Downloads and Forms

Course Introduction

Forms

• Student Information Form

• Biodiversity Project Choices Form

• Course Evaluation Survey

Geobiology of the Present

• Remote Sensing

• Global Biodiversity Activity

• Hawaiian Islands Geobiology

• Galapagos Islands Geobiology

• Central Texas Geobiology

• Edwards Aquifer Formation Diagram

• Biocontrol - Cane Toads in Australia

• Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) Article

• Biocontrol - Phorid Flies in Texas

• Threatened Species - IUCN Red List

• Human Effects on Geobiology

Constructing Geologic History

• Topographic and Geologic Maps

• Geologic Time Scale

• Hutton, Lyell, and Darwin

• Geologic Laws and Principles

• Transgression/Regression Diagram

• Streams and Topography

• Terrace Formation Diagram

Geobiology of Mass Extinctions

• Mass Extinctions Debate Introduction

• Debate Research Library

• Debate Research Day Guidelines

• Committee Member - Rules and Rubric

• Principal Investigator - Rules and Rubric

• Research Scientist - Rules and Rubric

• Journalist - Rules and Rubric

• Presentation Suggestions and Graphics Guidelines

• Radiometric Dating and Proxies

• Mass Extinctions Review

Geobiology of the Cambrian Explosion

• Burgess Shale Fossil Classification Activity

• Cambrian Explosion: Evidence and Causes

Geobiology of the Origins of Life

• Precambrian Timelines

  • Period 1/5

  • Period 2/6

• Precambrian Timeline Questions

• Precambrian Geobiology

Graded Discussions

• Graded Discussion Guidelines

• Evolution Graded Discussion Article

• Evolution Graded Discussion Questions

• Invasive Species Graded Discussion Article

• Invasive Species Discussion Questions

• Cambrian Explosion Graded Discussion Article

• Cambrian Explosion Graded Discussion Questions

Field Trips

• LASA Preserve

  • Introduction

  • Preserve Boundaries

• Shoal Creek

  • Introduction

  • Assignment

• McKinney Falls

  • Introduction

  • Required Project Layout

  • Recommended Sequence and Hints

  • Grading Rubric

Biodiversity Field Project

• General

  • Introduction to Project

  • Project Description and Grading System

  • Project Due Date Sheet

  • Recommended Park Options

  • Scientific Literature Sources

  • Parkland Acquisition Dates

• Songbirds

  • Background Reading

  • Background Reading Questions

  • Data Collection and Analysis Procedure

• Woody Plants

  • Background Reading

  • Background Reading Questions

  • Data Collection and Analysis Procedure

• Arthropods

  • Background Reading

  • Background Reading Questions

  • Data Collection and Analysis Procedure

  • Dichotomous Key

  • Order Labels

  • Morphospecies Labels

• Introduction and Research Plan

• Charts, Graphs, Stats

  • Data Analysis and Graphs

  • Statistics: Introduction

  • Statistics: Background

  • T-Test/ANOVA Instructions

  • Example Charts, Graphs, Stats

• Conclusion

  • Analyzing Trends

• Title and Abstract

• Final Document Compilation

• Presentation Slides

  • Example Presentation Slides

• Oral Presentation