Geology, Fall 2008, Assignments

8.27.08 Wednesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: We discussed the answers using the over-

head for the correlation classwork. We also

explained the composite stratigraphic

columns using correlation skills for two sets of 4

outcrops and students drew 4 complex outcrops

and using the labeled drawings, put each event

into relative time position: this included erosion,

intrusions, uplift, subsidence, tilting.

Homework: Read Topo Maps p 438-441 Appendix D

by Sept. 1

8.29.08 Friday

Handout: Paleogeography Activity

Homework: none

Collected: Relative Time and Correlation Lab

Classwork: Quiz in class covering relative time and

correlation, and rules of relative age; showed

slides about unconformities and talked about

using rocks to determine ancient environments

based on their characteristics. Be sure to read

the topographic map reading by Monday.

9.1.08 Tuesday

Handout: Investigation 20 What Do You Measure in a

Topographic Field.

Collected: Paleogeography Activity

Classwork: We finished going over the paleogeography

activity packet. This packet focused on how

rock characteristics indicate specific environments

and how these environments can be mapped and

boundaries can be drawn to show the ancient

geography represented by time equivalent rocks.

We also explained Offlap (regression) and Onlap

(transgression) can be shown by a systematic

fining upward or coarsening upward sedimentary

sequence.

During class students were explained how to do

build the 3-D topographic map model and how to

follow the procedure building the model before

answering the questions.

Homework: Read chapter 2, p 22-41 plus p423-424 for

September 11th

9.3.08 Wednesday

Handout: How to draw an Accurate Profile of the Earth's

Surface, Investigation 21.

Collected: nothing

Classwork: We went over how to complete Investig. 20

from yesterday to deal with any "confusion". In

everything about the lab was explained.

Introduced and explained how to do Invest. 21

drawing profiles.

Homework: The Invest. 20 must be turned in tomorrow &

the official homework for tomorrow is to complete

Invest. 21, drawing profiles.

9.5.08 Friday

Handout: Contour Value and Profile Practice WS

Collected: Investigation 20

Classwork: We discussed the answers for Investigation 20 and

explained how to use lat/longitude to locate things on the map

Discussed the concept of Contour Interval and Index contours

and the answers to the contour value practice figures on the

class activity WS, then the profiling method was explained.

Homework: Draw the profiles for the contour practice sheet then

apply the concepts to help those who had trouble completing

the vertical profile homework for today.

09.08.08 Monday

Handout: Contouring Packet and Topographic Map Summary Sheet.

Collected: nothing

Classwork: Littleton and Highlands Ranch topographic maps

answer the questions on the worksheet using the actual maps.

We went over the vertical profile handout activity

Homework: finish the vertical profile practice and contour value WS

continue reading chapter 2 minerals.

09,09.08 Tuesday

Handout: nothing more

Collected: Contour value practice and vertical profile practice WS &

Sedimentation & Stratigraphy packet completed awhile back.

Classwork: students completed the Littleton Topo Map WS`

Homework: complete the WS and finish the chapter 2 reading. Quiz

soon over topomaps, contour values and profiles.

9.10.08 Wednesday

Handout: Rules for Contour Lines

Collected: Topograph Map Quadrangle Littleton Co

Classwork: Returned Contour Values Practice and Vertical Profiles

Practice WS aster grading them last night. Several didn't finish

them after I went over the elevations in class. Profiles were

poorly done. Everyone needs to bring up their work quality-the

work needs to be done well, not carelessly. Anyone wanting to

improve their grade on this assignment will need to come in

tomorrow during help session to redo the mistakes.

In class today we went over the Littleton Quadrangle Map Proj

corrections should be made and turned. We went over the

contour rules during class.

Homework: complete the assignment on the Contour Rules paper;

then do the parts of the packet that require work to be done for

Friday classtime. Read the chapter 2 Minerals assignment

due Thursday. Quiz topographic maps, contours, vertical

profiles Friday.

9.12.08 Friday

Handout Topographic Map Summary

Collected: nothing

Classwork: went over all of the answers for the topo contour rules

packet and the Vertical Profiles Packet.

Homework: Read chapter 3 Rocks p 46-63, Due Sept. 17th

9.15.08 Monday

Handouts: Mineral Identification Lab Sheets; Mineral Properties;

Mineral Identification Lab Properties Handout

Collected: nothing

Classwork: Introduction Demonstration using the TV digital projector

Mineral labs use simple physical property tests and observations

4 mineral Identification: cleavage, fracture, color, streak, tenacity,

specific gravity, crystal habit

Homework: Read chapter 3 rocks Read chapter 3 Rocks p 46-63, Due

Sept. 17th Study for topomap quiz for tomorrow, Tuesday.

9.16.08 Tuesday

Handout: Nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Finished explaining "other properties" Usinig the camera

several were demonstrated, such as fluoresence, crystal habit,

magnetism, specific gravity. Also explained how to use the

physical geology lab manual made available to all who are working

on the mineral identification lab as a resource and guide.

Students began identifying minerals in pairs during class working

on the mineral samples set out on the back table, the physical

properties described on the handouts from yesterday.

DO NOT BREAK SAMPLES; No need to do specific gravity on

each mineral sample. Clean up at the end of lab.

Homework: continue reading chapter 3. We'll work on the minerals

during class, identifying all of them.

9.17.08 Wednesday

Handout: Nothing new.

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Mineral Identification Lab; discuss use of chemical

acid test. Identify minerals.

Homework: Read chapter 3 and mineral lab notes about phys.

properties

9.19.08 Friday

Handout: Minerals Classification chart packet

Collected: nothing

Classwork: students continued to identify the remaining samples

using physical properties, the handout chart. Do not do the

specific gravity test unless it is a tie breaker to help you

make an identification.

Homework: Finish reading chapter 3.

9.23.08 Tuesday

Handout: Mineral characteristics & Identification;

Minerals & Crystal Systems; Minerals comparative Question

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Students worked on the Microviewer slide sets with

a partner, completing both worksheets that went with the

set.

Homework: Minerals Comparative Questions WS, use the packet

Minerals Classification chart to help you complete this.

Read chapter 5 p. 93-136; by September 25.

9.24.08 Wednesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: the microviewer worksheets, minerals comparitive WS

Classwork: students finished the last of the two microviewer

worksheets and I explained to refer to the minerals classif-

ication charts to complete the minerals comparitive quest.

Homework: work on the chapter 5 readings.

9.26.08 Friday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: the microviewer sheets, minerals comparative WS

Classwork: Minerals powerpoint summary, almost finished today:

minerals, rocks, ore minerals, physical properties, silica

tetrahedral structures: single tetrahedra, single chair, double

chain, sheet, 3D network and properties; cleavage, hardness,

luster, streak, color, crystal lattice.

Homework: read chapter 5 & 6

9.29.08 Monday:

Handout: The Crystal Lab, Textures of solids; Chapter 2 chapter

notes and outline.

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: crystal growing lab at different textures; examine the

crystals with the binocular microscope and compound

microscope.

Homework: finish the lab write up, answer the analysis questions.

for tomorrow's class. Test unit one will be next week.

9.30.08 Tuesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Igneous Rock powerpoint presentation

Homework: Test 18, 1,2,3 next Friday 10.10.08

10.1.08 Wednesday

Handout: Bowen's Reaction Series and Igneous Classification

Chart Handouts

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Explained the classification chart and the Bowen's

Reaction Series Handouts then continued the Igneous Rock

Powerpoint presentations, finished one and began the

other.

Homework: nothing new

10.3.08 Friday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: powerpoint over plutonic environment to igneous

intrusives and pyroclastics and their textures.

Homework: read chapter 7 on your syllabus.

10.6.08 Monday

Handout: Igneous Rock Identification Lab Sheets

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: finished the powerpoint on Bowen's reaction series;

continuous and discontinuous series and magmatic

differentiation, rock creation of mafic and felsic from the

same magma source and ore mineralization.

Began the igneous rock lab.

Homework: Read chapter 7, 137-153 This week.

10.7.08 Tuesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Day two igneous rock identification lab, use the chart

the lab book, the magnifiers and the microscopes to

complete the identification lab sheets

Homework: continue the chapter 7 reading this week.

10.8.08 Wednesday

Handout: Studyguide for unit one test.

Collected: nothing

Classwork: Demonstrated rock textures by showing samples from

from my igneous rock collection: phaneritic, aphanetic,

porphyritic, phenocrysts and groundmass, xenoliths, ah ah

pahoehoe, scoria, pumice, flow features, push ups, veins,

cross-cut veins, obsidian and chonchoidal fractures and

glass with no internal structure (amorphorus texture)

snowflake obsidian, lithified volcanic ash, unlithified

volcanic ash, volcanic pyroclastic lapilli, and bomb,

pegmatites, chill zone pegmatitic rock, graphic granite.

Homework: work on the study guide for the unit one test for

next Tuesday.

10.10.08 Friday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Viewed video over radioactivity and half-life.

Demonstrated half-life interactivity animation and

half-life curves. Talked about using radioactivity

half-lives to determine the timing of events in earth

history. Answered questions about igneous rock textures

by showing slides of examples.

Homework: finish the study guide for the Unit One test

which is due Monday. The test will be Tuesday.

10.13.08 Monday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork : Reviewed- fossilization, index fossils, trace fossils,

decay particles: alpha, beta, gamma plus half-life and

dating earth historic events.

Homowork: Unit one review will be collected tomorrow, several

have not turned in their igneous rock labs which were

already collected. I will collect the Mineral Identification

Labs tomorrow as well.

10.14.08 Tuesday

Handout: test Unit one and scantron.

Collected: Unit one study guide, Mineral Identification Lab, Tests

Classwork: students completed the test.

Homework: keep up with the reading syllabus.

10.15.08 Wednesday

Handout: Ch 5 & ch 6 Geology outline notes

Collected: nothing

Classwork: powerpoint weathering and erosion and began

sedimentary rocks

Homework: follow syllabus reading schedule...keep reading.

10.20.08 Monday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Sedimentary Environment and Classifying

Sedimentary Rocks powerpoint from CD

Homework: Continue reading following the syllabus.

10.21.08 Tuesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: completed classifying sedimentary rocks from CD

The class went down to the computer lab and we went on

to the publishers site: www.prenhall.com/lutgens

9th edition geology, chapter 6. Do the chapter 6 online test

as many times as necessary to get the grade you want.

Homework:

Scroll down to the bottom, add your name, check me and

put in your email address then check instructor and put in

mrtekay@yahoo.com and mail us both a copy of your ch 6

test results. Your test results are due to me Tuesday, Oct.

30th. Print and keep your copy. If you made an error and

didn't send me a copy, then you can turn in your printed

named and date stamped copy for credit.

Keep up with the reading assignment on the syllabus.

10.22.08 Wednesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Demonstrated sedimentary rock samples and

structures. crossbedding, graded bedding, mudcracks,

oscillation (wave) and current ripple marks, fossiliferous

limestones, coquina, stactites, stalagmites, slickensides,

glacial grooves, shale, sandstones, flowstone, fufa, healed

fault in handsamples.

Homework: Online test.

10.24.08 Friday

Handout: Modified Geology Syllabus Follow these dates for

reading; Sedimentary Rock ID lab sheet

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Class notes from publisher power points: emphasized

coals, diagenesis, classification.

Started sedimentary rock identification lab

Homework: Do the online test for chapter 6.

Stay up with the reading syllabus

10.27.08 Monday

Handout: Sedimentary Structures & Environments; Sed. Rx Lab

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Briefly discussed sedimentary structures in

hand samples as per the demonstration last week;

students continued the sedimentary rock ID lab begun

Friday. Finish up on Tuesday.

Homework: Read chapter 7 metamorphic rocks this week.

10.28.08 Tuesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: sedimentary rock lab due completed today, all rocks

in the 300 series. Complete all fields on the lab sheet.

Homnework: Read chapter 7 metamorphic rocks this week.

10.29.08 Wednesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: sedimentary rock ID lab sheets.

Classwork: We went over all of the sedimentary rock identifications and

descriptions and then began the power point on chapter 7

metamorphic rocks.

Homework: follow the Modified Syllabus and read chapter 7 by Friday. Quiz

friday sedimentary rocks

10.31.08 Friday

Handout: quiz ch 6

Collected: quiz ch 6

Classwork: ch 6 Quiz Sedimentary Rocks

Class notes Metamorphic rocks power point

Homework: Read Ch 7 by Nov. 7 Complete the ONLINE test for chapter 7 by

November 7 and email it to mrtekay@yahoo.com The chapter 7 test

will be November 7th in class.

11.03.08 Monday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Finished the class notes Metamorphic Rocks power point from

prentice hall and started the Geo II slide program for chapter 7.

Homework: Read chapter 7 by Friday November 7. Complete the ONLINE

chapter 7 test for edition 9 and email it to yourself and mrtekay@

yahoo.com. The chapter 7 test will be in class on Friday.

I'll return the quizzes tomorrow, Tuesday. Too many did not email the

chapter 6 ONLINE testand have a zero at this time.

11.04.08 Tuesday:

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: finish the interactive Geo II chapter 7 program presentation to

prepare everyone for the Metamorphic Rock ID Lab on Wednesday.

11.05.08 Wednesday:

Handout: Metamorphic Rock Identification Lab sheet

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: work on identificaztion of 11 metamorphic rocks and four coal

samples., use binocular microscopes and Lab Books for Metamorphic

rocks

Homework: complete the chapter 7 online test by next wednesday 11.12.08

Test Wednesday over metamorphic rocks on Wednesday.

11.07.08 Friday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Final day to finish up the identifications.

Homework: finish the online test for chapter 7, test Wednesday, ch 7.

11.10.08 Monday

Handout: How does a developing stream change the landscape Invest. 56

Collected: Metamorphic Rock ID Lab sheets

Classwork: we went over all of the rock identifications.

emphasized foliated and nonfoliated appearances., explained how to

draw stream profiles and cross-sections.

Homework: finish the chapter 7 On-line test, test chapter 7 Wednesday

11.11.08 Tuesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Power point running water

Homework: chapter 7 online test due tomorrow.

complete the Investigation 56 lab.

11.12.08 Wednesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Power point running water

Homework: The lab will be collected Friday, Test chapter 7 Friday.

11.14.08 Friday

Handout: test chapter 7

Collected: test chapter 7, lab investigation 56, Streams

Classwork: students completed the chapter 7 test during class then

used the information from the lab book pp. 72-73 to answer the lab

questions on the Invest. 56 lab. Students were asked to look at the

aerial map and on page 74 do questions: 1,2,3 & 4; On page 75 Q 1;

p. 78 Q 2, list them - because the answer is YES; p 80 Q 1,2 &3.

Homework: Read chapter 10 pp 191-208, by Friday, complete the Thurs.

11.20, complete the ch 9 online test and the tentative date for the 9

test in class will be Friday 11.21.08.

11.17.08 Monday

Handouts: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: worked on the lab book work for 25 minutes then we began to

discuss the answers and go over the maps.

Homework: read chapter 10, ground water as per the syllabus

11.18.08 Tuesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: discussed stream drainage textures and patterns, delta

building, distributaries, topset, bottom set and foreset beds,

compaction, dewatering, submersion, sediment starving. Older

floodplain deposits are higher up, younder below, rejuvenation

incision, base level dropping and regional uplift and stream piracy.

Finished going over the questions from yesterdays labs.

Homework: read chapter 10 do the online test for chapter 9 by Wed.

chapter 9 test will be Friday.

11.19.08 Wednesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: finished the publishers powerpoint for chapter 9 running

water and using a few slides from chapter 10 and 9 discussed the

relationship between ground water and perennial streams, ponds,

and lakes, as well as wells, springs and perched water tables.

Read names of students who are late on the chapter 6 and 7 online

tests and those who have completed the chapter 9 online test which

is due today.. We went to the computer lab for students to complete

the chapter 7 on-line test and email it to me.

Homework: Any incomplete ch 9 tests need to be emailed tonight.

Test chapter 9 scheduled for Friday. Be sure to study the text as

since we finished the powerpoint covering the text content.

11.21.08 Friday

Handout: Groundwater problems

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: class notes on Karst topography development using slides

pre-activity instructions about how to illustrate and describe the

seasonal changes in the ground water table for the activity.

During class students worked on illistrating the changing conditions

and details of seasonal changes in the ground water levels in ponds

and wells and labeling the details and dates as contained in the

Groundwater Problem handout.

Homework: Students are to complete the groundwater problem project-

including answering the questions and completing the labeled

and dated drawing that illustrates the detains contained in the

narrative. Test will be rescheduled for Tuesday.

11.24.08 Monday:

Handout: Investigation 40 How Does the Water Move Through the Earth.

Collected: the Groundwater Problem

Classwork: we talked about the Groundwater Problem questions on the

activity; We began the Lab about porosity, permeability, and water

retention working in groups of 3, each group is to do 3 stations.

Homework: The chapter 9 test will be Tuesday over running water. Read

chapter 11 Glaciers.

11.25.08 Tuesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: How Does Water Move through the Earth, Investigation40

Classwork: Students finished the lab activities Porosity and Permeability

during class.

Homework: Chapter 10 running water quiz will be Friday 12.3. Read ch 11

by Wed 12.3 and complete the chapter 11 online quiz by 12.3.08,

Check grade postings and keep up with deadlines and make up work.

12.01.08 Monday

Handout: Handout: Houston Texas Water Budget, & Generic Water Budget

Blank graph and Tables.

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: defined water budget terms and explained concept and

modeled how to complete the chart and graph during class

Students should know the terms: precipitation, potential evapo-

transpiration, if P-PE > 0 there is water left after evaporation: it

sinks into the soil or it runs off. if p-PE <0 there is excess energy to

evaporate water from the soil zone. delta ST , Storage, Actual Evap,

Deficit and Surplus.

Homework: Complete the Wisconsin graph and chart

12.2.08 Tuesday

Handout: Water Budget Instructions using Little Rock, AK statistics

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Used P, PE from Little Rock to complete the chart, students

were given a start then worked in class on the example for guided

practice

Little Rock:

J F M A M J J A S O N D

P 28 27 47 70 99 99 90 100 102 60 57 34

EP 0 0 0 31 65 91 105 98 72 41 5 0

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

P 125 102 118 128 127 127 94 85 84 80 72 104 1223

EP 8 10 31 65 112 151 176 160 114 64 23 10 924

Homework: complete a table for Stevens Point, Wisconsin and Graph,

mark in Surplus, Deficit, Usage, Recharge DUE WED 12.3.08

12.3.08 Wednesday

Handout: Stream Flow and Water Budget

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Discussed the Wisconsin water budget, explained the

relationships between soil porosity and permeability and water

storage recharge and usage and channelized runoff or surplus.

Explained how to do the Stream Flow and Water Budget paper using

monthly averages

Homework: Finish the Stream Flow packet graphing the 3 data sets

showing stream discharge. Finish the online tests chapter 10 & 11.

chapter 10 test Friday over running water, ch 10

12.5.08 Friday

Handout: test

Collected: Stream flow packet, and Wisconsin Water Budget table, graph.

Classwork: Test chapter 10, ch 11 glaciation power point

Homework: after reading chapter 11 and doing the ch 11 online test, read

chapter 19 and complete the chapter 19 online test and mail it to me

by Thursday 12.11.08

12.8.08 Monday

Handout: Nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: power point Chapter 10 Glaciers; began video Historical

Geology, Precambrian.

Homework: Quiz Friday, chapter 10 Glaciers

12.9.08 Tuesday

Handout: nothng new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: continue Historical Geology Video: ch 19 transparency lecture

Homework: Chapter 10 Test Friday: Ch 11 Earth History ON-Line Test Due

Due Friday and emailed to mrtekay@yahoo.com

(on www.prenhall.com/lutgens)

12.10.08 Wednesday

Handout: nothing new

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: powerpoint: Groundwater, chapter 10

Homework: Test Friday - ground water; on-Line test for chapter 11 due Fri

email to teacher. Chapter 19 On-line test due Monday.

12.12.08 Friday

Handout: Geologic Time Scale; Chapter 18 Geologic Time notes

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: Test chapter 10 Groundwater

Powerpoint notes chapter 19 Earth History

Homework: Final Exam will cover chapter 9, 10, 11, 19 and Topographic

Maps; Study for the final.

12.15.08 Monday

Handout: Final Review packet covering 9-11, 19 and Topo Maps

Collected: nothing new

Classwork: student worked on the Final review packet for the final in class

Homework: the final review packet is due on exam day. It will be extra

credit. The books are due on final exam day as well. Any chapter 19

online tests are due now emailed to mrtekay@yahoo.com