Introduction to Geology
GLG101
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MCCCD Course Competencies for 101IN
Introduction
Syllabus / Is Geology Relevant? / News / Pretest + Answer Sheet / Interview / Black Boxes or Cartesian Diver / Smashing Granite & Using Stereoscope
Earth's Shape, Dimensions & Heat
Atoms to Minerals
Atoms to Molecules Lecture / Ch 3 SS (Study Sheet with Vocabulary) / Counting Atoms / Crossword
FR: Minerals (Film Review) / Mineral Lecture / Atom Drawings / FR: Minerals /
Rock Forming Minerals Lab / Economic Minerals Labs / Shorty 2: Eating Dirt
Thin Sections / Density / Crystals
Rock-Forming Mineral Lab / Economic Minerals / Crystal Lab + Hydrates
Igneous Rocks
Igneous Environments Lecture / FR: Intrusive Rocks / Ch 5 SS: Igneous Environments
Igneous Lecture / Ch 5 SS: Pages 1-4 / FR: Volcanic Rocks / FR: Intrusive Rocks
Igneous Rock Lab / Make Crystals / Igneous Rock Slides 1-10
Sedimentary Rocks
Eating Dirt / Sediment Chart / Lab 6: Sed Rocks / Sand Observations / Reynolds Sed SS
FR: Sed Rocks / Soil Size / Porosity & Permeability Lab / Sand Lab / Grain Size Lab
Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic Lecture / Metamorphic Lab / FR: Met Rocks / Metamorphic Rock Lab / Reynolds Met Study Sheet / Rock & Mineral Review Site
Plate Tectonics
Plate Puzzle / PT Map / FR: Colliding Continents / PT Vocab 1 / Vocab 2 / PT Lab Answer Sheet / Fossil Map / Plate Tectonics, Pt 2
Hawaiian Island Lab / New Plate Tectonic Lab / Fossil Pieces / Plate Map / Puzzle Pieces / Lat/Long Map / Hawai'i / Plot EQ & Volc
PT Review Worksheet / Volc & EQ World Map
Volcanoes
Volcanoes Lecture / Volcanoes & Volcanic Hazards SS / Landforms- Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Earthquake Lab / FR: Japan's Killer Quake / Epicenter & Magnitude Lab / Supervolcano / Mercalli Lab / Epicenter Lab
Weathering
FR: Weathering & Soil / Weathering Lecture
Historical Geology
FR: Historical Geology This 10-part video is > 1 hour. Complete it at home. / FR: Geologic Time
Earth History Lecture / Hist Geo Lab, Pt 1
Mass Wasting
FR: Mass Wasting / Lecture: Mass Wasting Structural Geology / Mass Wasting Lab
Groundwater
FR: Groundwater / Groundwater Lecture / NOVA: Sinkholes
Running Water
Streams & Flooding Lecture / FR: Running Water, Part 2 / Shorty: Dowsing / River Lab / FR: Running Water, Part 1
Shorty 8: Colorado River / Landforms - Rivers Lab / Shorty: Eager Beaver
Wind & Waves
FR: Waves
Deserts
FR: Grazing & Soil / Sahel Activity
Geologic Structures
FR: Geo Structures / Geologic Structures Lecture
Earth Resources
Links
The topical outline below will adapt over time. This is the outline for a face-to-face class and will change depending on the interests of our class.
Topics
Maps
Phoenix Topo Map / Review Phoenix Topo & Rivers / Topo Map Intro / √ AZ Map / Topo Lab 1 / Lat & Long / Topo Legend
Union Hills Lab Map / Phx Topo Lab / Profile Lab / AZ & Ka Lae Map Lab
Exam Archives
Exam 2 Review / Review 1 - Review 2 - External Review / Rock & Mineral Exam / Spring '18 Lecture Review
Mineral & Rock Exam Answer Sheet / Review All Minerals & Rocks
Shorty Assignments
Soil Cowboys / Tetraethyl Lead / Rivers / Navajo Coal Mining / Minamata
Determining Composition
Various Films
Earth: The Operator's Manual (ETOM) / Poisoned Waters / Gasland / Ecology: Barry Commoner's Viewpoint
How the Earth Was Made / Raging Planet / How Much is Earth Worth? / Planet Earth - Fresh Water / Faces of Earth
F.L.O.W. Video (For Love of Water) /
Extra Links
AZ Geologic Survey Fieldnotes
Energy 101 w/ Dr. Michael Webber (UT Austin) Slides
Field Trips
Union Hills / North Mt. / Power Plant / Marcus Landslide
Optional Rock & Mineral Project
Earth's Shape, Dimensions & Heat / Rocks / Weathering /