PREREQUISITES: It is recommended that students have completed Geology I prior to enrolling in this class. However, the class is open to all students, grade 10 through 12, who have both good study habits and a good reading skills.
TEXT: Geology, An Introduction to Physical Geology, 1995, by Stanley Chernicoff and Ramesh Venkatakrishnan, Worth Publishers.
Chapter 3: Igneous Processes and Igneous Rocks. Students will be provided a review on basic rock forming minerals. Lab intensive.
Chapter 4: Volcanoes and Volcanism. We will be undertaking in depth studies of the Mount St. Helens eruption, and the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Mazama (Oregon's Crater Lake).
Chapter 5: Weathering: The Breakdown of Rocks.
Chapter 6: Sedimentation and Sedimentary Rocks. Lab intensive.
Chapter 7: Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks. Lab intensive.
Chapter 13: Mass Movement
Chapter 14: Streams and Floods
Chapter 15: Groundwater
Chapter 17: Glaciers and Ice Ages
Chapter 18: Deserts and Wind Action
BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL: A number of students from this class have continued their geology studies on the university level. Some students have chosen to take repeat the introductory physical geology class in college, knowing it will be an easy class for them. Others have successfully challenged the introductory college class and moved directly on to more advanced geology classes.
Teacher: Bjarne Holm, Certified Professional Geologist, American Institute of Professional Geologists
11-19-2000