Daily Objectives

                                                        CHICAGO ROCKS! Geology in the City
                                                                                 ESCI 109
                                                                              Spring 2010

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Daily Objectives #24 (April 8, 2010) J. Hemzacek and L. Sanders

By the end of today's class, you should be able to do the following:

w Write the story telling how the geology and topography of the Chicago area developed. (Give a step-by-step chronology, and use illustrations.)

w Describe the characteristics of the three main types of rocks that allow you to recognize them.

w Describe the processes of chemical and physical (mechanical) weathering, and tell how you can recognize their effects on Earth materials.

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