Geology
1041: Freshman Seminar: Minerals and Life
All that Glitters is not Gold
Spring 2008
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| Grading | |||
| Assignments | |||
| Minerals | |||
| Mineral Links | |||
| Web Links | |||
| Notes etc. | |||
| Readings | |||
| Journal | |||
| In Class Work | |||
| Penny's Home | |||
| UMD Home |
| Week 1 | January 23 | Introduction: Meet in Heller Hall 120 | "If it ain't grown, it's mined! |
| Week 2 | January 28/30 | What are minerals and how do we identify them: lecture and hands-on | Homework Assignment 1 |
| Week 3 | February 4/6 | History of Mineral Usage | Homework Assignment 2: Outline chapter on web |
| Week 4 | February 11/13 | Web Lab: HH 108--Let's collect some data on mineral usage | Homework Assignment 3: Create some charts |
| Week 5 | February 18/20 | Monday: BLACK GOLD Reading Wednesday: No class: Journal due to Geology Office |
Journal due to Geology Office |
| Week 6 | February 25/27 | How are minerals formed? Relationship to Plate Tectonics (ppt) | Link to USGS page on Plate Tectonics |
| Week 7 | Mar 3/5 | Monday: Where do we find base and precious metals? |
Inclass: Au ppt assignment |
| Week 8 | March 10/12 | Present a mineral: partner presentations: written synopsis |
Peer Evaluations (and mine too) |
March 17/19 |
Break Week: Go somewhere WARM |
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| Week 9 | Mar 24/26 | Cookie Mining |
Homework Assignment 4: Create a chart showing the amount of energy and resources needed to create one ton of Al |
| Week 10 | Mar 31/April 2 | We are what we eat: in-class assignment Hands on Xray: Let's look at some additives
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Homework Assignment 5: What are the mineral additives to your favorite food? Where do they come from? All chemicals have to come from something (either grown or mined). |
| Week 11 | April 7/9 | Monday: How much do we use??? Discussion: Can we reduce our mineral use? |
Homework Assignment 6 Read chapter 6, State of the World, 2003 Each of you come to class with at least three different ways in which we can reduce resource use. |
| Week 12 | April 14/16 | The not so nice minerals: what are they? How do they affect us? | Asbestos |
| Week 13 | April 21/23 | Unhealthy Minerals: Partner Presentations and Paper due | Peer evaluations as well as mine! |
| Week 14 | April 28 | Field Trip | |
| April 30 | Industrial Minerals | Assignment 7 : Lime lab | |
| Week 15 | May 5/7 |
Ice is a mineral too |
Assignment 8 : Produce a chart showing the importance of ice in the hydrologic cycle |
| Finals Week | May 12 | Your final journal due at noon | |
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