FLC 619 The Trail of Time-New Mexico Geology Introduction to Physical Geology EPS 101 (Professor Laura Crossey & Karl Karlstrom- Fall 2008) Textbook: How Does the Earth Work?

Grand Canyon, AZ: can you locate the Great Unconformity?!

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Handouts, etc.
Syllabus
Integrated FLC Syllabus
Web Assignment 1
Profile Sheet
ExamReview Handouts

FieldTrip1(Sandia Crest) Handout

Paper Assignment
Museum Assignment
What's Shaking Assignment (due Oct. 13)
Earthquake Virtual Seismologist Assignment: Follow this link,
perform the 'Travel Time' activity on the site. Print the map
and journal.
Earthquake Writing Assignment
Time Scale Handout
Albuquerque Area Stratigraphy
Grand Canyon Rock Record/Time Scale
Colorado Plateau/Rio Grande Rift Cross Section

Lecture Materials
A selection of lecture materials drawn from Smith and Pun's figures as well as additional resources are available for a short time after each lecture. These are not a substitute for missing class!

Text Website!!!
Our publisher has a support Companion website (http://www.prenhall.com/smithpun).Ensure that you can get there: we will be doing some assignments based on that material.Check out the resources and self-testing for each chapter as you progress through the course. A number of test questions will be DIRECTLY drawn from this resource. Get a head start!

General Information
Interesting and Informative links to GeoStuff: click here.
For another general site (the American Geological Institute), plus info on geo-related careers, etc., click here.
For general information about the geology of New Mexico, check out the NM Bureau of Geology virtual tour! Click here.
Plate Tectonics Primer- click here.
For more about our dynamic planet and plate tectonics from the USGS- click here.
For lots of paleogeographic reconstructions and animations from Chris Scotese (UT-Arlington), click here.
Neat paleogeographic reconstructions by Ron Blakey, Northern Arizona University- click here,
If volcanoes are your bag, check these out!
Global Volcanism Program: - click here.
USGS Volcanic Hazards Website: click here.
Climate website (US EPA)- click here.
More on Paleoclimate (NOAA)- click here.

Other related UNM links:

Professor's Home Page
UNM Geology homepage
Useful Earth & Planetary Science Web Links
Trail of Time homepage
UNM homepage

This site last updated: 08/26/08