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S260 Geology introduction
Although I've recently completed an Open University BSc (Hons) degree, I want to continue studying so I've chosen S260 Geology as my first Earth science course. I registered on the 18th January 2004 and I'm looking forward to the home kit of rocks, minerals, and microscope. Everything you need to pass the course seems to be covered in the course material, but I've also ordered three additional books from Amazon to give some background into geology - Teach yourself Geology, The Geology of Britain, and Geoscience. There are no set books required for the course, but we did have to purchase our own copies of 10 mile maps of the UK (solid geology versions). I've also ordered the UK Earth Science Courseware Consortium cdrom, which is available at a special price for students.
The course is structured around four blocks - each block consists of a study book, an activity work book, a large bookmark (that you can take into the exam as long as it isn't annotated), and video and cdrom activities. The course has a website (registered students only) containing .pdf versions of resources such as the block work books, and a copy of the course calendar.
Block one - Maps and Landscape
Block one introduces geological maps and landscapes using two map sheets - Moreton-in-Marsh and Cheddar.
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Block two - Earth Materials
Block two explores common rocks and minerals, using a microscope, home kit and digital rock specimens on a cdrom. The internal structure of minerals, and their physical and chemical characteristics are examined.
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Block three - Internal Processes
Block three introduces internal processes such as volcanic eruptions, rock structures and deforming processes, and tectonic environments. Videos are used to illustrate various types of eruptions, and concepts of structural geology.
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Block four - Surface Processes
Block four introduces sedimentary processes and environments. Videos, cdroms, a sedimentary processes wall chart, and fossil specimens from the home kit are used while studying this block.
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Block one
Ordnance Survey
UCMP time scale
Block two
S260 thin sections
S260 thin section images
Crystal models (print and cut out)
Block three
Block four
Fossils
Discovering Fossils
UK Fossils
Jurassic coast
General Geology links
BGS
Sea floor geology
Keele University
Geologist's Association
OUGS
OUGS Oxford branch
OU Earth Sciences image library
UK Earth Science Courseware Consortium
Seismic Monitor
Mineral database
Student sites
Frances
Hilma
Adrian
Michael
Tutor sites
David Scarboro
Maps
10 mile maps (BGS)
Books
Geology equipment
UKGE
Brunel microscopes
Alanaecology