Class Schedule |
| Course content and assessments are accessed via the Canvas course website and are available each week from 6 am Saturday to midnight Thursday. Also be sure to check out the What-to-Know Lists for each week. |
Week |
Weekly Availability |
Course material, Geo Summaries, Lab Activities, & Quizzes |
1 |
8/19/23 through 8/24/23 |
Getting Started |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > Introduction to Historical Geology | ||
| > A Brief History of Geology | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Crichton, M. (2003, January). Aliens Cause Global Warming, Caltech Michelin lecture, 8 pp. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Building a Dinosaur from a Chicken (TED Talks) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 01 - Getting Started | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 01 / Geo Article Quiz 01 / Geo Video Quiz 01 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 01 - Introduction to Historical Geology | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 01 | ||
2 |
8/26/23 through 8/31/23 |
The Big Picture |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > Plate Tectonics | ||
| > Earth's Surface | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Dorminey, B. (2013, July). Is Plate Tectonics Necessary for Sentient Life?, Sky & Telescope, 18-23. | ||
| > Haddock, E. (2008, October). Birth of an Ocean, Scientific American, 60-67. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Earth's Interior (Earth Revealed #3) | ||
| > Plate Dynamics (Earth Revealed #6) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 02 - The Big Picture | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 02 / Geo Article Quiz 02 / Geo Video Quiz 02 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 02 - Map Reading Made Easy | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 02 | ||
3 |
9/2/23 through 9/7/23 |
The Geologic Dating Game |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > Relative Geologic Dating | ||
| > Absolute Geologic Dating | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > York, D. (1993, February). The Earliest History of the Earth, Scientific American, 90-96. | ||
| > Abbott, L. and Cook, T. (2004). Rock of Ages: Geologic Time, Hiking Grand Canyon's Geology, 277-281. | ||
| > Lucchitta, I. (2001). Geologic Time, Hiking Arizona's Geology, 18-19. | ||
| > Labrador, D. (2002, September). From Instantaneous To Eternal, Scientific American, 56-57. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Geologic Time (Earth Revealed #10) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 03 - The Geologic Dating Game | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 03 / Geo Article Quiz 03 / Geo Video Quiz 03 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 03 - Geologic Dating | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 03 | ||
4 |
9/9/23 through 9/14/23 |
From the Fires of Vulcan |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > Igneous Rocks & Processes | ||
| > Intrusions & Volcanoes | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Coffin, M., & Eldholm, O. (1993, January). Large Igneous Provinces, Scientific American, 42-49. | ||
| > Bindeman, I. (2006, June). Secrets of Supervolcanoes, Scientific American, 36-43. | ||
| > Priest, S., et. al. (2002). Red Mountain Volcano, USGS Fact Sheet 024-02, 4 pp. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Yellowstone (How the Earth Was Made #8) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 04 - From the Fires of Vulcan | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 04 / Geo Article Quiz 04 / Geo Video Quiz 04 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 04 - Igneous Rocks | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 04 | ||
5 |
9/16/23 through 9/21/23 |
The Work of Wind, Water, & Ice |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > Sedimentary Rocks & Processes | ||
| > Stratigraphy | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Abbott, L. and Cook, T. (2007). How to Carve a Totem Pole, Geology Underfoot in Northern Arizona, 78-91. | ||
| > Abbott, L. and Cook, T. (2007). Beauty All Around Me, With It I Wander, Geology Underfoot in Northern Arizona, 120-133. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Sahara (How the Earth Was Made #17) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 05 - The Work of Wind, Water, and Ice | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 05 / Geo Article Quiz 05 / Geo Video Quiz 05 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 05 - Sediment & Sedimentary Rocks | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 05 | ||
6 |
9/23/23 through 9/28/23 |
Critters! |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > Life Forms & Mass Extinctions | ||
| > Fossils | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Trefil, J. and O'Brien-Trefil, W. (2009, September). The Day Earth Came to Life, Astronomy, 24-29. | ||
| > Novacek, M., Norell, M., McKenna, M., and Clark, J. (1994, December), Fossils of the Flaming Cliffs, Scientific American, 60-69. | ||
| > Thomas, D. & Farlow, J. (1997, December). Tracking a Dinosaur Attack, Scientific American, 74-79. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Evolution Through Time (Earth Revealed #11) | ||
| > Chased By Sea Monsters | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 06 - Critters! | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 06 / Geo Article Quiz 06 / Geo Video Quiz 06 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 06 - Life Forms & Fossils | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 06 | ||
7 |
9/30/23 through 10/5/23 |
Nothing Endures But Change |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > Metamorphic Rocks & Processes | ||
| > Deformation & Geologic Structures | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Abbott, L. and Cook, T. (2007). Continent Under Construction, Geology Underfoot in Northern Arizona, 217-232. | ||
| > Diggonnet, M. (1997). Stretched-Pebble Canyon, Hiking Death Valley, 394-398. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > The Rockies (How the Earth Was Made #19) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 07 - Nothing Endures But Change | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 07 / Geo Article Quiz 07 / Geo Video Quiz 07 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 07- Metamorphic Rocks & Strucutral Geology | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 07 | ||
8 |
10/7/23 through 10/12/23 |
When Earth Was Young |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > The Hadean Eon | ||
| > The Archean Eon | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Trefil, J. (2007, December). Earth's Fiery Start, Astronomy, 32-37. | ||
| > Valley, J. (2005, October). A Cool Early Earth? Scientific American, 58-65. | ||
| > Simpson, S. (2003, April). Questioning the Oldest Signs of Life, Scientific American, 70-77. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Birth of the Earth (How the Earth Was Made #16) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 08 - When Earth Was Young | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 08 / Geo Article Quiz 08 / Geo Video Quiz 08 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 08 - Hadean & Archean Geology | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 08 | ||
| Extra Credit | ||
| > Hadean & Archean crossword puzzle | ||
9 |
10/14/23 through 10/19/23 |
The Longest Eon |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > The Paleoproterozoic Era | ||
| > The Mesoproterozoic Era | ||
| > The Neoproterozoic Era | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Trond H. Torsvik, T. (2003, May). The Rodinia Jigsaw Puzzle, Science, 1379-1381. | ||
| > Hoffman, P. & Schrag, D. (2000, January). Snowball Earth. Scientific American, 68-75. | ||
| > Bottjer, D. (2005, August). The Early Evolution of Animals. Scientific American, 42-47. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Snowball Earth: How the Planet Froze and Lived to Tell | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 09 - The Longest Eon | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 09 / Geo Article Quiz 09 / Geo Video Quiz 09 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 09 - Proterozoic Geology | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 09 | ||
| Extra Credit | ||
| > Proterozoic crossword puzzle | ||
10 |
10/21/23 through 10/26/23 |
Water World |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > The Cambrian & Ordovician Periods | ||
| > The Silurian & Devonian Periods | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Dalziel, I. (1995, January). Earth Before Pangea. Scientific American, 58-63. | ||
| > Clack, J. (2005, December). Getting a Leg Up on Land. Scientific American, 100-107. | ||
| > Amos, J. (2010, January). Fossil tracks record 'oldest land-walkers'. BBC News Online. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Water Dwellers (Before the Dinosaurs - Walking With Monsters #1) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 10 - Water World | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 10 / Geo Article Quiz 10 / Geo Video Quiz 10 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 10 - Early Paleozoic Geology | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 10 | ||
| Extra Credit | ||
| > Early Paleozoic crossword puzzle | ||
11 |
10/28/23 through 11/2/23 |
The Rise of Reptiles |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > The Mississippian & Pennsylvanian Periods | ||
| > The Permian Period | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Erwin, D. (1996, July). The Mother of Mass Extinctions, Scientific American, 72-78. | ||
| > Campbell, I., Czamanske, G., Fedorenko, V., Hill, R., and Stepanov, V. (1992, December). Synchronism of the Siberian Traps and the Permian-Triassic Boundary, Science, 1760-1763. | ||
| > Abbott, L. and Cook, T. (2007). Journey to an Ancient Shoreline, Geology Underfoot in Northern Arizona, 92-105. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Reptile Beginnings (Before the Dinosaurs - Walking With Monsters #2) | ||
| > Clash of Titans (Before the Dinosaurs - Walking With Monsters #3) | ||
| > Earth's Deadliest Eruption (How the Earth Was Made #24) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 11 - The Rise of Reptiles | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 11 / Geo Article Quiz 11 / Geo Video Quiz 11 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 11 - Late Paleozoic Geology | ||
| Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 11 | ||
| Extra Credit | ||
| > Late Paleozoic crossword puzzle | ||
12 |
11/4/23 through 11/9/23 |
The Lost World |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > The Triassic Period | ||
| > The Jurassic Period | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Abbott, L. and Cook, T. (2007). Triassic Time Capsule, Geology Underfoot in Northern Arizona, 202-216. | ||
| > Perkins, S. (2013, March). Triassic Extinction Tied to Massive Lava Spills, Nature News, 2 pp. | ||
| > Motani, R. (2000, December). Rulers of the Jurassic Seas, Scientific American, 52-59. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > New Blood (Walking With Dinosaurs #1) | ||
| > Time of the Titans (Walking With Dinosaurs #2) | ||
| > Cruel Sea (Walking With Dinosaurs #3) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 12 - The Lost World | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 12 / Geo Article Quiz 12 / Geo Video Quiz 12 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 12 - Triassic & Jurassic Geology | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 12 | ||
| Extra Credit | ||
| > Triassic & Jurassic crossword puzzle | ||
13 |
11/11/23 through 11/16/23 |
Creature Feature |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > The Cretaceous Period | ||
| > The KT Mass Extinction | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Horner, J., Padian, K., and de Ricqlès, A. (2005, July). How Dinosaurs Grew So Large, and So Small, Scientific American, 56-63. | ||
| > Erickson, G. (1999, September). Breathing Life into Tyrannosaurus rex, Scientific American, 42-49. | ||
| > Bakker, R. (1986). Twilight of the Dinosaurs, from The Dinosaur Heresies, 12 pp. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Giant of the Skies (Walking With Dinosaurs #4) | ||
| > Spirits of the Ice Forest (Walking With Dinosaurs #5) | ||
| > Death of a Dynasty (Walking With Dinosaurs #6) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 13 - Creature Feature | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 13 / Geo Article Quiz 13 / Geo Video Quiz 13 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 13 - Cretaceous Geology | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 13 | ||
| Extra Credit | ||
| > Cretaceous crossword puzzle | ||
14 |
11/18/23 through 11/23/23 |
The Rise of Mammals |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > The Paleogene Period | ||
| > The Neogene Period | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Wong, K. (2002, May). The Mammals that Conquered the Seas, Scientific American, 70-79. | ||
| > Marshall, L. (1994, February). The Terror Birds of South America, Scientific American, 90-95. | ||
| > Gibbons, A. (2009, December). Ardipithecus ramidus, Science, vol. 326, 1598-1599. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > New Dawn (Walking With Prehistoric Beasts, #1) | ||
| > Whale Killer (Walking With Prehistoric Beasts #2) | ||
| > Land of Giants (Walking With Prehistoric Beasts #3) | ||
| > Next of Kin (Walking With Prehistoric Beasts # 4) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 14 - The Rise of Mammals | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 14 / Geo Article Quiz 14 / Geo Video Quiz 14 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 14 - Paleogene & Neogene Geology | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 14 | ||
| Extra Credit | ||
| > Paleogene & Neogene crossword puzzle | ||
15 |
11/25/23 through 11/30/23 |
The Age of Ice |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > The Quaternary Period | ||
| > TBA | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Wong, K. (2009, August). Twilight of the Neandertals, Scientific American, 32-37. | ||
| > Editors (2010, June). Did Neandertals Think Like Us?, Scientific American, 72-75. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Sabre Tooth (Walking With Prehistoric Beasts #5) | ||
| > Mammoth Journey (Walking With Prehistoric Beasts #6) | ||
| > America's Ice Age (How Earth Was Made #25) | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 15 - The Age of Ice | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 15 / Geo Article Quiz 15 / Geo Video Quiz 15 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 15 - Quaternary Geology | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 15 | ||
| Extra Credit | ||
| > Quaternary crossword puzzle | ||
16
|
12/2/23 through 12/7/23 |
Exit Stage Left |
| Lecture Notes | ||
| > Earth's Future | ||
| > Human Future | ||
| Geo Articles | ||
| > Kruesi, L. (2011, June). What Happens When Stars Die?, Astronomy, 32-35. | ||
| > Turnbull, M. (2006, October). Where Is Life Hiding? Astronomy, 58-63. | ||
| > Kaku, M. (2002). Who Will Inherit the Universe?, Astronomy, 35-38. | ||
| Geo Videos | ||
| > Life Beyond Earth | ||
| Geo Summary | ||
| > Geo Summary 16 - Exit Stage Left | ||
| Lecture Quizzes | ||
| > Lecture Quiz 16 / Geo Article Quiz 16 / Geo Video Quiz 16 | ||
| Lab Activity | ||
| > Lab Activity 16 - Keys to the Past | ||
| Lab Quiz | ||
| > Lab Quiz 16 | ||
| Extra Credit | ||
| > Terms & Favorites | ||
