Department of Geosciences
North Dakota State University
GEOLOGY 304
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA FIELD COURSE
FALL SEMESTER, 2008

1. CLASS MEETING TIMES - WEDNESDAYS, 5:00- 5:50 p.m., STEVENS ROOM 134, ON AUGUST 27th, SEPTEMBER 3rd and 17th. ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED AT EACH CLASS PERIOD.
2. FIELD TRIP FEE OF $40 estimated (FOR VEHICLE, CAMPING COSTS, FIELD GUIDE)  TO BE PAID TO MRS. PHYLLIS MURRAY, ROOM 218, STEVENS HALL, BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - NO REFUNDS. 
3. FIELD WEEKEND - SEPTEMBER 20-21 - LOAD BUS AT 7:30 A.M., DEPART  8:00 A.M., SATURDAY MORNING, STEVENS HALL PARKING LOT, RETURN 5:30 P.M. SUNDAY
4. FAILURE TO ATTEND THE PRE-TRIP CLASS SESSIONS WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC DROP

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Striated boulder from a till at Valley City, North Dakota. (Photo Allan Ashworth)

Cross-bedding in glacial meltwater deposits, Valley City, North Dakota. What was the direction of water flow? (Photo Allan Ashworth)

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1. Class topics

August 27 - Logistics and Cretaceous stratigraphy and paleoenvironments

Sept. 3 - - Cretaceous and Ice age climates

Sept 17 - Glacial landforms and processes

2. Letter grade will be based on:
 

• Score in a 20 question multiple-choice quiz administered at the last stop on Sunday (25%).
• Score on a 4 page paper with illustrations to be submitted by Wed. Oct. 8th . The topic of the paper has to be on some aspect of the geology of eastern North Dakota approved by the instructor. The paper (50%) may be submitted as paper copy or as an html  file.
• Participation in the class and field exercizes (25%)
• Letter grade boundaries are 90-100 A, 80-89 B, 70-79 C, 60-69 D.

 

3. Preparation

CHECKLIST OF ITEMS TO BRING

Camping: Fort Ransom State Park; tent/ground sheet or tent space arranged; sleeping bag and pad (remember to pack a ground sheet).

Personal: change of clothing; warm jacket; hat and gloves; sun glasses; sun screen; lip gloss; headlamp/flashlight

Meals: food for dinner/breakfast/ lunch (Bring supplies for 1 breakfast (Sunday); 1 lunch (Saturday); 1 dinner (Saturday); lunch Sunday in Fort Ransom

Gear day pack; water bottle;digital camera; field notebook / pencils; rock hammer (borrow from Department); safety glasses.

4. Safety and Courtesy

5. Paper or other creative submission

6. Glossary

7. Examples of student projects

8. Jeff Sitz's photos for use in reports

9.. Allan Ashworth's photos for use in reports