Cochise College Class Information-GLG 102

Roger Weller, geology instructor

wellerr@cochise.edu
copyright 2008-R.Weller

Possible Topics for Student Web Pages
Historical Geology-GLG 102

Criteria for Term Project-Web Page

1. Deadline is Monday, April 28, 2008; turning reports in earlier is strongly encouraged.
2. Reports can be on floppies, CDs, thumb drives, or emailed in.
If you are using a thumb drive, report needs to be turned in before April 28, 2008.

3. Font: Arial, font size for text- 10 bold, spacing-1 1/2
4. Titles should be no larger than 18 font.

5. I prefer report to be done in Microsoft Word or Front Page.
6. Photos and illustrations should be placed within the text. DO NOT WRAP TEXT AROUND THE PHOTOS.
7. The end of the report should contain accurate addresses for URLs that pertain to your topic
(there should a minimum of at least 5, more are better).
8. If you wish to use someone's photo or illustration that is on the Internet for your report,
try to get permission to use the illustration.
Also, always credit the source.
Illustrations are very useful in making your web page interesting.
You can use any of my photos on the geology home page,
because you will not be infringing on any copyright laws.
9. Any topic in geology will do, but try to pick one that is of interest or use to you
and do not pick one that has already been done.
10. Write the report as if you were trying to explain something to the person sitting next to you.
11. If you are stuck for a topic to work on or if you are having troubles trying to find materials,
come and talk with me.
12. Web page writing is different than regular report writing.
Paragraphs are shorter and you are expected to come to the point quickly and clearly.
13. Avoid using a colored background.
14. Above all, do not wait until the last minute.
15. The report is equal in weight to a test (20%), so consider it seriously.
16. If you do not wish to have your report converted into a web page, you are not required to.
If you do not want it to become a web page, it will not count against you.
17. It is difficult to set limits on the amount of text and illustrations,
but you will probably need at least 1000 words.
The report should be less than 7 screens, unless you use a lot of illustrations.

Possible Topics (Just Suggestions)

Acadian orogeny
Alfred Wegner
Alleghenian orogeny
amber vs. copal
amniotic egg
Anomalocaris
banded iron deposits
brachiopods
bryozoa
Burgess shale fossils
Canadian Shield
chambered nautilus vs. ammonites
Chicxulub impact crater
chondrules and chondrites
coelecanths
Colorado Plateau formation
conodonts
Dinosaur National Monument
dinosaur eggs
dinosaur tracks
duck-billed platypus
endothermic vs. ectothermic
eurypterids
evolution of bats
evolution of birds
evolution of whales
flying reptiles
foraminifera
formation of the Florida Keys
formation of the Great Basin (Nevada)
formation of the Rocky Mountains
formation of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
gastroliths
Glossopteris and continental drift
Gondwanaland
Grand Canyon stratigraphy
Great Meteor hot spot
graptolites
Hexagonaria and Petoskey stones
horse evolution
horseshoe crab
how to make petrified wood
ichthyosaurs
insects in amber
J. Tuzo Wilson
largest flying reptile
Laramide orogeny
marsupial evolution
mass extinctions
mastodon vs. mammoth
Michigan basin
mosasaur vs. plesiosaur
Niagara Falls and the Niagara Gorge
ornithischia vs. saurischia
placoderms
ray fins vs. lobe fins
scouring rushes and Calamites
sharks and skates
stromatolites
Taconic orogeny
trilobite evolution
trilobite eyes
types of fossilization
Yellowstone hot spot