Quiz on Chapter 3
due by Aug 31

Geologic Time Chart Quiz due by Midterm with grade of 90% or better

Read Chapter 4 - Rocks and Minerals: Documents that Record Earth's History

Read Chapter 5 - The Sedimentary Archives
Sedimentary Rocks
Facies, transgressions, regressions, and Walther's Law
Carbonate Rocks

Quiz on Chapter 5
due by Sept 7

Read Chapter 9 - The Proterozoic: Dawn of a More Modern World
 

Midterm  Exam this week.  Covers Ch. 1-9
On-campus class midterm is Thursday Oct 9, 2008.
Online class may schedule your midterm at a Testing Center near you, or with a proctor if you are out of the area.  Indicate your preference in the proper section of the Discussion board.

Begin reading Chapter 10 after completing Midterm

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 Oct 26

Begin Paleozoic Map assignment

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.

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 Assignment (out of area students check with Dr. Gore for substitute assignment):
Go to Fernbank Museum of Natural History.  Do worksheet Fernbank Museum Fieldtrip.
Print it out and take it with you to the museum.
Visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History on your own.
This is required, not extra credit.
There is an admission charge of about $13. 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!!

Paleozoic Quiz on Chapters 10-12 due
by


Fernbank Assignment
due by Nov 23

Final exam for the online class may be taken between Dec 1-Dec 11 , 2008
Do not wait until the last day of exams to try to take your final!!!

Final exam for the online class may be taken between  Dec 1-Dec 11 , 2008
Do not wait until the last day of exams to try to take your final!!!
You may schedule your final at a Testing Center near you, or with a proctor if you are out of the area.  Indicate your preference in the proper section of the Discussion board.