Historical Geology Lecture Sched

Week	Date	Assignment	Quizzes and due dates
1	Jan 13-15, 2009	Classes begin January 12, 2009 Read Chapter 1 - The Science of Historical Geology Read Chapter 2 - Early Geologists Tackle Earth's Mysteries	Quiz on Chapters 1 & 2 due by Jan 20
2	Jan 20-22, 2009	Holiday Monday January 19, 2009 Read Chapter 3 - Time and Geology Time chart to know Time chart with automatic checking feature Blank time chart for test	Quiz on Chapter 3 due by Jan 27 Geologic Time Chart Quiz due by Midterm with grade of 90% or better
3	Jan 27-29, 2009	Read Chapter 4 - Rocks and Minerals: Documents that Record Earth's History	Quiz on Chapter 4 due by Feb 3
4	Feb 3-5, 2009	Read Chapter 5 - The Sedimentary Archives Sedimentary Rocks Facies, transgressions, regressions, and Walther's Law Carbonate Rocks	Quiz on Chapter 5 due by Feb 10
5	Feb 10-12, 2009	Read Chapter 6 - Life on Earth - What do Fossils Reveal? Evolution The Fossil Record	Quiz on Chapter 6 due by Feb 17
6	Feb 17-19, 2009	Read Chapter 7 - Plate Tectonics Underlies All Earth History	Quiz on Chapter 7 due by Feb 24
7	Feb 24-26, 2009	Read Chapter 8 - Earliest Earth: 2,100,000,000 Years of the Archean Eon Read Chapter 9 - The Proterozoic: Dawn of a More Modern World	Precambrian Quiz on Chapter 8 & 9 due by March 3
8	Mar 3-5, 2009	Tuesday March 3, 2009 - Student Study Day - No classes Midterm Exam this week. Covers Ch. 1-9 Midterm is Thursday March 5, 2009. Begin reading Chapter 10 after completing Midterm	Midterm exam Thursday March 5, 2009 Geologic Time Chart Quiz due by Midterm with grade of 90% or better
9	Mar 9 week, 2009	SPRING BREAK
10	Mar 17-19, 2009	March 17, 2009 - Midpoint of the Semester Read Chapter 10 - Early Paleozoic Events Cambrian Ordovician Silurian Paleozoic Map assignment - given copies of the paleogeographic maps of North America, with period names removed, and in scrambled order, do the following without consulting your book or notes: 1. Place the maps into the correct order and identify each period from the events that are shown 2. Color the maps with a color scheme similar to that in the book and notes 3. Write a short description or outline of the events depicted on each map (write on the margins or back of the map) 4. Write an overall summary page on a separate sheet of paper, typed, describing the Paleozoic history of the Appalachian Mountain region, based on what you see on the maps. Do not consult book or outside resources. The description should be based on the information presented on the maps.	Paleozoic Quiz on Chapters 10-12 due by March 31 Begin Paleozoic Map assignment Paleozoic map assignment due
11	Mar 24-26, 2009	Read Chapter 11 - Late Paleozoic Events Devonian Carboniferous Permian Paleozoic Map assignment - given copies of the paleogeographic maps of North America, with period names removed, and in scrambled order, do the following without consulting your book or notes: 1. Place the maps into the correct order and identify each period from the events that are shown 2. Color the maps with a color scheme similar to that in the book and notes 3. Write a short description or outline of the events depicted on each map (write on the margins or back of the map) 4. Write an overall summary page on a separate sheet of paper, typed, describing the Paleozoic history of the Appalachian Mountain region, based on what you see on the maps. Do not consult book or outside resources. The description should be based on the information presented on the maps.	Paleozoic Quiz on Chapters 10-12 due by March 31 Fernbank Assignment due by April 2
12	Mar 31-Apr 2, 2009	Read Chapter 12 - Life of the Paleozoic See also Invertebrate Macrofossils This is a lab, but please read over the material thoroughly. You do not have to do the lab, but you need to read it. It will help with Chapter 12. Fernbank Museum Assignment and Field Trip Go to Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Do worksheet Fernbank Museum Fieldtrip. Print it out and take it with you to the museum. Date of trip to Fernbank Museum of Natural History will be given in class, or go on your own. This is required, not extra credit. There is an admission charge of about $13 (check Fernbank website for current fees). Take your student ID for a discount. Visit the Fernbank web site for hours, directions, and admission fee. http://www.fernbank.edu/museum/homepage.html. Closes at 5 pm. Please allow at least 3 hours to go through the exhibit and complete the worksheet. Take a pencil, clipboard and your worksheet. Do not take small children with you unless you have someone to watch them while you work on your assignment!!	Mesozoic Quiz on Chapters 13-14 due by April 14 Fernbank Assignment due by April 21
13	Apr 7-9, 2009	Read Chapter 13 - Mesozoic Events Triassic and Jurassic Cretaceous	Mesozoic Quiz on Chapters 13-14 due by April 21 Fernbank Assignment due by April 21
14	Apr 14-16, 2009	Read Chapter 14 - Life of the Mesozoic Dinosaurs	Mesozoic Quiz on Chapters 13-14 due by April 21 Fernbank Assignment due by April 21
15	Apr 21-23, 2009	Read Chapter 15 - Cenozoic Events Cenozoic Era	Fernbank Assignment due by April 21 Cenozoic Quiz on Chapters 15-17 due by May 5
16	Apr 28-30, 2009	Read Chapter 16 - Life of the Cenozoic Read Chapter 17 - Human Origins	Cenozoic Quiz on Chapters 15-17 due by May 5 All work, including extra credit, must be submitted by the last day of classes, May 5. If graded papers have been returned, work will not be accepted.
17	May 5, 2009	Review and catch up Last day of classes - Tuesday May 5, 2009 Student Study Day - Wednesday May 6, 2009	Cenozoic Quiz on Chapters 15-17 due by May 5 All work, including extra credit, must be submitted by the last day of classes, May 5. If graded papers have been returned, work will not be accepted.
18	May 12, 2009	GEOL 1122-100 Final Exam is Tuesday May 12, 1:00-3:00 pm Commencement - Friday May 15, 2009	Final Exam

Historical Geology Lecture Schedule

GEOL 1122-100