GEOL 1121 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Georges Cuvier, James Hutton, Mantle Plume
6 Dec 2016
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In-class assignments: list the six steps of the scientific method: Re-iterate: give an example of the scientific method: Hypothesis: offering candy to students will encourage them to participate in class (yes, a bribe! Experiment/collect data: run a pilot study with two classes, one acting as the test subject, the other as the control. Offer candy as a reward for participating in the lecture discussions to the test class. Analyze data: record the number of student interactions and other indicators of level of participation during the lecture. Conclusions: find that the candy (cid:498)bribe(cid:499) did not make an obvious difference to the level of participation of the class. A transgression because as you move up in the sequence you go from beach sand (coarser), through nearshore silt (finer), to offshore clay and carbonate (finest). Walther"s law states that a vertical succession of facies will correspond to a lateral succession of these same facies.
