Overview
A Powerpoint slide show on a selected geosciences topic is required for the class. The slide show should consist of 12-15 slides and include the following geological topics:
1) Introduction and conclusion slides 2) Reference slide with at least 4 references. (Wikipedia cannot be used as a reference) 3) General description of feature including geographic location with a map 4) Important characteristics Attached is the rubric for the grading of the presentation. You will need to research your topic and develop a presentation with mostly pictures and very little text on the slides (less than 10 words). An explanation of the slides should be included in the speaker note on the powerpoint (not comments section) or on an addition Word file. Make sure you review the example posted in the Modules under Study Resources. Please choose one of the suggested topics below for your research.
GEOLOGICAL TOPICS:
Devils Tower, WY
Great Sand Dunes, CO
Denali, AK
Petrified Forest, AZ
Sunset Crater, AZ
Zion Canyon, UT
North Dome, CA
Aniakchak, AK
Capitan Reef, TX
Devil’s Postpile, CA
Fossil Butte, WY
Carlsbad Caverns, NM
Old Man of the Mountain, NH
Chief Mt, (Glacier NP), MT
Voyageurs Park, MN
Copper Canyon Fan, CA
Mt. Rainer, WA
Bryce Canyon, UT
El Capitan, CA
Capital Reef, UT
Crater Lake and Wizard Island, OR
Mammoth Cave, KY
Shiprock, NM
Llano Uplift, TX
METEOROLOGICAL TOPICS:
Hurricane Camille 1969
1993 Mid-latitude Cyclone
Hurricane Andrew 1992
Hurricane Hugo 1989
Hurricane Betsy 1965
1935 Labor Day Storm
Midwestern Drought 1930’s
El Nino 1997-98
Northeast US Blizzard of 1978
1900 Galveston Storm
Hurricane Sandy 2012
ASTRONOMICAL TOPICS:
Voyager I Mission
Voyager II Mission
Cassini Equinox Mission
Pioneer 10 Mission
Pioneer 11 Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Galileo Mission
Mars Global Surveyor Mission