About the Book
The idea for this lab manual came from the lack of available texts and resources that we felt suited the needs of our teaching style and class and were worth the cost to our students. Hence, we envisioned a completely customized lab manual that speaks to the nature of our teaching philosophy, one that gives our students a quality education and encourages them to observe and think about the world around them. Our Earth has a complicated evolution that needs stories and observations for students to understand.
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Chapters
Chapter 0: Geologic Skills
Chapter 1: Geologic Time
Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics
Chapter 3: Earth Materials
Chapter 4: Sedimentary Structures
Chapter 5: Stratigraphy
Chapter 6: Fossil Preservation
Chapter 7: Fossils
Chapter 8: Fossils and Paleoenvironments
Chapter 9: Geologic Structures and Mapping
Chapter 10: Interpreting Earth’s History Using Maps
Chapter 11: Paleoclimate
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Authors and Contributors
This project was led by Dr. Daniel Hauptvogel and Dr. Jinny Sisson, instructional faculty in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department of the University of Houston. We have also had the assistance of several graduate students in creating exercises and reviewing and editing text: Hannah Anderson, Carlos Andrade, Keaton Denzer, Carolina Ramon Dueñas, Josh Flores, Ana Vielma. Ariana Santiago is the OER coordinator for our campus library and has helped with the logistics of this journey. We were also guided by our colleagues, Dr. Rosalie Maddocks, former professor for this lab, and Dr. Peter Copeland.
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Delicate Arch photo from Mlcreech, CC BY-SA.
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