**This syllabus is subject to change** 1Introduction 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: [email protected] Office phone: 335–1817 Office hours: Wednesday 1-4 PM, & by appointment. Via Zoom – see ICON for access link. Dr. Bill McClelland Office: B21A Trowbridge Hall e-mail: [email protected] Office phone: 335–1827 Office hours: Tues. & Thurs 10:30am – 12:00pm, & by appointment. Via Zoom – see ICON for access link. TAs: Alethea Kapolas (B36 Trowbridge Hall); email: [email protected] see ICON for office hours Alec Lockett (24D Trowbridge Hall), email: [email protected] see ICON for office hours Joshua Laird (B24G Trowbridge Hall); email: [email protected] see ICON for office hours Shay Ridl (24B Trowbridge Hall); email: [email protected] 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** 2EES:1030:0AAA/0BBB Lectures - Fall 2021 Module Date Lecture # and Topic Text chapter(s) Lab topic 1 T 08/24 BS 1. Introduction 1 NO LABS THIS WEEK Th 08/26 BS 2. Plate tectonics theory 2 2 T 08/31 BS 3. Plate tectonics & Earth’s interior Int. D 1. Introduction & Plate tectonics Th 09/02 BS 4. Earthquakes 8 3 T 09/07 BS 5. Minerals & matter 3 2. Earthquakes Th 09/09 BS 6. Igneous rocks Int. A, C, 4 4 T 09/14 BS 7. Volcanoes 5 3. Minerals Th 09/16 BMc 8. Metamorphic Rocks 7 5 T 09/21 BMc 9. Structural Geology 1 9 4. Lab Quiz #1 & Volcanoes Th 09/23 BMc 10. Structural Geology 2 - 6 T 09/28 BMc 11. Mountain Belts - 5. Metamorphic rocks Th 09/30 BMc 12. Geologic Time: Numeric Dating 10 7 T 10/05 Exam #1 (available from 10/05-10/06) 6. Structures Th 10/07 BS 13. Weathering and Soils Int. B 8 T 10/12 BMc 14. Sedimentary Rocks 6 7. Sedimentary rocks Th 10/14 BMc 15. Geologic Time: Relative Dating 10, 11 9 T 10/19 BMc 16. Fossils and Biostratigraphy Int. E 8. Geologic time/Paleobiology Th 10/21 BS 17. Mass Wasting 13 10 T 10/26 BMc 18. Climate Change 1 19 9. Lab Quiz #2 & Climate Change Activity Th 10/28 BMc 19. Climate Change 2 - 11 T 11/02 BMc 20. Climate Change 3 - 10. Rivers and floods Th 11/04 Exam #2 (available from 11/05-11/06) - 12 T 11/09 BS 21. Running Water 14 11. Groundwater Th 11/11 BS 22. Groundwater 16 13 T 11/16 BMc 23. Shorelines and Oceans 15 12. Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico Th 11/18 BMc 24. Glaciers & glaciation 18 14 T 11/23 NO CLASS - NO LABS Th 11/25 NO CLASS - 15 T 11/30 BMc 25. Deserts 17 13. Lab Quiz #3 Th 12/02 BMc 26. Energy Resources 12 16 T 12/07 BMc 27. Mineral Resources 12 TBD Th 12/09 BMc 28. Earth Science and Society 12 17 F TBA Final exam (TBA) - BS = lecture by Dr. Swanson. BMc = lecture by Dr. McClelland.**This syllabus is subject to change** 3EES: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