Geology
1041: Freshman Seminar: Minerals and Life
All that Glitters is not Gold
Spring 2008
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Assignments
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| Assignment 1 | Mineral Identification: ID four unknown minerals | Minerals assigned in HH 120 | February 4 |
| Assignment 2 | Annotated Table of Contents for Chapter 3, Resources of the Earth entitled Earth's Resources through History | Chapter on library web site | February 6 |
| Assignment 3 | Create some charts of mineral/resource usage. Each of you will be assigned a metal and/or mineral for which you will plot U.S. production, World production, and U.S. consumption from 1920 to 2002. | Web Links, this class | February 20 |
| Presentation and synopsis | Present a mineral: Partner project. Each pair will be expected to chronicle the life of a mineral, from formation, to exploitation, to use. This should be a 12 minute presentation. It will be peer reviewed. You will also pass in a written synopsis of this presentation. | Your own research from texts, literature, and web resources. | Mar10/12 |
| Assignment 4 | Chart showing the energy and resources needed to produce one ton of aluminum | Library and web resources | March 31 |
| Assignment 5 | We are what we eat: Pick a food. Find out where the additives come from. | Library and web resources | April 7 |
| Assignment 6 | Read Chapter 6, State of the World, 2003. Write a synopsis of this chapter to pass in. | Library and Web | April 9 |
| Presentation and Paper 2 | Present a mineral: One that is unhealthy. Tell us a little about where it comes from, why we use it and its adverse health effects? Is there anything else we can use? Paper | Library and web resources | April 21/23 |
| Assignment7 | Lab on Lime usage. Some calculations needed here | Exercise | May 5 |
| Assignment 8 | Produce a chart showing the importance of ice in the hydrologic cycle | Lectures/web1 2 | May 12 |
| Presentation and Paper 2 | Final Journal of class due. This journal should include typed copies of notes taken in class, synopses of each topic with your own reflections and thoughts on the topic, plus a portfolio of all your assignments. This should be put in a 3-ring binder. |
Your notes, thoughts, experiences | May 12 |
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