Geology 100 Online Schedule – Fall 2021 - San Diego Mesa College

Weekly Study Topic

Assigned Weekly Topic Homework

Tests and Assignments

Due Date

Week 1

 10/18 to 10/24

Intro to Class

 

Prof’s Welcome Message

Prof’s Video Welcome

Personal Intro Assignment in Discussion Folder

Professor’s PowerPoints (PPP) 1

Post Personal Introduction on Discussion Board

Wed10/20

Week 1

Course Logistics

Course Syllabus and Schedule

 

 

Quiz #1 – Course Syllabus and Intro to Geologic Science

Sun 10/24

Week 1

Intro to Geology & Earth Origin

Intro to Geology (ITG) Chap 1

Professor’s PowerPoints (PPP) 1

Earth Revealed Videos (ERV) 1

Geology Video Tutorials  (GVT)  1 - 5

 

 

Week 2

 10/25 to 10/31

Earth Origin, Physiology & Plate Tectonic Theory

Intro to Geology (ITG) Chap 2, 8                                   Earth Revealed Videos (ERV) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Professor’s PowerPoints (PPP) 2, 3, 4, 5

Geology Video Tutorials  (GVT)  6 - 17  

Quiz #2 – Earth Origin, Physiology, and Plate Tectonic Theory

Sun 10/31

Week 2

Minerals and Mineral Resources

ITG Ch 3            

ERV - 12            

PPP 6

GVT – 18, 19, 20

 

 

Week 3

 11/1 to 11/7

Igneous Rocks, Magma, and Volcanism

ITG Ch  4

ERV 13, , 14

PPP 7

GVT  – 21, 22, 23, 24

Quiz #3 - Minerals and Mineral Resources

Sun 11/7

Week 3

Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

ITG Ch 5   

ERV  15, 17

PPP 8 

GVT – 25,  

Quiz #4 – Igneous Rocks, Magmas and Volcanism

Sun 11/7

Week 4

 11/8 to 11/14

Metamorphism & Metamorphic Rocks

ITG Ch 6

ERV  18

PPP 9

GVT –26

Quiz #5 – Sedimentary Rocks & Metamorphic Rocks 

 

Sun 11/14

Week 4

Geologic Time and Earth History

ITG Ch 7,  8                

ERV – 10       

PPP 10

GVT  – 27, 28

Quiz #6 –Geologic Time/Dating and Earth History

Sun 11/14

Week 4

Geology-in-the-News Assignment Info in Discussion Folder. Post completed assignment on discussion board

Post Geology News Article Summary + Discussion

Sun 11/14

Week 5

11/15 to 11/21

Withdrawal Warning

Last day to withdraw with a “W”

Fri 11/19

 

Week 5

Midterm Exam – Review and Test

Midterm Exam Review –

ITG Ch 1-8; 

ERV  1-6  8-18

PPP 2-10

GVT – 1- 28

Midterm Exam – All course material covered in quizzes 2 through 6.

 

Midterm available to take on 11/18

Sun 11/21

Thanksgiving Week

11/22 to 11/28

   No School Work

Nothing Due

 

Week 6

11/29 to 12/5

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

ITG Ch  2,  9;

ERV  3, 8. 9; 

PPP 11

GVT – 33, 34, 35, 36

Quiz #7 – Crustal Deformation and  Mountain Building

Sun 12/5

Week 6

Earthquakes

And Seismic Hazards

ITG Ch 2  

ERV  3, 7 and 9

PPP 12

GVT – 33, 32,  34

Quiz #8 – Earthquakes

Sun 12/5

Week 7

12/6 to 12/12

Rivers, Mass Wasting and Groundwater

ITG Ch 11,           

ERV  19, 20, 21 

PPP 13,  14

GVT – 37, 38,  39,

Quiz #9 – Rivers and Groundwater 

Sun 12/12

Week 7

Shorelines, Glaciers and Climate Change

 

ITG Ch 12

ERV  16, 23 & 24

PPP 13, 14 and 15

GVT – 38, 40, 41, 42, 46

Quiz #10 – Shorelines, Glaciers & Climate Change

Sun 12/12

Week 7

See Earthquake Research Assignment Instructions in Assignment Folder

Submit San Andreas Fault/ Earthquake Assignment into the Assignment folder

Sun 12/12

Week 8

 12/13 to 12/19

Extra Credit Work in EC Folder

Last day to Submit Extra Credit

Friday 12/17

Week 8

Final Exam Review  –                                 

ITG Ch 2, 9 - 15 

ERV  7, 16, 19-24

PPP 11-15

GVT  – 29- 46

Final Exam - All course material after the midterm exam (covered in quizzes 7 through 10).

 

Final available to take on 12/16

Sun 12/19

 

Please Note: This schedule is tentative and may be changed or modified by the instructor at anytime

during the semester.   Students will be notified in a timely basis if changes are made.