Geologic Time Resorts

Term Project

Your job:

You work at a major ecotourism company named “Geologic Time Resorts”. Your job, as head of marketing, is to create a brochure of your time period from the point of view of it being the PERFECT vacation. Think “Jurassic Park” not Great Adventure. In lieu of payment you will be given points towards a grade in a 4 credit lab science course. These credits will be applied towards your next pay raise. The better your grade, the bigger your raise.

Deliverables:

There are several deliverables: A: your weekly work; B: brochure; C: presentation

D: exam questions. See the details (below):

A: Every Monday, at the start of our lab, you will hand in the completed assignment for the week (see below). Depending on the assignment you will give me at least ONE page, double-spaced with your answer and one page with pictures and/or diagrams and a separate page with bibliography.

Week #1 Assignment: General Introduction and Preparation Questions:

Due date: September 15th

  1. What role(s) does Plate Tectonics play in organic evolution?
  2. Find and print out a clear diagram of what the Earth looked (particularly the area that is now the United States) like during your geologic time period.
  3. Was there any major orogeny during your geologic time period?
  4. List and explain one major biological event that occurred during your geologic time period.
  5. What was the climate like in the area that is now the United States during your geologic time period?

Week #2: Geology of your time period: Due date: September 22nd

Week #3: Atmosphere and oceans: Due date: September 29th

Week #4: Flora: Due date: October 6th

Week #5: Fauna: Due date: October 13th

Week #5: Outline of your brochure: Due date: October 20th

In the event we do not have class on the Mondays listed above, all work will be due the following class (Tuesday).

LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

OTHER DELIVERABLES AND FINAL DUE DATES:

B: On MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17th you will hand in your completed brochure

C: On MONDAY, DECEMBER 8th you will make a brief six (6) slide PowerPoint presentation on your geologic time period. There will be further discussion of what is expected in your presentation at a later date.

D: Also on MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH you will give me a five (5) multiple choice questions that will be given to the class based on your work. You will consult with the instructor when designing these questions. They must be advanced questions, not basic knowledge.

LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Grading:

  1. Each completed assignment is worth up to 10 points. Therefore these assignments are worth 50 points (half) of your term project grade.
  2. Your brochure is worth 25 points
  3. Your PowerPoint presentation is worth 25 points
  4. Your questions will be used in the final exam.

Assignments: 10 each x 5 = 50 pts

Brochure:25 pts

Presentation:15 pts

Questions10 pts

100 pts

Hint:

J ThissenNassau Community College