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Introduction to Geology @ UNI - Dr. Heinzel Spring 2021  

Opportunity- University of Northern Iowa Sustainability Certificate  

2021 Spring Bus , Final Exam

Learning guides Guide #1Guide #2 for Exam 2 April 6  ,   Final Learning Guide #3

Lectures

#1 Geology, Environments, and Earth History , Panopto Monday 1/25 , Wed. 1/27Friday 1/29     

#2 Minerals Panopto Monday 2/1,  Wednesday 2/3   , Handouts 1. Mineral Handout        

#3 Igneous rocks and Metamorphic rocks Panopto - Friday 2/5, Monday 2/8, Wed. 2/10  

Mining in Minnesota - NY Times Article  

#4 Sediments and sedimenatry rock  Monday 2/15 , Wed. 2/17 , Friday 2/19 

In person Review Monday 2/ 22 , Wednesday  2/24

Test 1 Tusday March 9, content ends, Test 2 content begins  

#5 Continents, Seas & Plate tectonics  #1, Friday 2/26    #2 Monday 3/1

#6 Slides - Weathering and soils,    #1Wednesday March 3     #2 Monday March 8         

#7 Slides - The Earth, Climate Change, and Humanity  Panopto #1 Wednesday March 10   #2 Friday March 12     

#8 Slides - Groundwater and Karst #1 Monday March 15 , #2 Wed. March 17    ,  

#9 Slides - Rivers and flooding #1 Friday March 19  , #2 Monday March 22    

#10 Slides - Glaciers Panopto #1  Wednesday March 24  , #2 Friday March 26, #3 Monday 29 

#11  Wednesday March 31 

Exam 2, Tuesday April 6th End content for Exam 2 Begin unknown content for Final   

#12 Earthquakes #1 Monday April 5,  #2 Wednesday April 7, #3  Volcanoes Friday April 9

#13 Slides - Earth's Geologic Resources, #1 Monday April 12,   #2 Wednesday April 14,    

#14 Geology and Sustainability Panopto April 16, , Lecture Slides 

Final Exam Tuesday,  April 23 in lab, Comprehensive 

                

Video/lecture assistance

Bowens to Goldich Reaction Series

Rock Cycle (plus changes in energy)       

Lab assistance

Blank Water Cycle  

Blank Rock Cycle

Minerals (not all 30 but with physical properties)

Igneous Rock Identification

Sedimentary Rocks

Links

Iowa Geological and Water Survey

United States Geological Survey

Previous links...

The Scientific Method , even better try this or this Hypotheses Versus Theories

6th Mass Extinction? AND Center for Biological Diversity - The Extinction Crisis

Science mp3s

John McPhee Assembles California , Plate Tectonics

Environmental education Talk of Iowa