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Resources: pp. 69–86 of Geoscience Laboratory
and Appendixes G & H
Identify and classify the rock examples in
Appendix G.
Answer the questions in Appendix H from your lab
book in Appendix H. Write your responses in
Appendix H.

Complete ALL of Appendix H.
Post completed Appendixes G & H in the individual
forum.
Due day 7.

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and Appendix F
Answer the questions listed in Appendix F from
the lab book. Write your responses in Appendix F.
Complete ALL of Appendix F.
Post the completed Appendix F in the individual
forum.
Due day 7.

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and Appendix M
Answer the Appendix M questions from your lab
book. Write your responses in Appendix M.
Complete ALL of Appendix M.

Post completed Appendix M to the individual
forum.
Due day 7.

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Resource: pp. 213–227 of Geoscience Laboratory
and Appendix N.
Answer the Appendix N questions from your lab
book. Write your responses in Appendix N.
Complete ALL of Appendix N.
Post completed Appendix N to the individual
forum.
Due day 7

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Resources: pp. 4–20 of the lab book and Appendix
E
Answer the questions in Appendix E from the lab
book.
Complete ALL of Appendix E.
Post the completed Appendix E in your individual
forum.
Due day 7

UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Relative and Absolute
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and Appendixes I & J
Appendix I.
Answer the Appendix questions from your lab
book. Write your responses in Appendix J.

Complete ALL of Appendix J.
Post completed Appendixes I and J and post them
in the individual forum.
Due day 7.

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and Appendixes I & J
Appendix I.
Answer the Appendix questions from your lab
book. Write your responses in Appendix J.
Complete ALL of Appendix J.

Post completed Appendixes I and J and post them
in the individual forum.
Due day 7.

UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Topographic and
Contour Maps Lab Appendix D NEW
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and Appendix D
Answer ALL questions in Appendix D
Write your responses in Appendix D.
Complete Appendix D.
Post the completed Appendix D in the individual
forum.

UOP GLG 101 Assignment: Volcanic Products Lab
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and Appendixes G & H
Appendix G.
Answer the questions in Appendix H from your lab
book in Appendix H. Write your responses in
Appendix H

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GLG 101 Assignment: Earthquake Technology Lab
GLG 101 Assignment: Volcanic Products Lab PART
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Geologic Time Lab PART 1 OF 2
Geologic Time Lab PART 2 OF 2
GLG 101 Assignment: Deserts Lab
GLG 101 Assignment: Groundwater Lab

GLG 101 Week 1 CheckPoint: Study of Earth
GLG 101 Week 1 Assignment: Minerals
GLG 101 Week 2 CheckPoint: Fossils and the
Geologic Column
GLG 101 Week 2 DQS
GLG 101 Week 3 CheckPoint: Plate Tectonic
Theory
GLG 101 Week 3 Assignment: Earthquakes
GLG 101 Week 4 DQS
GLG 101 Week 5 CheckPoint: Weathering and
Erosion
GLG 101 Week 5 Assignment: Sedimentary Rocks
GLG 101 Week 6 DQS
GLG 101 Week 6 CheckPoint: Metamorphic Rocks
GLG 101 - Week 6 Assignment: Metamorphic Rocks
Lab PART 1/2
GLG 101 - Week 6 Assignment: Metamorphic Rocks
Lab PART 2/2
GLG 101 Week 7 Assignment: Deserts, Glaciers,
and Climate
GLG 101 Week 7 CheckPoint: Water Impacts
GLG 101 Week 8 CheckPoint: Fossil Fuels and
Minerals
GLG 101 Week 8 DQS
GLG 101 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint
GLG 101 Assignment: Topographic and Contour
Maps Lab- Appendix D

GLG 101 Final Project: Title Factors and Forces of
Geological Features

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Resources: U.S. Geological Survey Web site and
Appendix A
Choose a state or one of the following regions:
Region 1: Interior Plain
Region 2: Appalachian Highlands
Region 3: Rocky Mountain System
Region 4: Pacific Mountain System

Region 5: Atlantic Plain
Review the different regions at:
http://tapestry.usgs.gov/
Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint®
presentation for your selected state or region.

UOP GLG 101 Week 1 Assignment Minerals NEW
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Resources: Ch. 2 of the text, Virtual Mineral Lab,
and Appendixes B & C
Conduct the minerals lab by clicking on the
following link: Use the mineral worksheet found in
Appendix B to record your observations and
results in identifying different minerals.
Write a summary answering the following: What
are the four requirements for a material to be
classified as a mineral? How do you differentiate
between minerals? Briefly summarize the six
methods to tell minerals apart. Summarize the
major differences between minerals and rocks.

Post your Mineral Identification Worksheets and
summary as an attachment in the individual
forum.
Due day 7.
Review Appendix A and choose a region or state
that you plan to research for your final project.
Submit your chosen region or state to your
instructor in the individual forum for approval.

UOP GLG 101 Week 1 CheckPoint: Study of Earth
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Resources: Ch. 1 of the text and Nebular Theory
animation
Write a 200- to 300-word description of the three
branches and three systems of geology.
Review the animation at
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com:8100/legacy
/college
/skinner/0471152285/animations/animations/m
od_1/nebular_theory.html
Respond to the following: According to the nebular
theory, how did the solar system develop? How is

uniformitarianism related to the evolution of
Earth and the solar system?
Post your description and responses in the
individual forum.
Due day 5.

UOP GLG 101 Week 2 CheckPoint Fossils and the
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Resource: Ch. 3 of the text and p. 12 of Geoscience
Laboratory
Post your responses to the following in the
individual forum:
Review Figure 3.6 on p. 68 of the text. How do
fossils help in determining the relative age of
strata? Are the three different localities around
the same relative age? Explain your response.
Reference p. 12 of the lab book. What periods are
the fossils from in Figure 3.6? What does this say

about the area in Figure 3.6?
Due day 5

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Discussion Question 1:
Post your description and responses in the main
forum under the DQ 1 thread.
Due day 2.
I will assign you one of the following methods of
evaluating geological time: Absolute Dating and
Numerical Age or Relative Dating
Describe your assigned method and how it is used
to evaluate geologic time.
Review another student’s method different from
yours.

Reply to another student who describes a different
method than yours and comment on which method
you think is more reliable or accurate.
Due day 4
Scientists debate about the use of fossils as a tool
to determine records of various events, such as the
vanishing of the dinosaurs or the origin of our
ancestors.
Discuss the role of fossils in helping scientists
develop accurate records of the geologic history of
the Earth based on what you know of fossils from
your textbook and other sources. In your
discussion address important discoveries such as
the 3.3-million-year-old fossilized remains of a
child in the Dikika region of Ethiopia. Accounts can
be found at
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

Note: Click on the above link to go to the MSNBC
Web site. In the search bar type “oldest baby fossil
found” to locate information.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Note: Click on the above link to go to the National
Geographic Web site. In the search bar type “oldest
baby fossil” to locate information.
http://www.newscientist.com/
Note: Click on the above link to go to the New
Scientist Web site. In the search bar type in “old
baby fossil Ethiopia

UOP GLG 101 Week 3 Assignment Earthquakes
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Resource: Ch. 6 of the text and the Igneous Rock
animation
View the animation at
http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480
533/animations/ch12_animations/animation1.ht
ml
Respond in 200 to 300 words to the following
questions:
Where do igneous rocks originate?
How are they formed?

What are the two categories of igneous rocks?
What are the distinguishing characteristics
between the two categories of rocks?
Post your response in the individual forum.
Due day 5.

UOP GLG 101 Week 3 CheckPointPlate Tectonic Theory
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Resources:Ch. 4 of the text and Continents of the Past
animation
Respond to the following scenario:
Youryoungerbrother isin fifthgrade. Hecomeshomeand
tellsyoutolook at ananimationhisteachershowedhimin
geology class.
Review the animation at
http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/anim
ations/ch13_animations/animation3.html
Afterviewingtheanimation, your brother has a look of
disbeliefon hisface, “C’mon,really?Ourwhole continent

moves?That’sbogus!”Insteadofblowinghimoff like you
usually do,youdecidetosit downandeducate him about
platetectonics.First,youprovidehim an overview about
twohistoricalfiguresthat contributedtotheplatetectonic
theory. Thenyoudecidetoshowhimhowtheplatesmove
by boiling a pot ofwater, which is shown on p. 108, and
relating it to mantle convection and plate movement.
Write a 200- to 300-word summary about the two
historicalfiguresandtheprocessof mantle convectionand
plate movement.
Post your summary in the individual forum.
Due day 5.

Due day 2.
Review the Hot Spot animation at
533/animations/ch14_animations/hot_spot.html.
Post your response to the following: Describe how
plate tectonics is related to the formation of
volcanoes. Which type of plate margin commonly
forms volcanoes? Name one of the most popular
volcanoes in the United States or the world.
Review

533/animations/ch14_animations/walk_ring_fire.
htm l or
http://nationalatlas.gov/dynamic/dyn_volcano.ht
ml if you need assistance. Discuss whether the
volcano is active and how it has affected the area.
Due day 4.
Review the Volcanoes video at
http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/mur
ck/0471747270/geodiscoveries/ch06/Volcanoes.
htm. Post your response to the following: What
types of volcanic features are discussed? What
caused these volcanic features? What do you think
the future of the Hawaiian Islands is from the
geologic point of view?

UOP GLG 101 Week 5 CheckPoint: Weathering
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Resource: Ch. 7 of the text
Create a five- to seven-slide Microsoft®
PowerPoint® presentation of the following:
Description of difference between weathering
and erosion.
Graphical representation of the following:
mechanical weathering

chemical weathering
water erosion
wind erosion
ice erosion
Include a references slide for the graphical
images you use.
Post your presentation as an attachment
individual forum.
Due day 5.

UOP GLG 101 Week 6 Assignment: Metamorphic
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and Appendixes K & L
Appendix K.
Answer the Appendix L questions from your lab
book. Write your responses in Appendix K.
Complete All of Appendix K & L.

Post completed Appendix K & L in the individual
forum.
Due day 7.

Due day 2.
View the Understanding Faults animation at
533/animations/ch14_animations/faults.html.
Describe the different types of faults and discuss at
least one similarity and one difference between a
fault and a fold. If the San Andreas Fault in
California is to continue its activity, what does the

future look like for that area? What precautions
must be taken?
Due day 4.
Post your response to the following: What are the
major differences between topographic and
geologic maps? Refer to Figure 9.21 on p. 264 of
the text. How do you determine the slope of the
land surface in this figure? If you consider building
a house in a location in this area, what is the best
location for your house? Why? Refer to Figure 9.22
on p. 265 and locate at least three main structural
features. Discuss why the Canmore community is
established on the northeast side of the map.

UOP GLG 101 Week 7 CheckPoint: Water Impacts
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Resources: Ch. 11 of the text, Sinking England
video, and online animations
Review the following Ch. 12 video, Sinking
England: http://www.wiley.com/college/murck/0
471747270/ngs_videos/sinking_england/index.ht
ml
Review the following Web sites:
Wave Refraction land forms:

533/animations/ch19_animations/animation2.ht
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Coastal Landforms:
695/interactivities/flash/waves_wind/waves_win
d2.htm
Summarize the hydrologic cycle. How important is
this cycle to Earth?
Post your summary to the individual forum.
Due day 5

UOP GLG 101 Week 8 CheckPoint: Fossil Fuels and
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Resources: Ch. 15 of the text and Web sites on
fossil fuels
Respond to the following in 300 to 350 words:
Where do fossil fuels and minerals come from?
Describe how at least one fossil fuel and mineral is
formed from its sources.
Navigate to the following Web sites to help in your
research:

http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au
Note: Click on the link above to go to the South
Australian Museum Web site. Click on the heading
What’s on and select online galleries from the drop
down menu. For information on fossils, click on
the Origin Energy Fossils Gallery.
http://www.energy.gov/index.htm
Note: Select the link listed above to go to the U.S.
Department of Energy Web site. Type Fossil Fuels
in the Search bar located on the top right side of
the screen. Click on the first article listed,
Department of Energy – Fossils Fuels. Once it
opens, you will find a list of fossil fuels that you
may select to find more information.
Post your responses to the individual forum.
Due day 5.

Due day 2.
Post your response to the following: Geologic
events, such as volcanic activity, play an important
role in forming many of our valuable resources,
such as fossil fuel, lead, copper, and gold. For
example, fig. 15.21 on p. 476 of the text shows the
role of basaltic magma in forming one of the most
valuable ores to our civilization, chromium. Select
an important ore mined in your state or region,
and discuss how geologic events played a role in

forming this ore. Discuss the importance of this
ore in the economy of your selected area and the
U.S. as a whole.
Due day 4.
Post your response to the following: Discuss a
nonrenewable resource that you think will have
the most significant effect to our lives if it is
depleted. Explain your choice. Are there current
efforts to conserve it? Provide an example of a
person, place, or thing that utilizes a renewable
resource

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Resource: Visualizing Geology
Discuss in 200 to 300 words, the importance of the
science of geology to us as a civilization. Provide at
least two examples. For example, the ability to
predict earthquakes and other disasters, or
understanding mining and the use of natural
resources.
Post your response to the individual forum.
Due day 7

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