Geologic Resources of Iowa
Syllabus - 2019 Iowa's Geologic Resources
Presentation viewing links - The link should take you to your adobe connect log on page, once you sign in you shoul have access to the presentation.
Session 1 (March 11, 2019) = Click HERE for the Session 1 Recording
Session 2 (March 25, 2019) = Click HERE for the Session 2 Recording
Session 3 (April 8, 2019) = Click HERE for the Session 3 Recording
Session 4 (April 22, 2019) = Click HERE for the Session 4 Recording
Lecture slides
Session 1 - Part 1 History and the Importance of Geology in Iowa PDF slides ( Powerpoint Slides )
Session 1 - Part 2 Geology Concepts, Principles and Tools PDF slides ( Powerpoint Slides )
Session 2 - Part 1 - Minerals and Rocks of Iowa ( Powerpoint Slides )
Session 3 - Iowa's Bedrock ( Powerpoint Slides )
Session 4a - Economic Geology in the Upper Midwest (Powerpoint Slides)
Session 4b - Session Iowa's Surfacial Geology in powerpoint, We did NOT get this these April 2019
Homework (HW) - Try to submit these to my e-mail chad.heinzel@uni.edu , if you cannot make that deadline, just let me know, I know you are all busy, but try to stay up to date
PreTest HW - Due on or before Sunday March 17, 5pm (same but in .pdf)
Lecture 1 HW - Due on or before Friday March 22, anytime, (same but in .pdf)
Lecture 2 HW - Due on or before Friday April 5, anytime (same but in .pdf)
Lecture 3 HW - Try to use the following ID charts to identify the samples you received. The samples are not numbered so just place them on a piece of paper and/or white board and name them based on their physical properties take a photo of you work and e-mail it to me.......................Due on or before April 19 Here are theidentification charts, UNI Mineral Identification AND Rock Identification
No Homework for Session 4
Iowa Landforms (old version), Info. from the IA DNR , and a map
News/comments/answers
Plate tectonics
Blog series about our developing understanding of plate tectonics, interesting
NY Times - Animated Pangea Video http://nyti.ms/1vSxPq6
Evolution and deep time
Science, Evolution and Creationism (National Academy of Sciences)
Here is another link for helping people understand the accuracy of radiometric dating http://ncse.com/cej/3/2/answers-to-creationist-attacks-carbon-14-dating
One of my favorite podcasts, that outlines my personal outlook on science and religion, Link to the Krista Tippett interview of Xavier Le Pichon You can download the podcast here
Links
National Center for Science Education (NCSE) - Defedning the Teaching of Evolution and Climate Science
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Climate Change 2013 - The Physical Science Basis)
This website is excellent too, please check it out !!! www.understandingscience.org
Past news and comments
Summary from our 'pre-meeting' March 3 including a section of FAQs