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GEOLOGY 106
EARTH SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS
FALL SEMESTER 2005
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

TTh  Room PH3 - 127   5:00 to 7:45 PM

Last Revised 9/28/05

ASTRONOMY MODULE

Week Day Topic Chapter Quizzes
1 8/30   Introduction Chap. 20  
  9/1   Solar System Chap. 21  
2 9/6   Universe Chap. 22 & 23  

MATERIALS OF THE EARTH MODULE

  9/8   Minerals Chap. 1  
3 9/13   Rocks Chap. 2 Quiz 1 Chap. 7
  9/15   Rocks Chap. 2  
4 9/20   Rocks    

PROCESSES THAT BUILD UP THE EARTH MODULE

  9/22   EXAM 1   Quiz 2 Chap. 8
5 9/27   Plate Tectonics Chap. 7 Quiz 3 Chap. 6
9/29 - 10/1
  9/29   Volcanoes Chap. 8 Quiz 4 Chap. 3
9/27 - 9/29
6 10/4   Earthquakes Chap. 6  

PROCESSES THAT WEAR DOWN THE EARTH MODULE

  10/6    EXAM 2    
7 10/11    Weathering & Mass Wasting Chap. 3 Quiz 5 Chap. 4
10/11 - 10/13
  10/13   Hydrology Chap. 4  
8 10/18   Ground Water Chap. 4 Quiz 6 Chap. 5
10/18 - 10/20
  10/20   Glaciers Chap. 5  
9 10/25   Deserts Chap. 5 Quiz 7 Chap. 10
10/25 - 10/27
  10/27   EXAM 3    

GEOLOGIC TIME MODULE

10 11/1   Geologic Time Chap. 10 Quiz 8 Chap. 12
11/1 - 11/3
  11/3   Geologic History Chap. 11  

OCEANOGRAPHY MODULE

11 11/8   Ocean Floor Chap. 12  
  11/10   Ocean Life Chap. 13  
12 11/15   Coastal Processes Chap. 14 Quiz 9 Chap. 15
11/15 - 11/17
  11/17   EXAM 4    

WEATHERING MODULE

13 11/22   Atmosphere Chap. 15 Quiz 10 Chap. 16
11/22 - 11/24
  11/24   THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY    
14 11/29   Moisture Chap. 16  
  12/1   Pressure Chap. 17  
15 12/6   Severe Weather Chap. 18  
  12/8   Review    
16 12/16 FINAL EXAM 5-7 PM  

This schedule is TENTATIVE.  We may want to spend more or less time on a topic of interest to the class, depending upon current events.  Any changes will be discussed in class before being posted to my web page.

The quizzes will be available at 7 AM on the day indicated and will continue to be available until 7 AM two days later.  In other words, they will be available for 48 hours.