Geoscience Education in the Mountain State:
	CATS Earth Science Connections IV
	Environmental Geochemistry Telecourse

Weekly Course Notes: January 22, 2002 (Show 1)

Outline

Dr. Deb Hemler, Dr. John Renton, and Dr. Bob Behling

Dr. Deb and Dr. Bob

• Introduction to the Course
• Requirements: Quizzes, Research Paper, Field Trip, Test
• Single Element Minerals

Break

Dr. Jack and Dr. Bob

• The Atom
• Structure of the Atom
• The Periodic Table

Preview of Show #2: Next Class: January 29.

• Valence and Valence Electrons
• The Lewis Dot Notation
• The Formation of Compounds and the Octet Rule
• Bonding
• Electronegativity
• Resistance to Chemical Attack
• The Chemistry of Water

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Dr. Robert Behling (rbehling@wvu.edu)
Dr. Jack Renton (jrenton@wvu.edu)
Dr. Deb Hemler (dhemler@mail.fscwv.edu)

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