Weekly Lessons
Each of the lessons below includes learning objectives, reading and browsing assignments, and information about the exercise and quiz that support learning about that week's topic.
Weekly Lesson |
Date Assigned |
Date Due |
| Lesson 1: Orientation | 10-Jan-2011 | 17-Jan-2011 |
| Lesson 2: California's Plate Tectonic Setting | 17-Jan-2011 | 24-Jan-2011 |
| Lesson 3: Rocks and Minerals in California | 24-Jan-2011 | 31-Jan-2011 |
| Lesson 4: Dating and Depicting California's Geology | 31-Jan-2011 | 7-Feb-2011 |
| Lesson 5: Volcanism in California | 7-Feb-2011 | 14-Feb-2011 |
| Lesson 6: California's Deserts | 14-Feb-2011 | 21-Feb-2011 |
| Lesson 7: Basin and Range and Mojave Provinces | 21-Feb-2011 | 28-Feb-2011 |
| Lesson 8: Sierra Nevada | 28-Feb-2011 | 7-Mar-2011 |
| Lesson 9: Klamath Mountains | 7-Mar-2011 | 14-Mar-2011 |
| Lesson 10: Water in California | 14-Mar-2011 | 21-Mar-2011 |
| Lesson 11: Great Valley | 21-Mar-2011 | 28-Mar-2011 |
| Spring Break—no class | 28-Mar-2011 | 3-Apr-2011 |
| Lesson 12: Coast Ranges | 4-Apr-2011 | 11-Apr-2011 |
| Lesson 13: Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards in California | 11-Apr-2011 | 18-Apr-2011 |
| Lesson 14: San Andreas Fault System | 18-Apr-2011 | 25-Apr-2011 |
| Lesson 15: California Coast | 25-Apr-2011 | 2-May-2011 |
| Lesson 16: Transverse Ranges and Continental Borderland | 2-May-2011 | 9-May-2011 |
| Lesson 17: Peninsular Ranges and Historical Overview | 9-May-2011 | 16-May-2011 |
Writing Assignments
Each assignment below is linked to instructions for a part of the larger writing assignment. The instruction page includes examples, grading rubrics, and links to the articles you'll be reading.
Writing Assignment |
Date Assigned |
Date Due |
| Assignment 1: Outline of article 1 | 21-Feb-2011 | 28-Feb-2011 |
| Assignment 2: Abstract of article 1 | 7-Mar-2011 | 15-Mar-2011 |
| Assignment 3: Outline of article 2 | 18-Apr-2011 | 25-Apr-2011 |
| Assignment 4: Abstract of article 2 | 2-May-2011 | 12-May-2011 |
