Historical Geology Lecture Sched

Week	Date	Assignment	Quizzes and due dates
1	Jan 7-13, 2008	Classes begin January 7, 2008 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 13
2	Jan 14-20, 2008	Read Chapter 3 - Time and Geology	Quiz on Chapter 3 due by Jan 20
3	Jan 21-27, 2008	Martin Luther King Holiday January 21, 2008 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 4 due by Jan 27 Quiz on Chapter 5 due by Jan 27
4	Jan 28-Feb 3, 2008	Read Chapter 6 - Life on Earth - What do Fossils Reveal? Evolution The Fossil Record	Quiz on Chapter 6 due by Feb 3
5	Feb 4-10, 2008	Read Chapter 7 - Plate Tectonics Underlies All Earth History	Quiz on Chapter 7 due by Feb 10
6	Feb 11-17, 2008	Read Chapter 8 - Earliest Earth: 2,100,000,000 Years of the Archean Eon	Quiz on Chapter 8 due by Feb 17
7	Feb 18-24, 2008	Read Chapter 9 - The Proterozoic: Dawn of a More Modern World	Quiz on Chapter 9 due by Feb 24
8	Feb 25-Mar 2, 2008	Feb 26 - Student Study Day - No classes Midterm Exam this week. Covers Ch. 1-9 You 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 Chapter 10 after completing Midterm	Midterm exam Geologic Time Chart Quiz due by March 16 with grade of 90% or better
9	March 3-9, 2008	Spring Break - No classes
10	March 10-16, 2008	March 11, 2008 - Midpoint of the Semester Read Chapter 10 - Early Paleozoic Events Cambrian Ordovician Silurian	Geologic Time Chart Quiz due by March 16 with grade of 90% or better Paleozoic Quiz on Chapters 10-12 due by March 30
11	March 17-23, 2008	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 map assignment due March 23 Paleozoic Quiz on Chapters 10-12 due by March 30
12	March 24-30, 2008	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 March 30 Fernbank Assignment due by April 20
13	March 31-Apr 6, 2008	Read Chapter 13 - Mesozoic Events Triassic and Jurassic Cretaceous	Mesozoic Quiz on Chapters 13-14 due by April 13 Fernbank Assignment due by April 20
14	Apr 7-13, 2008	Read Chapter 14 - Life of the Mesozoic Dinosaurs	Mesozoic Quiz on Chapters 13-14 due by April 13 Fernbank Assignment due by April 20
15	Apr 14-20, 2008	Read Chapter 15 - Cenozoic Events Cenozoic Era	Fernbank Assignment due by April 20 Cenozoic Quiz on Chapters 15-17 due by April 27
16	Apr 21-27, 2008	Read Chapter 16 - Life of the Cenozoic Read Chapter 17 - Human Origins	Cenozoic Quiz on Chapters 15-17 due by April 27
17	Apr 28-May 4, 2008	Last day of classes - Tuesday April 29, 2008 Student Study Day - No classes - College open - Wednesday April 30, 2008 Final exam for this class may be taken during the week of April 28, 2008 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. Official final exam period Thursday May 1 - Wednesday May 7, 2008 Do not wait until the last day of exams to try to take your final!!!	All work, including extra credit, must be submitted by the last day of classes, April 29 Take Final Exam before May 7, 2008
18	May 5-11, 2008	Official final exam period Thursday May 1 - Wednesday May 7, 2008 Do not wait until the last day of exams to try to take your final!!! Commencement - Friday May 9, 2008 Grades due - May 12, 2008	Take Final Exam before May 7, 2008

Historical Geology Lecture Schedule

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