ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY ASSIGNMENTS
FALL SEMESTER 2011

Date Assigned

Assignments

Date Due

Aug 25 Send me <edson@uamont.edu> an email using an email account that you will check daily.  In the subject line enter your your first and last name. In the message area, list the science classes you have taken in high school and college.10 points. Sep 01
Aug 25 Answer the Questions for Review at the end of the Introductory chapter of your textbook, and email me <edson@uamont.edu> the answers. This assignment is worth 10 points. Sep 01
Aug 25 Write one paragraph on the Nature of Science, and a second paragraph on what is meant by a Scientific Theory. See the Nature of Science link on my Resource page. Email me the paragraphs. Sep 06
Sep 08 Go to this webpage: http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_lutgens_essentials_8/0,6602,237624-,00.html
Select the Concept Review link in the left-hand column. Answer the 25 questions, and when you have scored 100%, send the results to me: edson@uamont.edu 
Sep 15
Sep 26 Go to chapter 1 in the textbook website http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_lutgens_foundations_4/0,9084,1313028-,00.htm
Click on the Multiple Choice link on the left side of the page and do the 10 questions. Submit the results to me once you have scored 100%.
Oct 04
Oct 06 Go to the website http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_lutgens_foundations_4/0,9084,1313088-,00.html Click on the Multiple Choice link on the left side of the page and do the 12 questions. Submit the results to me once you have scored 100% Oct 13
Oct 25 Go to chapter 6 in the textbook website
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_lutgens_foundations_4/0,9084,1313343-,00.html
Click on the Multiple Choice link on the left side of the page and do the 12 questions. Submit the results to me once you have scored 100%.
Nov 01
Oct 27 Your next 10 point assignment is to go online to the following weblink: http://www.sciencecourseware.com/virtualearthquake/ Do not do the NEW and revised version. Go to the bottom of the webpage and click on the Execute button. Select one of the earthquake locations and complete the exercise. Print out the certificate and turn it in to me, or email it to me at edson@uamont.edu Nov 03
Nov 02 BONUS - 10 points
Here's an interesting journal account about an earthquake, a volcano and a tsunami that occurred along the coast of Chile in 1835. It was written by Charles Darwin during his voyage around the world. Go to the following link, and then select chapter 14.
http://www.literature.org/authors/darwin-charles/the-voyage-of-the-beagle/
If you don't feel like reading the whole chapter, then scroll down to the date February 20th and start there. Write a summary (around 200 words - spelling and grammar checked) of his experiences and observations, and email it to me: edson@uamont.edu
Nov 10
Nov 10 Go to chapter 7 in the textbook website http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_lutgens_foundations_4/0,9084,1313406-,00.html  Click on the Multiple Choice link on the left side of the page and do the 15 questions. Submit the results to me once you have scored 100% Nov 17
Nov 22

For 10 points write one multiple choice question from the material that we covered in chapter 15 (6th edition - pg. 420-430) (5th edition - pg. 396-406), and one multiple choice question from the material that we covered in chapter 16 "The Big Bang" (6th edition - pg. 475-477) (5th edition - pg. 448-449).

Both of the questions are to be of your own creation. Each question needs to have four possible answers. Do not use "all of the above" or "none of the above" as possible answers. Label the correct answer with an asterisk (*).

Use this format.
1. Question ...................
    A. answer 1
    B. answer 2
  *C. answer 3 (this would be the correct answer)
    D. answer 4

Email the questions to me.

Dec 01
Dec 02 Go to chapter 8 in the textbook website
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_lutgens_foundations_4/0,9084,1313467-,00.html
Click on the Multiple Choice link on the left side of the page and do the 15 questions. Submit the results to me once you have scored 100%
Dec 08
Dec 02 Go to chapter 8 in the textbook website
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_lutgens_foundations_4/0,9084,1313467-,00.html
Click on the Critical Thinking link on the left side of the page and do the 10 questions. Submit the results to me once you have scored 100%

There is a mistake in the answers for question 4. The "D. early Paleozoic" answer should read "early Precambrian", and match with the "origin of the Earth".

Dec 08