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Assignment #1 – Contest and Individual Assignment

I would like you to think and reflect about geological processes. The purpose of this assignment to apply your knowledge of the course so far to your life or the lives of family or friends. What you are doing is writing about a geological event or process that you or your family observed. This assignment is not a group project. You are to do this alone – it is individual work. This assignment will also form the basis for a contest with allegedly great prizes with two winners.

Choose a topic, event or process that you have observed here in Halifax, elsewhere in the world or previously in your life (childhood? back home?). You may also use recollections of family, friends or relatives as you are searching for a topic, event or process in environmental geology. You cannot use stories from the media. This must be personal in some way.

You cannot use current topics in the media. You must have observed this geological process or event. You could also get a story from your relatives or parents. I suggest that you start by considering the topics in the textbook – read the course outline. There are four sections— Foundations, Hazards, Resources, and the Future—that are rich in topics that offer potential for you. Then look around your area of the university and Halifax.

The most important part of this exercise is to reflect on why this topic, event or process is important [or not] to you and what it means to you. You will also need to show a connection to the course, your life, the media and/or other courses at university.

Here is the marking scheme based on 20 points maximum.

  • Topic: 2 pts. Title and topic.
  • Description: 6 pts. Brief description necessary for me to understand and for you to explain what happened.
  • Reflection: 6 pts. Answer questions such as: What did I learn? What did this mean to me? Why is it important to me?
  • Connection: 5 pts. Connect the story with your life, this course or the media. Describe how it affected others in your family or circle of friends.
  • Title page: 1 pt. In order to get more than 9/20 you must show evidence of reflection and connection.
    This assignment does not have to be long. I think a minimum of 200 carefully chosen words would suffice. Most people write 500 to 1000 words.

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GEOL 1208.1 Environmental Geology Assignment #1 – Contest and Individual Assignment Due Date: Tuesday, 7 November 2017 I would like you to think and reflect about geological processes. The purpose of this assignment to apply your knowledge of the course so far to your life or the lives of family or friends. What you are doing is writing about a geological event or process that you or your family observed. This assignment is not a group project. You are to do this alone – it is individual work. This assignment will also form the basis for a contest with allegedly great prizes with two winners. Choose a topic, event or process that you have observed here in Halifax, elsewhere in the world or previously in your life (childhood? back home?). You may also use recollections of family, friends or relatives as you are searching for a topic, event or process in environmental geology. You cannot use stories from the media. This must be personal in some way. You cannot use current topics in the media. You must have observed this geological process or event. You could also get a story from your relatives or parents. I suggest that you start by considering the topics in the textbook – read the course outline. There are four sections— Foundations, Hazards, Resources, and the Future—that are rich in topics that offer potential for you. Then look around your area of the university and Halifax. The most important part of this exercise is to reflect on why this topic, event or process is important [or not] to you and what it means to you. You will also need to show a connection to the course, your life, the media and/or other courses at university. Here is the marking scheme based on 20 points maximum. • Topic: 2 pts. Title and topic. • Description: 6 pts. Brief description necessary for me to understand and for you to explain what happened. • Reflection: 6 pts. Answer questions such as: What did I learn? What did this mean to me? Why is it important to me? • Connection: 5 pts. Connect the story with your life, this course or the media. Describe how it affected others in your family or circle of friends. • Title page: 1 pt. In order to get more than 9/20 you must show evidence of reflection and connection. This assignment does not have to be long. I think a minimum of 200 carefully chosen words would suffice. Most people write 500 to 1000 words. All submissions for the contest must have a title page (name, course, A-number, title). Late submissions will loose 10%. Have fun. I think you'll enjoy this and learn from it. Besides, you may win the contest! Week/Date Topic Week 1 Introduction to course. Basic 7 Sept personal information; Introducing one another. Definition of geology & environmental geology: Expectations, requirements, learning outcomes, grades, and course work; Week 2 Part 1 - Foundations. 12, 14 Sep 12 Sept - Speaking to people (good presentations); Group work and intra-group relations; Academic integrity. Writing. Forming Groups. 14 Sept Fundamental concepts. Carousel activity highlighting Fundamental Concepts. Selection of topic for group presentation. Week 3 Part 1 - Foundations. 19, 21 Sep 19 Sept - Matter, minerals and rocks – An introduction. Atomic structure, bonds. Minerals, rocks. 21 Sept - Matter, minerals and rocks. Rocks and the land. Writing descriptive and reflective words. Week 4 Part 1 - Foundations. 26, 28 Sep 26 Sept - Internal structure of the earth: structure of the earth plate tectonics vs. continental drift volcanoes and earthquakes; Week 5 Part 2 - Earth Processes and 3,5 Oct Natural Hazards. 3 Oct - Scientific method. Methods of thinking. Examples in geology of false starts and dead ends. Importance of integrity. Critical thinking 5 Oct - Ecology and Environmental Geology WeekDave Topic Week 6 Part 2 - Earth Processes and 10, 12 Oct Natural Hazards. 10 Oct - Understanding how geologists investigate potential hazards. Assessing risk. Risk factors. Introduction to processes and hazards. Geological hazard's versus natural hazara's. 12 Oct - Weathering and erosion. Mass wastage and Slope processes. Landslides, rocks falls, hillside creep; rates of movement Week 7 Part 2 - Earth Processes and 17, 19 Oct Natural Hazards. 17 Oct - Extraterrestrial Impacts. Earthquakes: definition, causes, and locations; secondary problems. Earthquake hazards around the world. 19 Oct - Volcanoes eruptions; types, products of eruptions. Week 8 Part 2 -Earth Processes and 24, 26 Oct Natural Hazards. 24 Oct - Rivers and Flooding: the geological background to flooding; erosion and deposition; land-use planning, strategies. Review of earthquakes and volcanoes 26 Oct - Coastal Processes: erosion and deposition; strategies; land-use planning Tsunamis: causes, strategies. Week 9 Part 2 - Earth Processes and 31 Oct Natural Hazards. 2 Nov 31 Oct - Group work on review and discussion about earth processes and hazarck
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Even though the authorities in Halifax are trying to control soil erosion, they have not
succeeded in making all places erosion free. The reason is that some of the causes of erosion are
because of natural reasons such as hailstorms and very and the types of soils being sandy and
therefore easily eroded. I witnessed erosion happening during a trip to a relative who lives in a
village just outside Halifax. The village is called Duncan’s Cove. The village neighbors
Duncan’s natural reserve and is home to a few hundred residents.
I had stayed at my aunt’s place for several days when the hailstorm came. Everyone
seemed t...


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