Other Extra Credit
During Jan.30-Feb.12, 2006, Tucson Gem and Mineral
Show and other mineral/fossil/gem shows are at the Convention
Center and various motels, tents and venues around town, including near I-10.
By clicking on the link in the previous line, you can get information about
all of the shows.
This culminates with the official Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (Tucson
Gem and Mineral Society), that specifically runs from Feb 9-12 at the
For EC, visit a Dealer or Display that is showing something you find interesting and somehow related to topics in our global change class (for example the element that your group studies, banded iron formations, the origin of life, the origin of the atmosphere, fossils and the evolution of life, etc). Write up a 1- page, double-spaced, typed summary of what you saw, why it impressed you, and how it is related to the Earth system or global change. If it is a dealer, provide the name of the dealer and his/her location; if it was a display provide info on its location, who sponsored it and who was there representing it.
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