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Week |
Date |
Session Type |
Class Topics |
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1 |
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Reading |
Blue Planet (BP) pgs 1-8 or The Earth System (TES) ch 2 |
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Aug 29 |
Activity |
Exploring Daisyworld | |
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Aug 31 |
Lecture/Discuss |
The Earth as a System |
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| 2 | Reading | BP pgs 272-275 and 478-488 or TES chs 3 and 16 | |
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Sept 5 |
Lecture/Activity |
Planetary Energy Balance, Comparative Analysis of Planetary Greenhouse Effects |
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Sept 7 |
Lecture |
Climate Change - Life in the Greenhouse |
| 3 | Reading | BP pgs 272-282 and 294-307 or TES ch 4 | |
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Sept 12 |
Lecture/Discuss |
The Global Atmosphere |
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Sept 14 |
Activity |
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| 4 | Reading | BP pgs 282-289 and 303 or TES ch 4 | |
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Sept 19 |
Activity |
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Sept 21 |
Activity |
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5 |
Reading | Class Notes | |
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Sept 26 |
Lecture/Discuss |
The Science of Weather Forecasting |
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Sept 28 |
Activity |
Forecasting Tomorrow’s Weather |
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6 |
Reading | BP pgs 246-252 or TES ch 5 | |
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Oct 3 |
Activity |
Exploring Density-Driven Ocean Circulation |
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Oct 5 |
Lecture/Discuss |
Wind-Driven vs Density-Driven Ocean Circulation |
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7 |
Reading | BP ch 5 pgs 92-99 and ch 4 or TES ch 7 | |
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Oct 10 |
Lecture/Activity |
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Oct 12 |
Lecture/Activity |
Evidence for Plate Tectonics - Dredging the Deep |
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8 |
Reading | BP ch 4 and refer to chs 7 and 8 as needed, or TES ch 7 | |
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Oct 17 |
Lecture/Discuss |
Life on the Edge and the Diversity of Subduction Zones |
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Oct 19 |
Activity |
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9 |
Reading | BP ch 4 and refer to chs 7 and 8 as needed or TES ch 7 | |
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Oct 24 |
Exam |
Midterm Exam |
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Oct 26 |
Activity/Discuss |
The Rock Cycle -View from an Ophiolite |
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10 |
Reading | Class notes, BP chs 19 and 9 as needed, web resources specific to your project | |
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Oct 31 |
Lecture/Activity |
Erosion and Weathering -
Reshaping the Landscape |
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Nov 2 |
Group Exploration |
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11 |
Reading | Web resources specific to your project | |
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Nov 7 |
Group Exploration |
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Nov 9 |
Present/Discuss |
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12 |
Reading | TBA | |
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Nov 14 |
Lecture/Discuss |
What Goes Around, Comes Around - Biogeochemical Cycling |
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Nov 16 |
Activity |
The Carbon Cycle |
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13 |
Reading | TBA | |
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Nov 21 |
Group Exploration |
Earth/Ecosystem Interactions (Initial Exploration) |
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Nov 23 |
Holiday |
Thanksgiving Holiday – No Class |
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14 |
Reading | TBA | |
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Nov 28 |
Lecture/Group Exploration |
Ecosystems and Biodiversity Earth/Ecosystem Interactions (Continue group work) |
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Nov 30 |
Group Exploration |
Earth/Ecosystem Interactions (Continue group work) |
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15 |
Reading | TBA | |
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Dec 5 |
Group Exploration |
Earth/Ecosystem Interactions (Continue group work) |
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Dec 7 |
Present/Discuss |
Group Presentations – Earth/Ecosystem Interactions |
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Final |
Dec 12 (Tues) |
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Final Exam: 12:45 – 3:00 pm Final Paper: due 3:00 pm (please email as a word document to the instructor) |