Topics for 1st Group Projects (Displays)

Geology 101, Winter 2005

Where: BI-102/104

When: Thursday, February 10th.Y ou are not supposed to remain with the project. There is no verbal presentation, and don't expect one.

Evaluation: Required for full credit. Use the form provided in class the day before the presentation, and bring one NCS (blue) scantron. Evaluations will be completed during the class.

Hints: Projects should be stand-alone displays effectively marketing your information. Remember that your grade is dependent on how other students perceive your project. Collectively as a group, choose one topic from any of the three groups listed below, decide how you would like to divide the work (including the background research), and how you would like to construct your presentation. If you have special considerations, please contact me through email (bleatham@csusb.edu) or during office hours or before or after class. Good luck and good hunting!!!

 

The Earth's Position in Space
  • Geological lessons from Venus
  • Geological lessons from Luna--Earth’s moon
  • Geological lessons from Mars
  • Geological lessons from meteorites, asteroids, and comets
  • Geological lessons from the moons of Jupiter and Saturn

 

Unifying Theory of Plate Tectonics
  • Alfred Wegner’s contribution to modern geological theory
  • Exploration of the inner earth
  • Saga of the Glomar Challenger and Joides Resolution
  • Technology used to explore the ocean floor
  • Suspect terranes and continental accretion
  • Reconstructing Pangaea and Panthalassa: the geography of 245 million years b.p. (before present)
  • The geological meaning of the Ural Mountains--the definitive boundary between Asia and Europe

 

Mineral and Earth Resources
  • Exploiting geological resources from the ocean floor
  • Economics of mineral and rock resources in California in the 20th century
  • Distribution, occurrence and genesis of the Golden State’s state mineral
  • The California State Gemstone
  • The genesis of concrete and its economic significance in California
  • Mineral resources and pigments--what colors our world?
  • Import of minerals by the US--geologic factors affecting distribution of essential mineral resources required by society.
  • "The Salt of the Earth"--geological significance, occurrence, and genesis
  • Ores of Iron and their use in fabricating the metal of the Iron age
  • Biologically secreted minerals and earth resources and their exploitation
  • Non-renewable mineral and abiological resources--genesis, distribution, and estimated reserves

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