Options:

  1. Field trip to Botanical Gardens (garden & green home), Phx, www.dbg.org
  2. Field trip to Arcosanti, near Black Canyon City, www.arcosanti.org
  3. Field trip to Taliesin West, Scottsdale, www.taliesin.edu
  4. Field trip to Biosphere II, near Tucson, www.bio2.com
  5. Field trip to DeGrazia Studio, Tucson, www.degrazia.org
  6. Hometown Environmental Geology report, see Brian for details

 

Purpose:

  1. To understand the earth science (geology and geologic hazards) of your region/area/specific site.
  2. To understand the environmental aspects (human interaction with geology and geologic hazards)

 

Goals/Tasks:

  1. To read this outline thoroughly with understanding before you start your project.
  2. To study the background information that you have (your class notes, textbook, and web (only for
  3. To limit your field trip to 2 to 4 hours, and write-up to ~3 to 6 hours.
  4. To collect photos and/or samples from each of:
    1. Earth materials (sediments or rocks), landscapes, and potential geologic hazards.  Bring one of your rock samples in to class and I will submit it to the Rock Around The World program.  See ratw.asu.edu for details regarding the size of the sample.
    2. Any number of human features that interact with the former.
  5. To construct a report to reflect your study which should include the following:
    1. Two to three pages of typed material (12 font, double-spaced, to the point, and in your own words).
    2. Photos from your trip and referenced to your text, with caption, and scale for each photo.  Note: one useful application of photos is overlay a transparency with annotated aspects of your area and study. Selecting the most appropriate photo that best captures your purpose(s) is import (a picture is worth a 1,000 words!).  Perhaps one photo annotated twice, one for all the geological aspects/hazards, and two the environmental aspects (resources, hazards, social, aesthetic, etc.).
    3. Relate and apply to any and all material you have learned in this course.
    4. Personalize this study. Can you relate it to personal experience, in some past, present, or future tense?
    5. Explaining your favorite aspects of this study.
    6. Listing references you used to help you create your report.