Geology 100 - The base of Geology (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

1. Unit 4: Week 4- The Geological Timescale

1.1. Class 10-  Understanding time-scale

1.2. Class 11- Age dating lab w/ time-scale

1.3. Class 12- Review Darwin's Origin of Species, William Smith's findings

2. Unit 5: Week 5- Layers of the Earth

2.1. Class 13- Creation of Layers

2.2. Class 14- Identifying Layers

2.3. Class 15- Composition and inside Layers

3. Finals Week

3.1. Class 16- Overall Review

3.2. Class 17- Open Lab for any topic

3.3. Class 18- Final Exam

4. Unit 1: Week 1-Earths Surface

4.1. Class 1: Syllabus, Introduction, Overview of Class

4.2. Class 2:

4.2.1. Powerpoint over Rock Identification

4.3. Class 3: Virtual Rock Identification Lab

5. Unit 2: Week 2- Age Dating

5.1. Class 4: Slideshow of examples, interactive w/ class

5.2. Class 5: Virtual Age Dating Lab

5.3. Class 6- Walk around campus w/ class, take notes, apply age dating knowledge to EKU landforms

6. Unit 3: Week 3- Analysis of Isotopes

6.1. Class 7- Understanding Isotopes

6.2. Class 8- Applying Isotopes for Dating

6.3. Class 9- Research Assignment of Harold Urey/ oxygen isotopes