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First Quarter
I.
Introduction To Geology
A. History Of Geology
1. Catastrophism
2. Uniformitarianism
3. Biggies in Geology:James Hutton, Charles
Lyell.
B.
Geologic Time
1. Relative dating
2. Absolute dating - radiometric dating
3. Geologic Time Scale
C.
The Rock Cycle
D.Igneous
Rocks
1.Volcanic, Plutonic
2. Rock texture, composition, color
3. Pyroclastics
4. Rock identification
5. Types of volcanoes
II.Natural History of Mammoth and the Eastern
Sierra Nevada
A.Geologic history
B.Biotic
communities
C.Field
trip to Mammoth
1.Fossil Falls
2.Lone Pine Visitors Center
3.1872 Lone Pine earthquake scarp
4.Big Pumice Road cut
5.Sherwin Creek Camp Ground
6.Minarets Vista
7.Horseshoe Lake tree die off
8.Earthquake Fault
9.Inyo Craters
10.Devil’s Punchbowl
11.Oh! Ridge, June Lake
12.Panum Dome
13.Mono lake Visitor Center
14.Convict Lake
15.Hot Creek
D.Unit
test and slide quiz
III.Natural History of Joshua Tree National
Monument
A.Minerals
1.Mineral identification
B.Metamorphic
rock
1.Rock identification
C.Geologic
history of Joshua Tree
D.Biotic
communities of Joshua Tree
E.Climate
and weather of Joshua Tree
F.Field
trip to Joshua Tree
1.Hidden Valley
2.Key’s view
3.White tank monzogranite-Pinto gneiss contact
4.Cholla garden
5.Cottonwood campground
6.Cottonwood oasis
7.Palms oasis
8.Joshua Tree visitors center
9.Landers Earthquake features
G.Unit
test and slide quiz
Second Quarter
I.Natural History of Mojave Desert
A.Geologic
history
B.Biotic
communities
C.Field
trip to the Mojave Desert
1.Pisgah
crater
2.Marble
Mountains - trilobites
3.Hole
in the Wall campground
4.Mitchell
caverns
5.Kelso
dunes
D.Unit
test and slide quiz.
II.Natural History of Death Valley
A.Geologic
history
B.Biotic
communities
C.Field
trip to Death Valley
1.Resting
Spring Road Cut.
2.Lake
Tecopa ash beds.
3.Lake
Manly.
4.Shoreline
butte.
5.Copper
Mountain Turtleback.
6.Badwater.
7.Texas
spring camp.
8.Scottie’s
Castle.
9.Ubehebe
crater.
10.Titus
Canyon.
11.Mosaic
canyon.
12.Sand
dunes.
13.Salt
creek.
14.Dante’s
view.
D.Unit
test and slide quiz.
Third Quarter
I.Natural History of the Marine Environment
A.Submarine
kelp forest
1.Algae
identification
2.Vegetation
layers
3.Habitats
B.Rocky
Shore
1.Splash
zone
2.High
tide zone
3.Middle
tide zone
C.Estuary
and mud flat
1.Common
algae
2.Common
invertebrates
3.Common
bird life
D.Marine
mammals
1.Physiology
of deep diving
2.Distribution
3.Migration
routes
4.Whale
watch
E.Field
trip to Sea World and San Onofre State Beach.
F.Unit
test and slide quiz.
II.The San Andreas Fault
A.Continental
drift
1.Crustal
Evolution Project
a.Continents
and ocean basins
b.How
do continents split apart?
c.Earthquakes
and plate boundaries
d.Heat
flow in the ocean floor
e.Lithosphere
plate boundaries
f.Movement
of Pacific Ocean floor
g.Volcanoes:
where and why
B.The
San Andreas Fault.
C.Field
Trip:Gorman to Parkfield.
D.Unit
Test and slide quiz.
III.Natural History of the Sierra Nevada
A.Physiographic
provinces
1.Sierra
Nevada Great Valley
B.Geology
1.Geologic
history of the Sierra Nevada
2.Plutonic
rocks
3.Glaciation
C.Climate
and weather
1.Past
glaciations
2.Changing
climate
3.Adiabatic
cooling; rainshadow.
D.Biotic
communities
1.Great
Central Valley
2.Digger
Pine - chaparral
3.Yellow
pine forest
4.Lodgepole
- red fir
5.Sub
- alpine
6.Alpine
7.Sagebrush
E.Field
trip to Yosemite National Park
1.Attend
Yosemite Institute Sunday-Friday program
F.Unit
test and slide quiz.
Fourth Quarter
I.Natural History of the Grand Canyon (every
other year)
A.Geologic history of the Grand Canyon
1.Sedimentary
rocks
B.Biotic communities of the Grand Canyon
1.Riparian
community
2.Talus
slope community
3.Side
canyon community
C.Native American cultures of the Grand Canyon
D.Exploration of the Grand Canyon
1.John
Wesley Powell
E.The nature of rapids
1.Hydrodynamics
F.Field trip to the Grand Canyon
G.Unit Test and slide quiz.
II.Natural History of the Sierra Nevada Foothills
A.Geologic history of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National
Parks
B.Climate and Weather
C.Biotic communities
1.Great
valley
2.Riparian
3.Foothill--Digger
Pine
4.North/South
slope comparison
D.Field trip to the Kings River
E.Unit test and slide quiz.
III.Natural History of the Channel Islands
A.Physiographic provinces
1.Islands,
shelves, ridges, banks, basins, submarine canyons.
B.Geology of the Channel Islands.
1.Tectonic
ofwestern Transverse Ranges.
C.Biogeography
1.Oceanic
islands, continental islands.
2.Island
evolution.
3.Introduction
of non-native animals and plants.
D.Biotic communities
1.Chaparral
2.Coastal
scrub
3.Oak
woodland
4.Foothill
woodland
E.Field trip to Santa Cruz Island.
F.Unit test and slide quiz.
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