This is a place to see surface processes: wind, waves, solar heating.  It is also a place to see the effects of those processes, and to get a feeling for constantly changing conditions.

Right: Geologic map showing Portage Lake Volcanics (green) and Copper Harbor Conglomerate (tan). Outcrops are shown by darker colored areas.

Read Chapters 14, 18  

Michigan Geography and Geology

Coastal Processes

Maps & Photos

Eagle Harbor Quad

Google Earth View

Lake Superior Shoreviewer

Misconceptions   Potholes   Great Lakes    Dunes   Beach Processes  Wind and Shorelines  Sand  Owl Creek Sands    Transitional Questions

Excel Files

Grainsize Presentation

Grainsize Distribution Worksheet

Grainsize Distributions of different environments

Terminal Velocity

           

Day stops:

10 Eagle River Bridge--Math

1130 Redwyn Dunes--GPS

1 pm Great Sand Bay

4 pm Owl Creek Sands

6th Grade Curricular Outcomes     7th Grade Curricular Outcomes

Proterozoic


Holocene