Handy Links

jeff.simpson@cgc.edu - E-Mail Your Professor
AZ Geologic Survey Fieldnotes
AZ Geology Blog
Energy 101 w/ Dr. Michael Webber (UT Austin) Slides
Geology in the News: Extra Credit
This Dynamic Planet - Tectonic Map
Bird Kills at Wind Farm Energy 101 Slides
MCCCD Course Competencies 110IN / 110 / 111
Maps - World Map w/ Lat-Long / Practice Map / World Map 3
Old EQ+Vol List

​Answer Sheet
Raging Planet / How Much is Earth Worth? / Planet Earth - Fresh Water
Faces of Earth / Poisoned Waters / NOVA: Sinkholes / Gasland
​Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
CH: Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
CH: Donora, PA
FR: Grand Canyon / Permeability-Porosity Lab
TED Activity - 100 Solutions
Katrina or Haiti & Easter Island Case Histories

GLG 110IN/110/111 Topics

Introduction
  Syllabus & Waiver
  Interview + Cartesian Diver Problem
  Is Geology Relevant?
  News
  Pale Blue Dot
  FR: Ecology: Barry Commoner's Viewpoint
  Unnatural Disasters Intro


Plate Tectonics
  Colliding Continents Film Review
  Plate Earth: Living Machine Film Review 
  Plate Tectonics Study Sheet
  Dynamic Earth Interactive
  What Happens at Plate Boundaries?
  Plate Tectonics Lab - Vocab, Puzzle, Evidence, Plate Map, Types of Boundaries
  Age of the Hawaiian Islands Lab
  Plate Tectonic Study Guide & Plate Tectonics Vocab


Earthquakes
  Earthquake and Tsunami Lab
  Deadliest Earthquakes Film Review
  Earthquakes: Recent Events, Parts, and Causes and Effects Lab
  Earthquakes: Plotting Using Latitude and Longitude, Locations, and Patterns Lab
  Virtual Earthquake Lab
  Mercalli Lab
  Most Famous Earthquakes Case Report

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Volcanoes
  Volcanoes Study Sheet
  The Power of Volcanoes Film Review
  Volcano Hazards Lab
  We’re Barely Listening to the U.S.’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes
  Volcanic Landforms Lab
  World's Most Famous Volcanoes Case Report 


Mass Wasting
  Mass Wasting Film Review
  Mass Wasting Study Sheet
  World's Most Famous Mass Wasting Events Case Report and Really Long Title
  Mass Wasting Lab


​Population
  Population Pyramid Case Report
  Population Lab


Energy
  Powering the Planet
  The Cost of Modern Energy Resources
  Energy and Power Lab
  Energy Vocabulary
  Energy Resources Current Event + Case Report
  Blueprint for a Carbon-Free World
  Energy Study Guide - Keller
  Tetraethyl Lead Case History
  Mining the Navajo Nation Case History
  Gasland Film Review / Gasland, Part II
  Power Project & Power Project Rubric

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Mineral Resources
  Critical Minerals
  Minerals Film Review
  Gold King Mine Disaster Case History
  Economic Mineral Lab
  Identifying Economic Minerals Lab
  Mineral Resources Study Guide - Keller
  Mineral Resources Vocab
  Mineral Resources & Mining in Arizona Lab
  Zombie Mines


Climate Change
  En-ROADS Climate Simulator
  Earth: The Operator's Manual Film Review
  Historical CO2 Lab
  Climate Change Impacts lab
  Before the Flood Film Review
  Graphing the Relationship Between CO2 & Temperature
  Carbon Footprint Calculator
  Resisting Scientific Misinformation
  Source Reliability and Climate Change
  Climate Myths Case Report


Water Resources
  Minamata Case History
  Water Resources Study Guide
  Groundwater Film Review
  Water Pollution Study Guide
  Water Footprint Lab
  Eager Beaver Case History
  Water Resources Film Review
  Colorado River, Pt 1 Case History / Colorado River, Pt 2 Case History
  Water Pollution Lab
  Lake Wales Lab
  Porosity-Permeability Lab
  Water Resources Current Event + Case Report
  Water Resources Lecture Slides
  How Wolves Regenerate Rivers + Delta Erosion
  Beyond the Mirage Film Review


Soil & Deserts
  Soil Carbon Cowboys Case History 
  Grazing & Soil Film Review
  Famine in the Sahel


Oceans
  Waves Film Review


Unnatural Disasters Project
  Unnatural Disasters, Pt 1: Sources & Research Findings
  Unnatural Disasters, Pt 2
  Unnatural Disasters, Part 3
  Critical Research Project, Part IV: The Letter - Form for Thought
  Critical Research Forum, 9:30 AM - Agave Room / Alternate Assignment - Make Up
  Critical Research Letter - Peer Edit
  Critical Research Letter - Submit & Mail