CHICAGO ROCKS! Geology in the City
ESCI 109, Section 03
Fall 2008
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List some occupations that rely on a professional's
ability to take clear, accurate, and complete notes.
w List the steps you should take to prepare
for taking notes in a class, including mental preparation as well as preparation
of your notebook itself.
w Describe and demonstrate the Cornell method
for taking notes. List several cues that tell you what to write in your
notes during a class activity, and explain why good note-taking does not involve
writing every word the instructor says.
w List the steps you should take after a
class or note-taking session in order to improve your recall.
w Explain how taking notes on written materials
differs from taking notes on a lecture or classroom activity.
Additional useful hints on note-taking skills appear at this site.
w Construct an
Academic Plan that you will follow to get a bachelor's degree in your
chosen field.
w List the three major types of rocks and explain how
each type forms.
w For each of the three
major rock types, list three characteristics that will help you identify them
when you see them again.
w Demonstrate that you
know how to use a geologic hand lens.
w List the elements that
any map should have to make it useful.
w Examine a map to see
how many of these elements are found on it.
w Describe how three-dimensional landscape can be
illustrated on a flat topographic map.
w Sketch examples of how
several different landforms would appear using the topographic mapping method.
w Using your geologic knowledge and observation
skills, examine and make observations about the rocks, minerals, landforms, and
other geologic features of interest on the NEIU campus. Explain how geologic
resources are used in each of these features.
w From the Scavenger
Hunt and the campus field trip, list and describe several geologic features of
the NEIU campus.
w From the Scavenger
Hunt and the campus field trip, list and describe several NEIU offices/programs
that provide services to NEIU students.
w Explain what a contour is.
w Draw simple topographic maps that illustrate various
landforms:
| � steep slope � gentle slope � plain � hill � closed basin |
w Interpret the contours on
a topographic map showing the landforms listed above.
w Using a US Geological
Survey (USGS) topographic map, do the following:
| � Show how to tell what
quadrangle (area) it covers and where that quadrangle
falls within the state; � Determine the contour interval for the map, and explain what that means; � Determine the year the map was published; � Identify streets and highways, railroads, parks, urbanized areas, and buildings; � Measure the distance between two points. � Determine the elevation of a given point on the map; � Identify streams; � Find the elevation of a stream at a given point on the map. |