Extra Credit Articles Briefly state the main idea of the article. List three important facts that the author uses to support the main idea. What information or ideas discussed in this article are also discussed in your textbook or other readings? List the textbook chapters and page numbers. List any examples of bias or faulty reasoning that you found in the article. List any new terms or concepts that were discussed in the article and write a short definition.

  14. Historical Geology Tests True/False T F 1. The Earth's lithosphere is composed entirely of crustal material. Multiple Choice ____ 2. Approximately how old is the Chesapeake Bay? (a) 1,000 years (d) 1,000,000 years (b) 10,000 years (e) 10,000,000 years (c) 100,000 years Short Answer 3. Name four of the eight rock-forming minerals common to igneous rocks.

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  17. Historical Geology Scales in Geology Spatial Temporal Rates of Change

  18. Historical Geology Scales in Geology Spatial • Scale of Observation • universe • global • regional • local • hand sample • microscopic • atomic Measured in... light years (1013m) thousands of kilometers (106m) kilometers (103m) meters (100m) centimeters (10-2m) micrometers (10-6m) nanometers (10-9m)

  19. Historical Geology Scales in Geology Temporal

  20. Historical Geology Scales in Geology Temporal

  21. Historical Geology Scales in Geology Rates of Change

  22. Historical Geology Historical Geology Scales in Geology Keeping Time

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