First, read “The Evolution of Life on Earth.” Next, read “The Golden Rule: A Proper Scale for our Environmental Crisis.” [These essays are both posted under the Week 10 block.] Then, click “Add Submission” below, and submit a 400-600 word reflection on these readings. Consider how Stephen J. Gould suggests that life doesn’t really have a clear progressive plan (in the first essay) but then […]

You will be responsible for presenting the results of your research project to your peers in class as a professional talk. You will present you project to the class in a ten-minute oral presentation using PowerPoint as a visual aid. The talk should follow the format of title slide, outline slide, introduction, previous research, methodology, results, conclusions, references, and acknowledgements. You will need to follow […]

The GEOL130 paper must be 1000-1500 words in length (not including the works cited page), typewritten (12 point font), double spaced, and prepared in accordance with either APA or MLA guidelines (specify style when the paper is uploaded to Blackboard. Papers must include a minimum of five sources. A minimum of two of the five sources must be from state or federal government agencies. 

(1) With the aid of neat, informative, well-labeled sketch(es) explain the following regarding mid-ocean ridges and the process of seafloor spreading: (One full page) How and where oceanic crust forms? How and why the age of the oceanic crust changes as you move away from the mid-ocean ridge? How and why the thickness of sediment on top of the oceanic crust varies as you move […]

 Submit a draft of the Google Earth tour of your national park up to this point. Remember that you want to draw visitors to your national park by providing recommendations for learning about the geologic development and tectonic history of the area. In addition, you want to recommend the best possible route for touring the national park so that visitors can see and learn about […]

Choose any movie and the student will analyze a movie as part of the class requirement. The movie review is worth 20 points and should be about 600 words long. The first portion, about 200 words, should summarize the movie. You can use Wikipedia for this. After summarizing the movie, the student should discuss how the actors performed, does the music fit well with the […]

The Trivia forum is a place where students post mini written reports and find a warm introduction to each week’s new topics and highlights, including information on current geologic events that are mentioned in the news. The Trivia forum is a great place to pose questions pertaining to that week’s topic. Forums provide an opportunity for written communication and interaction with classmates and your instructor. […]

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Discuss where your freshwater comes from in San Antonio. Perhaps it is supplied by the city or maybe a well. If water is supplied by the city, what is its source? What makes your water safe to drink? Check your city’s/town’s website to find the results of the most recent water tests. What do the results tell you about your local water? What do they […]

 Submit a draft of the Google Earth tour of your national park up to this point. Remember that you want to draw visitors to your national park by providing recommendations for learning about the geologic development and tectonic history of the area. In addition, you want to recommend the best possible route for touring the national park so that visitors can see and learn about […]