Introduction to Earth Science Fall 2021 This course meets the College s G E requirements EES 1030 0AAA Lectures only 3 s h EES 1030 0BBB Lectures and labs 4 s h Instructors Dr Ben Swanson Office 121D Trowbridge Hall e mail benjamin swanson uiowa edu Office hours Wednesday 1 4 PM by appointment Via Zoom see ICON for access link Office phone 335 1817 Dr Bill McClelland e mail bill mcclelland uiowa edu Office hours Tues Thurs 10 30am 12 00pm by appointment Via Zoom see ICON for Office B21A Trowbridge Hall Office phone 335 1827 TAs access link Alethea Kapolas B36 Trowbridge Hall email alethea kapolas uiowa edu see ICON for office hours Alec Lockett 24D Trowbridge Hall email alec lockett uiowa edu see ICON for office hours Joshua Laird B24G Trowbridge Hall email Joshua laird uiowa edu see ICON for office hours Shay Ridl 24B Trowbridge Hall email shay ridl uiowa edu see ICON for office hours Lectures Lectures will be pre recorded and posted as videos to the course ICON page prior to 12 30 noon each Tuesday and Thursday Some lectures may be split into multiple short videos Required Materials all available at the Iowa Hawk Shop Textbook Essentials of Geology 6th Edition by Marshak ISBN 9780393667523 You will need to purchase online access to Smartwork 5 Instructions and links to purchasing options are available on ICON For loose leaf e book options https wwnorton com books Essentials of Geology Course goals This course introduces students to the Earth and the natural systems that work below on and above the Earth s surface We will study the processes and principles involved in these systems and how they affect our lives You will gain perspective on how Earth processes and the study of the Earth through Geosciences influences your chosen field of study and impacts your life Course Structure weekly modules will be available on ICON With the exception of the first week of classes and exam weeks each week you will have two lectures to watch a quiz to complete through Smartwork and a Guided Learning Exploration to complete through Smartwork During exam weeks you will only have one lecture to watch and no additional online activities to complete We will also post an 5 minute catch up video each week to review concepts that students are struggling with and will have a Discussion Board dedicated to tough topics titled Help I m lost We encourage you to post to this weekly if you have questions about course material and to read through other student s questions as well Assignments and late work policy Unless specified on the assignment all work in this class should be completed entirely on your own All quizzes labs for students enrolled in the lab portion of the course and Guided Learning Explorations will be due on Sunday evenings at 11 59 PM Central Time Late work will be assessed a penalty of 10 per day No work will be accepted after the final day of class Drop Add Drop Add should be done in the University required time frame This syllabus is subject to change 1 EES 1030 0AAA 0BBB Lectures Fall 2021 Module Date Lecture and Topic Lab topic Exam 1 available from 10 05 10 06 T 08 24 BS 1 Introduction Th 08 26 BS 2 Plate tectonics theory T 08 31 BS 3 Plate tectonics Earth s interior Th 09 02 BS 4 Earthquakes T 09 07 BS 5 Minerals matter Th 09 09 BS 6 Igneous rocks T 09 14 BS 7 Volcanoes Th 09 16 BMc 8 Metamorphic Rocks T 09 21 BMc 9 Structural Geology 1 Th 09 23 BMc 10 Structural Geology 2 T 09 28 BMc 11 Mountain Belts Th 09 30 BMc 12 Geologic Time Numeric Dating T 10 05 Th 10 07 BS 13 Weathering and Soils T 10 12 BMc 14 Sedimentary Rocks Th 10 14 BMc 15 Geologic Time Relative Dating T 10 19 BMc 16 Fossils and Biostratigraphy Th 10 21 BS 17 Mass Wasting T 10 26 BMc 18 Climate Change 1 Th 10 28 BMc 19 Climate Change 2 T 11 02 BMc 20 Climate Change 3 Th 11 04 T 11 09 BS 21 Running Water Th 11 11 BS 22 Groundwater T 11 16 BMc 23 Shorelines and Oceans Th 11 18 BMc 24 Glaciers glaciation T 11 23 Th 11 25 T 11 30 BMc 25 Deserts Th 12 02 BMc 26 Energy Resources T 12 07 BMc 27 Mineral Resources Th 12 09 BMc 28 Earth Science and Society NO CLASS NO CLASS Exam 2 available from 11 05 11 06 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 F TBA Final exam TBA Text chapter s 1 2 Int D 8 3 Int A C 4 5 7 9 10 Int B 6 10 11 Int E 13 19 14 16 15 18 17 12 12 12 NO LABS THIS WEEK 1 Introduction Plate tectonics 2 Earthquakes 3 Minerals 4 Lab Quiz 1 Volcanoes 5 Metamorphic rocks 6 Structures 7 Sedimentary rocks 8 Geologic time Paleobiology 9 Lab Quiz 2 Climate Change Activity 10 Rivers and floods 11 Groundwater 12 Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico NO LABS 13 Lab Quiz 3 TBD BS lecture by Dr Swanson BMc lecture by Dr McClelland This syllabus is subject to change 2 EES 1030 BBB Grades lecture lab The grading system will be used 925 maximum points Lecture Component 700 points Mid term exam 1 Lectures 1 11 100 points Mid term exam 2 Lectures 12 20 100 points Final exam Lectures 21 28 60 of exam Lectures 1 20 40 of exam 200 points Online Smartwork quizzes 150 points Online Guided Learning Explorations 150 points Lab Component 300 points 3 lab quizzes 25 points each 75 points Lab assignments 150 points EES 1030 AAA Grades lecture only The grading system will be used 700 maximum points Lecture Component 700 points Mid term exam 1 Lectures 1 11 100 points Mid term exam 2 Lecture 12 20 100 points Final exam Lectures 21 28 60 of exam Lectures 1 20 40 of exam 200 points Online Smartwork quizzes 150 points Online Guided Learning Explorations 150 points Online Smartwork quizzes and Guided Learning Explorations For this class you will complete a quiz in Smartwork and also a Guided Learning Exploration in Smartwork each week except for the first week of classes and during exam weeks We will penalize late assignments at 10 day and quizzes will not be accepted more than 10 days after the due date for any credit without an excused absence Guided Learning Explorations are completion based and infinite attempts as long as you complete the assignment on time you receive full credit Quizzes are single attempt and are graded on correctness so make sure that you do the readings before attempting each week s quiz All quizzes and Guided Learning Explorations are weighted equally and will be accessible through ICON Final grades for EES 1030 AAA BBB will be rounded to the nearest decimal point We do not …