Assignment 1

GEOLOGY 101 Outside Assignment 1

Outside Assignment 1 is due on April 11. You must use the FORM below each assignment to submit your work by downloading the WORD file and filling it in electronically.

1. 20 points. View and summarize a program from an electronic medium that deals primarily with Earth Science. Write a summary as described below on the form provided, in one typewritten page.

Requirements:

1. Document the title, source and how you viewed the program (live TV, video, internet; give the source)

2. Briefly describe the program:

· 2a. Who was the host?

· 2b. What was the overall theme? For example, the theory of Plate Tectonics, or how earthquakes affected human civilization, etc.

· 2c. Setting: where did the program take place, and how did that affect or control the view or outcome of the program? For example, “the program looked at earthquakes in Japan, so it dealt with a convergent plate tectonic boundary”, etc.

3. Program summary

a.) Summarize the main theme and any conclusions that the program made: For example, “the program discussed how Japan had a long history of tsunamis and they built a large number of tsunami control structures to prevent flooding by tsunamis”.

b.) Tell me whether you though the program was helpful, biased, naïve or whatever. For example: “This program was produced before the recent tsunami so it is apparent that the authorities were very naïve because they greatly underestimated the threat”.

c.) Find an online companion article/illustration/commentary etc for your program.

Examples of programs that would be suitable to review:

Planet Earth, NOVA, How the Earth Was Made, etc that deal primarily with Earth Science or the history of science in general. If you’re not sure if it would count, please discuss it with me.

NOVA’s Deadliest Volcanoes video :

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/deadliest-volcanoes.html

FORM FOR GEOLOGY 101 OUTSIDE ASSIGNMENT 1

Assignment: Review Video Program Name________________________

1. Title of outside source: (1 pts) ______ _______________________________

2. Briefly describe the outside source.

a) Host (1 pts):________________________________________

b) Overall theme (1 pts):_______________________________________

c) Setting (1 pts):____________________________

3. Summary and comment.

a) Summary of outside source (10 pts):__________________________.

b) Your views/comments (2 pts):______________________________

c) Find a video clip or other online illustration/commentary about your topic (other than from Wikipedia) and submit the URL(4 pts): ________________________________________________