Semester Project Instructions
For this class you will be required to complete a semester project and submit it by the end of the term. The topic can be any topic related to Geosciences – Earth Science, Geography, Geology, or GIS. To get credit complete the following:
Choose a topic or research activity.
Conduct your research. Find four scholarly sources for your topic (scientific journals, your text, web pages ending in .org, .gov, and .edu are allowed. Interviews with professionals in the field are allowed.
Conduct your field work (if applicable).
Choose a format.
Term paper. Write up your report as a term paper (5-page max) with each section (Introduction, Background, Body, Conclusions, Bibliography) clearly identified.
Some examples of past semester project ideas include:
The geology of Highway 395 between Reno and Mammoth Mountain.
A geologic transect of the Sierra Nevada along Highway 50.
A comparative analysis of Hurricane Katrina and the Galveston Hurricane.
An inventory of geologic formation of the Cascadia Subduction Zone in Northern California.
The deadliest natural disasters in the last 10 years.
The Sustainability of nuclear power in a warming world.
An assessment of hurricane tracks in the North Atlantic.
A suitability assessment for sustainable power development in Northern California.
Remember that you need to research at least four scholarly source for this project. Use the online library as your research tool. Go the the FLC Library website (Links to an external site.).
Addendum:
If you are experiencing conditions that make it difficult to get outside often enough to complete another field report, you can do another Virtual Field Report for your semester project. Use the Field Report instructions and template for your project.
Be sure to see the rubric below.
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Rubric
Field Report
Field Report
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Structure
Write in the third person.
Use the assigned template (word doc).
Label figures.
Include a location map.
Include a geologic map (if appropriate).
Provide a works cited page.
Provide a clear title.
Provide date, your name, participants names.
40.0 pts
Structure
0.0 pts
No Marks
40.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Research
Research your project before going into the field. Find at least four scholarly sources (semester proejct version only). Reference your research in your field observations. Provide unique, insightful observations that relate the lessons learned from your research to what you observed in the field.
40.0 pts
Research
0.0 pts
No Marks
40.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Imagery
Provide color images (at least 10) from your field day. Images should be labeled and formatted to be the same size and orientation within your report.
20.0 pts
Imagery
0.0 pts
No Marks
20.0 pts
Total Points: 100.0
It looks like this term paper can be on pretty much anything Geology.
I’m in Physical Geography 300. We have been over the following:
-Climate Change
-Atmospheric Processes
-Atmospheric pressure and winds
-Weather and severe storms
-The hydrosphere
-Biospshere
-Lithosphere
-Rocks
-Earthquakes
-Volcanoes
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