Note: please read items in the order they are listed, this will often make more sense!
"CW" denotes reading from the required textbook "Geology 4th edition" by Chernicoff and Whitney
Class 1 (Mon, Jan 9): Introduction
Lecture: 1:30-2:45
Mineral ID Activity: 2:45-4:15 (in classroom)
Reading:
CW pp. 16-28 + 45-60
Meeks Chapter 1 "The Natural Landscape"
Historical Introduction Pages 1-16 only from "the Historic Architecture of Addison County"
Class 2 (Tues, Jan 10): Petrology and Crustal structure
Lecture: 1:30-2:45
Rock ID Activity: 2:45-4:15 (in classroom)
Reading:
CW pp. 70-82, 358-359, 294-308, 372-373, 402-403
A Hundred-Million Year History of the Corner Rise and New England Seamounts
Class 3 (Wed, Jan 11): Glaciers and the Glacial Landscape / Paleo-Indian Period
Lecture: 12:30-1:00
Field Trip to Mt. Philo: 1:00-4:15 (wear all your warm gear + bring sleds)
Reading:
CW pp. 538-549
Meeks Chapter 3 "The Work of Glaciers"
Williams pages 49-51: Excerpt from "A Natural History of Vermont by Samuel Williams, Volume 1, 1794"
Class 4 (Thurs, Jan 12): Field trip to UVM Consulting Archaeology Program
Field trip to UVM: 12:30-4:30 (indoor field trip)
Reading: (don't forget to post questions to web)
The First Colonists read only pp. 19-34 from "The Story of Vermont" by Trombulak and Klyza
Between the Mountains and the Sea: pp.13-30 by Jess Robinson
Maritime Mountaineers: read only pp. 1-4 and 34-39
The Archaic: A New Way of Life Comes to Vermont pp. 38-59 from "The Original Vermonters" by Haviland and Powers
Class 5 (Mon, Jan 16): Sedimentary Rocks / French History of Champlain Valley 1609-1760
Lecture: 12:30-1:45
Field trip to Crown Point: 1:45-4:00 (bring all warm clothes)
Reading:
CW 170-183 + 188-198 pp. 237-242
The Geology of Vermont read only pp.218-221 by Barry Doolan
Key to Liberty Chap. 2 and Chap 3 (read pp.18-26 and 34-71) from "Lake Champlain: Key to Liberty" by Ralph Nading HIll
Class 6 (Tues, Jan 17): Revolutionary War History of Champlain Valley 1770-1780
Lecture: 1:30-3:15 (lecture by Art Cohn, expert in history of Lake Champlain)
Reading:
Key To Liberty Chap. 4: (read pp. 76-126) from "Lake Champlain: Key to Liberty" by Ralph Nading HIll
Please come to class with 3 questions to hand in.
Class 7 (Wed, Jan 18): Rivers / Early Milling History of Addison County
Lecture: 1:30-3:00
Reading:
CW pp. 464-487
Williams pages 29-38: Excerpt from "A Natural History of Vermont by Samuel Williams, Volume 1, 1794"
Meeks Chapter 2; "The Work of Running Water"
Class 8 (Thurs, Jan 19): Field Trip: Middlebury river and Otter Creek Watershed
Field Trip: 1:00-5:00 (bring all warm clothes)
Reading:
Dodge Chap. 7-9; "Men against Trees", "Mills and Men", and "Millwright in the Making"
Williams pages 44-49: Excerpt from "A Natural History of Vermont by Samuel Williams, Volume 1, 1794"
Swift pages 13-16: From "History of the Town of Middlebury: in the County of Addison, Vermont" by Samuel Swift, 1859
A Statistical Account of the town of Middlebury by Frederick Hall, 1821 (read pp. 7-11)
Project Questions emailed by 5 pm on Saturday, Jan. 21st
Class 9 (Mon, Jan 23): Weathering and Soils / 1780-1820 Agricultural History of Champlain Valley
Lecture: 1:30-3:00
Reading:
CW pp. 142-162
Williams on Soils (read only pp. 81-89 and 96-97) Excerpt from "A Natural History of Vermont, Volume 1, 1794"
Meeks Chapter 12: "The Soil Resource"
Project References emailed by 5 pm on Monday, Jan. 23rd
Class 10 (Tues, Jan 24): Agricultural Soils / 1820-1860 Agricultural History of Champlain Valley
Lecture 1: 1:30-2:30 (soil chemistry)
Lecture 2: 2:30-3:45 (Jan Albers, local historian, professor, and author of Hands on the Land)
Reading:
Ashman pages 26-45 + 46-66 (download is full chapters, read accordingly)
Addison County Farmland Classification
Chapter 3 from "Hands on the Land" by Jan Albers
Optional: Swift pages 91-101 From "History of the Town of Middlebury: in the County of Addison, Vermont" by Samuel Swift, 1859
Class 11 (Wed, Jan 25): Metamorphism / Iron Industry of the Champlain Valley 1800-1850
Lecture: 1:30-2:30
Adobe Illustrator Workshop: 3:00-4:00 (Davis Lib. 220) bring thumb drive with any figs/text
Reading:
CW 204-222 + pp. 665-671
Dodge Chap. 10; "Forests, Furnaces, and Forges"
Excerpts from "200 Years of Soot and Sweat" by Victor Rolando (Read only pp. 9-12, 59-60, 64-65, 92-98)
Class 12 (Thurs, Jan 26): Plate Tectonics / Marble Industry
Lecture 1: 1:30-2:30
Lecture 2: 2:30-3:45 (Mike Austin, professor and author of "Stories From the Marble Valley")
Reading:
CW 384-398
The Plate Tectonic History of New York State by Y.W. Isachsen
Austin Chap. 2 and 4 (3 optional); "Stories From Vermont's Marble Valley" by Mike Austin
Class 13 (Fri, Jan 27): Field Trip to Taconic Slate Belt
Field Trip to Slate Valley Museum + Quarry: 12:30-5:30 (bring all warm clothes, meet at ADK circle)
Reading:
Chapter 1 of "A Century of Hard Rock" by John morrow
Excerpts from "A New Life in the Valley" by Gwilym Roberts
Poster Text and 2 figures emailed by midnight, Sunday, Jan. 29th
Class 14 (Mon, Jan 30): Orogenic Cycles + Architectural History of Middlebury
Lecture: 1:30-2:45
Field Trip in Middlebury: 3:00-4:15 (walking tour of campus + Middlebury with Prof. Glen Andres)
Reading:
CW 410-423
New Mountains From Old Rocks: Adirondack Mountains by Y.W. Isachsen
Excerpts from from "A walking History of Middlebury" by Glen Andres (read only pp. 34-37; 56-65)
Class 15 (Tues, Jan 31): Field trip to the Port Henry iron mines
Field Trip to Port Henry Iron Center and Mineville: 12:30-5:30 (bring all warm clothes, meet at ADK circle)
Reading:
Excerpts from "Through the Light Hole" by Patrick Farrell
PDF files of posters in share folder: 5 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 1st (must be 10 MB or less)
Class 16 (Wed, Feb 1): Final Project Poster Presentation
Final Poster Presentations: 10:00-12:00 (Bi-Hall, exact locations TBA)