Minnesota's Rocks and Waters
Announcements Spring 2008

Remaining SI sessions are as follows

Thursday, April 17, 6-7:30, PA 129

Thursday, April 24, 6-7:30, PA 129

Tuesday, April 28 (finals week), 7-8:30, PA 129

Remaining warmups

noon, Wed., April 16 Quaternary Geologic History

noon, Friday, April 18 Quaternary Geologic History 2

noon, Wednesday, April 23, Groundwater

Two warmups are due this week. The first must be completed and submitted by noon, Wednesday, April 16, and the second by noon, Friday, April 18. Both deal with the Quaternary Geologic History of Minnesota.

Powerpoints on continental glaciation and Minnesota, and groundwater in SE MN, are available in the powerpoint section of the web page, as well as from here.

There will be no SI session on Thursday, April 3rd or Monday, April 7th. SI will resume on Thursday, April 10th at 6 pm.

Don't forget our third exam on Monday, April 7. It has 40 questions and will deal with Paleozoic and Mesozoic geologic history of Minnesota, including all lecture material and web reading assignments.

A warmup on Mesozoic geologic history of Minnesota is available beginning Friday, March 28, at 3 pm. It is due on Wednesday, April 2, at noon.

The powerpoints titled Paleozoic.ppt and Cretaceous_MN.ppt have been updated and are on the web for your immediate review.

We will use a powerpoint on sedimentary rocks to begin our work on the Paleozoic geologic history of Minnesota

Our assignment page is updated through the end of the semester. New readings may be added from time to time.

The updated powerpoints on stratigraphic principles, the Sioux Quartzite, and the Mid-continent Rift are now in the powerpoint section of our course web page.

Our assignment page is updated through the week of February 25. Most of our work is with the Early Proterozoic of Minnesota. Be certain to work hard on the various reading assignments,

A warmup on Archean Geology of Minnesota is due at noon on Monday, February 18. It will be available at 3 pm Friday afternoon, the 15th

The powerpoint on Archean Geologic History of Minnesota is available in the assignment section, or in the powerpoint section, or from here

A warmup on Intro to Minnesota's geologic History is due at noon on Friday, February 8. It will be available at 3 pm on Wednesday, February 6.

Our first exam is Wednesday, February 13. It will cover everything from the beginning of the course through our work this Wednesday, February 6.

The powerpoint on Minnesota's Geologic History is now available. Go to the index page, then to powerpoints, and click on the appropriate link.

An extra credit exercise on Minnesota's geologic history and geologic time is available here or from the assignments page of our course web page. It must be printed out and submitted in class on Wednesday, February 6, to obtain any credit. A maximum of 5 points may be added to your first exam grade

A warmup on telling time in geology (relative time) is due at noon on Monday, Febräry 4. It's available NOW!

SI sessions will be held in PA 129 as follows:

Mondays 7-8:30 PM
Thursdays 6-7:30 PM

The first meeting will be Thursday, January 24. The Monday January 28 session will NOT be held.

A warmup on the Big Picture of Minnesota geology is due on Wednesday, January 30, at noon. It will be available at 3 pm Wednesday, January 23.

The assignment page has been corrected and updated as of Friday, January 18. Refer to it often! There you will find all your web reading assignments.

Supplemental Instruction: We are very fortunate to have a supplemental instruction program as a part of this course. The "SI' this semester is Nicole Schoolmeesters (NAschool2068@Winona.edu). Nicole will hold two SI sessions each week, and the times and places of the meetings will be given in our announcements section of the course web page. In the past, we know that SI attendees average grades that are 11% higher than non attendees, and 8% higher than the overall class average. It is to your benefit to make use of these sessions on a regular basis.

Assignments for each day are listed on our course web page. It is your responsibility to keep track of the reading and of the topic for the day, and to complete that reading in advance of class. This will enable you to listen more intelligently and to take thorough and well-organized notes. Your notes should reflect ideas and thought processes, not just things I write on the board. Following class, you should study your notes and readings in the context of one another, then get ready for the next meeting.