Geology 101

University of Washington's Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Welcome to Geology 101 Lab!

(Now called Earth and Space Sciences [ESS] 101!)

University of Washington, Seattle

Department of Earth and Space Sciences

View of Mount Rainier (14,410 ft high, 2 hours away by car) from top of Kane Hall, UW
(Where is Mt. Rainier?...What is Mt. Rainier?... Field trip guide to Mount Rainier)

This Geology (ESS) 101 Lab website is based at the University of Washington (UW). I've posted information for Geology (ESS) 101 students--and other folks interested in geology--on this page, including lab lecture notes and interesting web links. To keep load-times down, it's not very fancy. I do hope you find it useful. Enjoy! --Gwyn Jones (former UW Geology Lead TA); gwyneth@u.washington.edu

"Speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee." (Old Testament)

The Earth spoke to us in Western Washington on February 28, 2001. We had a magnitude 6.8 earthquake! For abundant and excellent information about the Nisqually quake, including photos, see the following websites:

* UW Seismology Lab
* USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
* WA Ecology's Puget Sound landslides pages
* Report what you felt here
* Earthquake preparedness information and disaster supplies kits
* Seattle Project Impact, including retrofitting help and news links
* Lots of photos from Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
* Photos and more photos from Karen Meyers/Robert Reid

The answer can be found on this website... GJ

This site was selected by The Scout Report for Science and Engineering, 12/06/00

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And got the StudyWeb Academic Excellence Award, 3/31/01

Topics Available at This Site
The "meat" of this website!!!
Each of the pages linked below is chock-full of ideas. Happy exploring!

* Things to Help You with Lab and Lecture--Including study questions for quizzes, and information on minerals, rocks, maps, geologic hazards, earth resources, local field trips...

* EdCC Geology 100--Including lecture notes

* NSCC Geology 101--Including homework assignments

* BCC Geology 101--Including term project guidelines

* BCC Geology 101 Online--Syllabus for my online class (Is distance learning for you?)

* Field trip guide to Mount Rainier--for NSCC SCI 118 course

* Field trip guide to Landslides of Seattle--for NSCC SCI 115 "LANDSLIDE!" course and other classes

* Field trip guide to Columbia Plateau--for NSCC SCI 115 "FIRE AND ICE" course

* Excellent Geology 101 lab and lecture material--from Richard Harwood at Black Hawk College

* SCCC's QELP (Quantitative Environmental Learning Project)--integrates environmental science and math

* ALVA Math information, Summer 2000--primarily for my fellow instructors

* News Flashes --Including things you can do to help our planet

* Cool Sites and Books

* Common Myths about College Science...You (yes, YOU!) can do science! : ) - From Brown University

* Words to Live by...Anna Quindlen's commencement speech at Mount Holyoke College, Spring 1999

* Now available...Full-color geologic map of Washington state, including its sources--courtesy of Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR)! 2 image sizes: Large map and its sources; Small map and its sources These maps load quite slowly...Please be patient! : )

* Things from Earlier in the Quarter (and Past Quarters)--including student poems about geology

* Volunteer!

* Some local Environmental Volunteer Opportunities

* Want to donate your textbooks to a great cause?...

Also.....
* Search the Web or UW with Google... * What's new in the Earth Today? (from Geologylink.com)

* We've had visitors from: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Croatia (Hrvatska), Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Korea (South), Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, ... and maybe elsewhere!

Gwyneth Jones
University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences
UW Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310 USA
Email:

gwyneth@u.washington.edu
Main Website: http://students.washington.edu/gwyneth
Mailbox: 057 Johnson Hall (basement mailroom).

* If you have a disability, I have some suggestions above, in the Things to Help You with Lab and Lecture section.

* If you want to see what my thesis research is about (basalts in the Cascades), look here.

* My BOOKS website--mystery books and online bookstores

* My "interesting links" page

* To contact your elected officials...see my "Government Contacts" page

July 13, 1998

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This page most recently updated 10/06/02. GJ