You are a famous geology researcher at a renowned university. You are contacted by Universal Studios who needs a science advisor for one of their newest movie productions. While you love Hollywood movies and enjoy watching them, you want to make sure that any movie made is still scientifically accurate. You decide to accept the job and get straight to work. Your assignment Watch any Hollywood movie that you have access to that involves any geologic phenomena. Think for example “Geostorm,” “Dante’s Peak”, “Volcano”, “10.5”, “San Andreas”, “The Journey to the Center of the Earth,” “The Wave,” etc. Take notes about anything that is geologically correct and incorrect and make a suggestion how to correct it. Submit a bulleted list of full sentences at least whole 1 page long to me at for 1% on top of your final grade. Sample format: Correct: • They accurately showed how magma travels to the surface. • … • … Incorrect: • They inaccurately depicted how rocks form… o They could fix this by… 1
