I BOT Science Teaching Standards Handout 1
BOT Science Standards met by Geology 310 Handout 2
Field Trip: Minnesota River Valley-Rapidan Handout 3
The Earth System SPB 1 – 6
II The Solar System SPB 30 – 40
The Biological Dimension SPB 16 - 20
Life’s Evolution on the Earth SPB 397–415
Ozone Packet Handout 4
The Galilean satellites Handout 6
Life and the evolution of earth’s atmosphere Handout 8
III Dynamic Interactions Among Systems SPB 7 – 12
Geochemistry and Life SPB 363-383
IV Plate Tectonics SPB 65-88
Gravity Anomalies and Isostasy SPB 104-107
Properties of Magma SPB 136-141
The Origin of Magmas and Igneous Rocks SPB 147-153
Metamorphism: New Rocks From Old SPB 168-185
Internal structure and early thermal evolution of Mars
From Mars Global Surveyor Handout 9
Magnetic lineations in the ancient crust of Mars Handout 10
Signs of plate tectonics on an infant Mars Handout 11
Climate change as a regulator of tectonics on Venus Handout 12
V Origin of Mineral Deposits SPB 422-425
Metallogenic Provinces SPB 430-431
New map reveals origin and geology of North American
mid-continental rift Handout 13
VI Water on the Land SPB 189-211
Human Impacts on Fresh Waters SPB 466-474
VII Field Trip: MN River Valley-Morton/Jeffers Petroglyphs Handout14
VIII Sedimentary Strata SPB 158-168
Biotic Zones and Sediments of the Oceans SPB 255-262
Sedimentary Mineral Deposits SPB 426-430
Fossil Fuels SPB 431-436
Overview of the geologic history of SE MN Handout 15
What lies beneath: Studying a U.S. impact crater and its
effects on Groundwater Handout 16
A large paleolake basin at the head of Ma’adim Vallis Handout 33
IX The Rock Cycle and Uniformitarianism SPB 12-16
Revisiting Cycles of the Geosphere SPB 130-132
Teaching Evolution, the Kansas Board of Education,
And the democratization of science Handout 17
X The Earth’s Cover of Snow and Ice SPB 216-232
Changing Sea Level SPB 265-268
The Climate System SPB 316-331
Twin ice cores from Greenland reveal history of climate
change, more Handout 18
A high-resolution millennial record of the South Asian
monsoon from Himalayan ice cores Handout 19
Dendroclimatology Handout 20 Structure of the 8200-year old cold event revealed by a
speleothem trace element record Handout 34
A Special Place: Taylor’s Falls Handout 21
XI Field Trip: Taylors Falls Handout 22
Geology of Interstate Park Pamphlet
XII Astronomy and the Scientific Revolution SPB 24-30
Ice-Age Periodicity and the Astronomical Theory SPB 333-335
XIII Source of the Sun’s Energy SPB 47-60
Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere SPB 271-289
Winds, the Weather, and Deserts SPB 293-308
The Warm Middle Cretaceous SPB 331-333
Solar Variations and Volcanic Activity SPB 338-339
Continental Uplift and Climatic Change SPB 456-461
The Changing Atmosphere SPB 476-488
How grasses got the upper hand Handout 23
Climate change as the dominant control on glacial-interglacial
variations in plant abundance Handout 24
Megafauna died from Big Kill, not big chill. Handout 35
XIV Sea Ice SPB 232-238
The World Ocean SPB 241-255
Severe Weather SPB 308-312
A Closer Look SPB 328-329 Changes in Ocean Circulation SPB 335-338
Sea-floor Dust Shows Drought Felled Akkadian Empire Handout 25
Late Holocene climate and cultural changes in the SW U.S. Handout 26
Drilling reveals climatic consequences of Tasmanian
Gateway opening Handout 27
XV Planetary Evolution-Extraterrestrial Life SPB 343-359
Expanding the Habitable Zone Handout 28
A low temperature transfer of ALH84001 from Mars Handout 30
Search for past life on Mars: Possible relic biogenic activity
in Martian meteorite ALH84001 Handout 31
Formation of recent Martian debris flows by melting of
near-surface ground ice at high obliquity Handout 32
Note: SPB = Class Textbook Skinner, B.J., S.C. Porter, D. B.Botki, The Blue Planet: An introduction to Earth System Science 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
In cases where the reading from the text begins within a chapter, topic indicates the subheading where one should begin reading.
Not all handout numbers are used due to replacement as the course evolves.