Date (Mondays)

Topic

Presentation/Paper

Deadlines

Assignments Due

(250 pts total)

 Jan-29

Population Growth

Feb-05

Plate Tectonics and Environment

· Population Growth Exercise (10 pts)

Feb-12

Minerals and Rocks

Group selection and sign up sheet for presentation date

· Plate Tectonics and Environment Exercise -AND- Prediscussion Worksheet  (15 pts total)

Feb-19

Power Point Tutorial

· Minerals and Rocks Exercise        (10 pts)

Feb-26

Hazards Assessment: Tsunamis

Preliminary article selection

· In-class group discussion  (10 pts)

Mar-05

Volcanic Hazards Video

· Questionnaire on video (10 pts)

Mar-12

Flood Insurance Rate Maps

(from Hazard City CD)

Final article selection

· Flood insurance rate map worksheet (9 pts)

Mar-19

Spring Break !!!!

No Class

Mar-26

Vanishing Lands Video

· Questionnaire on video (10 pts)

Apr-02

Current Event Analysis-Day 1

Paper due on date of presentation

· Presentation/Paper (136 pts)  -OR- 

   Peer Reviews (10 pts)

Apr-09

Campus Field Trip

· Field trip worksheet (10 pts)

Apr-16

Current Event Analysis-Day 2

 Paper due on date of presentation

· Presentation/Paper (136 pts)  -OR- 

   Peer Reviews (10 pts)

Apr-23

Current Event Analysis-Day 3

Paper due on date of presentation

· Presentatation/Paper (136 pts)  -OR- 

   Peer Reviews (10 pts)

  Apr-30

Current Event Analysis-Day 4

Paper due on date of presentation

· Presentation/Papers (136 pts)  -OR-

   Peer Reviews (10 pts)

May-07

Discussion Wrap-up