TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
EARTH SCIENCE 110 LECTURE
INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE
SCHEDULE for Fall Semester, 2009
Ticket #20279 MW 12:30 to 3:30 PM - PS 8
Last Revised 8/18/09
This schedule is TENTATIVE! We may find that in-class discussions on given topics or current events take longer than I had planned for on some topics. Any adjustment to this schedule will be discussed in advance in class. Notice of changes will be announced in class and posted on my web page.
INTRODUCTION
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Quiz |
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1 |
8/17 |
Introduction |
Chap. 1 |
ASTRONOMY MODULE
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1 |
8/19 |
Astronomy – Basic concepts |
Chap. 21 |
Word Quiz 1 Chap. 22 8/20 - 8/22 |
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2 |
8/24 |
Astronomy – Solar System |
Chap. 22 |
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8/26 |
Astronomy – Stars and Galaxies |
Chap. 23 & 24 |
Geog. Quiz 1 |
EARTH SYSTEMS MODULE
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3 |
8/31 |
HOLIDAY - Labor Day |
Chap. 2 | Word Quiz 2 Chap. 3 8/28 - 8/30 |
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9/2 |
Minerals |
Chap. 2 |
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4 |
9/7 |
HOLIDAY |
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9/9 |
Minerals & Igneous & Metamorphic Rocks |
Chap. 3 |
Quiz 3 Chap. 7 9/11 - 9/13 Geog. Quiz 2 |
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5 |
9/14 |
Metamorphic & Sedimentary Rocks |
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9/16 |
EXAM 1 |
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Quiz 4 Chap. 9 9/17 - 9/19 |
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6 |
9/21 |
Plate Tectonics |
Chap. 7 |
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9/23 |
Volcanoes |
Chap. 9 |
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7 |
9/28 |
Volcanoes |
Chap. 9 | Word Quiz 5 Chap. 8 9/24 - 9/26 |
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9/30 |
Earthquakes |
Chap. 8 |
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8 |
10/5 |
Geologic Structures and Mountains |
Chap. 10 |
LAB QUIZ 2 |
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10/7 |
EXAM 2 |
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SURFACE PROCESSES MODULE
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9 |
10/12 |
Weathering |
Chap. 4 Pg. 84 – 102 |
Word Quiz 6 Chap 4 Pg. 195 10/7 - 10/9 Geog. Quiz 3 |
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10/14 |
Mass Wasting |
Chap. 4 Pg. 102 - 110 |
Word Quiz 7 Chap. 5 10/15 - 10/17 |
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10 |
10/19 |
Stream Processes | Chap. 5 |
Geog. Quiz 4 Word Quiz 8 Chap. 6 10/18 - 10/20 |
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10/21 |
Ground Water & Deserts |
Chap. 5 & 6 |
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11 |
10/26 |
Ground Water & Deserts |
Chap. 5 & 6 Pg. 173 - 176 |
Geog. Quiz 5 LAB QUIZ 3 |
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10/28 |
Glaciers |
Chap. 6 Pg. 153 - 173 |
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12 |
11/2 |
EXAM 3 |
OCEAN MODULE
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11/4 |
Oceans |
Chap. 13, 14, & 15 |
Word Quiz 9 Chap. 15 11/1 - 11/3 |
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13 |
11/9 |
Geologic Time - Basic Concepts |
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Geog. Quiz 6 |
GEOLOGIC TIME MODULE
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11/11 |
HOLIDAY |
Chap. 11 |
Word Quiz 10 Chap. 11 11/7 - 11/9 |
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14 |
11/16 |
Geologic Time |
Chap. 11 |
LAB QUIZ 4 |
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11/18 |
Geologic Time |
Chap. 12 |
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15 |
11/23 |
EXAM 4 |
WEATHER MODULE
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11/25 |
Weather |
Chap. 16 |
LAB QUIZ 5 Geog. Quiz 7 | |
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16 |
11/30 |
Weather |
Chap. 17 |
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12/2 |
Weather |
Chap. 18 |
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17 |
12/7 |
Weather |
Chap. 19 & 20 |
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12/9 |
Review |
LAB FINAL QUIZ | ||
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18 |
12/16 |
FINAL EXAM 12 TO 2 PM |
The date and time of this Final Exam is Tentative. Do not make holiday plans based upon this listing. The School will issue a final schedule for Final Exams later in the Semester.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
EARTH SCIENCE 110 LABORATORY
M W Ticket # 20509 – PS 2
This schedule is TENTATIVE! We may find that in-class discussions take longer than I had planned for on some topics. Any adjustment to this schedule will be discussed in advance in class. Notice of changes will be announced in class and posted on my web page.
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Exercise |
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1 |
8/17 |
Introduction, Longitude & Latitude |
4 |
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8/19 |
Earth-Sun Relations |
4 |
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2 |
8/24 |
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8/26 |
Time & Longitude |
5 |
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3 |
8/31 |
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9/2 |
QUIZ 1 | |||
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4 |
9/7 |
HOLIDAY |
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9/9 |
LAB QUIZ 1 |
8 |
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5 |
9/14 |
Minerals |
Lec. EXAM 1 | |
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9/16 |
Minerals |
14 |
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6 |
9/21 |
Metamorphic Rocks |
10 |
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9/23 |
Sedimentary Rocks |
19 |
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7 |
9/28 |
Igneous Rocks |
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9/30 |
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8 |
10/5 |
LAB QUIZ 2 |
QUIZ 2 | |
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10/7 |
Topo. Map & Contouring |
7 |
EXAM 2 | |
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9 |
10/12 |
Geologic Structures |
Handout |
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10/14 |
Reading Seismograms |
16 |
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10 |
10/19 |
Magnitude and Intensity |
17 |
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10/21 |
Earthquake Hazzards and Safety |
18 |
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11 |
10/26 |
LAB QUIZ 3 |
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QUIZ 3 |
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10/28 |
Hydrologic Cycle |
21 |
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12 |
11/2 |
Hydrologic Cycle & Groundwater |
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Lec. EXAM 3 |
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11/4 |
Landforms – Streams |
22 |
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13 |
11/9 |
HOLIDAY |
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11/11 |
Landforms – Glaciers |
23 |
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14 |
11/16 |
LAB QUIZ 4 | QUIZ 4 | |
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11/18 |
Geologic Time |
12 |
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15 |
11/23 |
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Lec. EXAM 4 |
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11/25 |
LAB QUIZ 5 |
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QUIZ 5 | |
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16 |
11/30 |
Weather |
28 |
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12/2 |
Weather |
29 |
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17 |
12/7 |
Climate |
30 |
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12/9 |
FINAL QUIZ |