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The Players:
Ellie Boyce ‘03
Jon Allen ‘03
Amy Lansdale ‘03
Rob Selover ‘04
Justin Ossolinski ‘03


Siccar Point, Scotland


GEOLOGY
12 WEEKS OF LOOKING AT ROCKS
That’s what you signed up for, right?


NO!
So what are we going to look at?


Geology is not simply the study of rocks.

Geology:
A scientific study of the Earth’s processes
and materials.


Origin of the Earth


Earth Materials

Atoms and molecules

Rocks
Continents

Minerals


Geologic Processes

Rivers


Caves


Volcanoes


Glaciers


Geologic Processes
Energy Resources

Erosion

Anthropogenic Impacts

Geologic Processes
Plate Tectonics
(Mountain Building)

Meteorites


Geologic Processes

Earthquakes


Geologic Processes

Atmospheric Studies
Floods

Fossils



Everything we use comes from the Earth
Particularly in the form of natural resources.
Most provided through geologic knowledge.
Construction - cement, concrete and asphalt
Fuel, light and heat - oil, gas and coal
Water
Prediction and avoidance of hazards,
earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, landslides,

erosion.


Earth Science Literacy Initiative
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Earth Science Literacy Principles
BIG IDEA 1. Earth scientists use
repeatable observations and
testable ideas to understand and explain our
planet.


Earth Science Literacy Principles
BIG IDEA 2. Earth is 4.6 billion years old.


Earth Science Literacy Principles
BIG IDEA 3. Earth is a complex system of
interacting rock, water, air, and life.


Earth Science Literacy Principles
BIG IDEA 4. Earth is continuously
changing.


Earth Science Literacy Principles
BIG IDEA 5. Earth is the water planet.

Earth Science Literacy Principles
BIG IDEA 6. Life evolves on a dynamic
Earth and continuously modifies Earth.


Earth Science Literacy Principles
BIG IDEA 7. Humans depend on Earth for
resources.