Assignment 1: Earth Formation Concept Map
- Due Oct 28, 2014 by 9am
- Points 14
- Submitting a file upload or a website url
The formation of the earth is an important concept in your understanding of earth geology.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbNXh0GaLYo
Links to an external site.
Apply your understanding of this theory by mapping out the terms with connections in the form of a concept map.
Concept map image, CC-By-NC-SA from WikiMedia Commons
As we discussed in class, concept mapping Links to an external site. includes selecting terms, ranking concepts, arranging concepts in clusters, and linking concepts according to a cognitive scheme.
Your concept map should diagram the relationships among the following ideas:
- 4.5 billion years old
- space
- clouds of gas
- gravity
- hydrogen
- nuclear fusion
- elements
- radioactive decay
- meteorites
- carbon
- crust
- molten layers
- volcanic activity
- relative dating
- absolute dating
- rocks
- liquid water
You can draw your concept map by hand, or use bubbl.us Links to an external site., Excel, or other diagramming software. Be sure to include nodes for each of the terms, appropriate connectors, and labels for each connectors.
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A node for each term
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Appropriate connectors
Appropriate connectors (lines) connecting nodes
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Connector labels
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Mastery of Earth system processes
Demonstrate mastery of the conceptual framework for understanding Earth system processes and the development of Earth’s features over time.
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