Historical Geology Lab Manual

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This lab manual is accessible to science and nonscience majors and also provides a strong back­ground for geology and other science majors. Concepts carry over from one lab to the next and are reinforced so that at the end of the semester, the students have experience at interpreting the rock record and an understanding of how the process of science works.

Lab 1: Relative Dating

Lab 2: Rocks and Minerals

Lab 3: Weathering of Rocks and the Formation of Sediment

Lab 4: Sedimentary Rocks

Lab 5: Sedimentary Structures

Lab 6: Depositional Sedimentary Environments

Lab 7: Stratigraphy and Lithologic Correlation

Lab 8: Fossils on the Internet

Lab 9: Microfossils and Introduction to the Tree of Life

Lab 10: Invertebrate Macrofossils and Classification of Organisms

Lab 11: Fossil Preservation and Trace Fossils

Lab 12: The Evolution of the Vertebrates

Background History and Acknowledgments

Anyone who teaches a LAB for Historical Geology.
Dr. Pamela Gore is a dedicated teacher and researcher who won the 2004 Teaching Excellence Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development as well as the 1998 Regents Teaching Excellence Award. She is a dedicated Wiley author who has worked with us on a number of successful supplements.