GEOLOGY 3200 Earth Through TimeQuizzes, write-ups, and class participation: 15%Lab: 25% --you can make up one lab, but it will still be due on original due dateField trip: 15%--if you cannot come on the field trip, you are required to take a final examClass Schedule Month, Date Topic and reading assignment Lab Topic_________ 1 Chapter 6, cont’d, Ch. 5 Feb. 7 Exam 218 Chapter 161/7/2008 GEOLOGY 3200 Earth Through Time Instructor: Dr. Carol M. Dehler Office: GLG Room 201 Phone: (435)-797-0764 Email: [email protected] (soon to be [email protected]) Office hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 2:30-3:30 pm, or by appointment Teaching assistants: Dan Rybczynski (office GLG01) and Bronson Barton (office GLG212) Undergraduate teaching fellows: Lucas Garcia, Scott Sallay, Alan Gunnell Class meets: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1:30-2:20 pm in Room 105 unless otherwise noted. There will be a 3-day weekend field trip to Capitol Reef National Park. You must also be enrolled in one of the three accompanying lab classes, either Wednesday or Thursday 3:30-5:20 pm, or Friday, 2:30-4:20 am in Room 102. Labs begin the second week of the semester. Class webpage: “Earth Through Time” web page link (web address: www.usu.edu/geo/dehler) Textbook: -- “Historical Geology” by Reed Wicander and James Monroe, Fifth Addition, 2006 -- There is no required textbook for the lab; handouts will be given regularly. There are required materials: hand lens, field notebook, and colored pencils Goals of this class: The main goal of this class is to have FUN learning about the history of the Earth. We will explore the scientific methods used to interpret the Earth’s past. We will gain an understanding of the physical, biological, and chemical events that have occurred throughout Earth history, and how and when these events contributed to the construction of the evolving Earth. This will all be done within a framework of lectures, exams, and hands-on experience in the lab and in the field where an atmosphere of discussions and critical thinking will be greatly encouraged. Grading: There will be 3 exams (all pseudo-comprehensive), the weekly lab, a weekend field trip, quizzes, and write-ups. Exams: 45% you can take an exam early, but you cannot take an exam late. Quizzes, write-ups, and class participation: 15% Lab: 25% --you can make up one lab, but it will still be due on original due date Field trip: 15%--if you cannot come on the field trip, you are required to take a final exam Notice to students with disabilities: If you have a disability that will likely require some accommodation by the instructor, you must contact the instructor and document the disability through the Disability Resource Center, preferably during the first week of the course. Any requests for special considerations relating to attendance, teaching methods, taking examinations, etc. must be discussed with and approved by the instructor. In cooperation with the Disability Resource Center, course materials can be provided in alternative formats—large format, audio, diskette, or Braille. 11/7/2008 Class Schedule Month, Date Topic and reading assignment Lab Topic_________ Jan. 7 Introduction, Chapter 1 no lab this week 9 Chapter 1, 2 11 Chapter 2 cont’d _____________________________________________________________________________________ 14 Chapter 2, cont’d Lab 1—Timescale, rock review 16 Chapter 4 18 Chapter 4, cont’d _____________________________________________________________________________________ Jan. 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lab 2—Relative & absolute time, 23 Chapter 4, cont’d timescale Jan. 25 Chapter 4, cont’d, Ch. 6 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 28 Chapter 6, cont’d Lab 3—Sedimentary environments 30 Chapter 6, cont’d 1 Chapter 6, cont’d, Ch. 5 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Chapter 5, cont’d Lab 4—Sed rocks under the microscope 6 Chapter 5, cont’d Feb. 8 Exam 1 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 11 Chapter 5, cont’d Lab 5—Fossils 13 Chapter 7 15 Chapter 7, cont’d _____________________________________________________________________________________ Feb. 18 Presidents Day Lab 6—more fossils 20 Chapter 7, cont’d 22 Chapter 8 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 25 Chapter 8, cont’d Lab 7— Stratigraphy 27 Chapter 8, cont’d 29 Chapter 9 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 21/7/2008 _________________________________________________________________________________ Feb. 3 Chapter 9, cont’d Lab 8—Correlation 5 Chapter 9, cont’d Feb. 7 Exam 2 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Mar. 10-14 Spring Break! _____________________________________________________________________________________ 17 Chapter 3—Guest lecturer Lab 9—Paleogeography 19 Chapter 3--- Guest lecturer 21 Chapter 3--- Guest lecturer? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 24 Chapter 10 Lab 10—Field trip intro to field geology 26 Chapter 10 28 Chapter 11 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 31 Chapter 11 Lab 11—Geologic maps 2 Intro to Mesozoic (Chs. 14-15) April 4 Weekend field trip to Capitol Reef (April 4th noon until ~dinnertime April 6th) . April 7 no class Lab 12—Field trip stratigraphy lab 9 Back to Paleozoic (Chapter 12, 13) 11 Chapters 12, 13, cont’d _____________(Back-up weekend field trip dates Apr. 11-13)_______________________________ 14 Chapter 14 Lab 12 cont’d—data interp and analysis 16 Chapter 15 18 Chapter 16 ______________________________________________________________________________ 21 Chapter 17 No Lab 23 Chapter 18 25 Exam 3 _________________________________________________________________________________ April 28th Final Exam/Lab (Mon. 11:30 am-1:20 pm)—required for those who did not attend field trip