| Week of... | Lecture Coverage and Assignment(s)... | Assignment Due Dates |
| Aug 20-24 | Discussion: Introduction to Earth and Space Science Course Objectives/Student Performance/Grading Criteria/Syllabus Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 1 (Earth Systems). Click here for Chapter 1 Homework (note: not due for two weeks) Other Assignment(s): i) View Film "Hurricane Katrina" in class (click here for Katrina Assignment ) ii) Write-up on yourself (1 page, can be handwritten; 3/4 page on your background and 1/4 page on why you are taking this class...probably because you want to be a geologist someday!). | Nothing due this week...(Hurricane Katrina and one page write up on yourself due next week). |
| Aug 27-31 | Discussion: Earth Systems (Chapter 1) PowerPoint: Chapter 1 PowerPoint (click here) Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 15 (Ocean Basins). Click here for Chapter 15 Homework (due next week along with Chapter 1 Homework). | Due: Hurricane Katrina (10 points) and write up on yourself (5 points)...first class meeting this week. |
| Sept 3-7 (no class Monday, Sept. 3) | Discussion: Ocean Basins (Chapter 15) PowerPoint: Chapter 15 PowerPoint (click here) Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 16 (Oceans and Coastlines). Click here for Chapter 16 Homework (due next week). | Due: Chapter 1 (30 points) and 15 (30 points) Homework Assignments (due during second class meeting of the week). |
| Sept 10-14 | Discussion: Oceans and Coastlines (Chapter 16) PowerPoint: Chapter 16 PowerPoint (click here) Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 17 (The Atmosphere), sections 17.1-17.5, acid rain and 17.7; and Chapter 18 (Energy Balance in the Atmosphere). Click here for Chapter 17 and 18 Homework (due next week). NEW: Assignment on Coastlines (click here) | Due: Chapter 16 Homework Assignment (due during first class meeting of the week). (30 points). |
| Sept 17-21 | Discussion: The Atmosphere and Energy Balance in the Atmosphere (Chapter 17 and 18) PowerPoint: Chapter 17 PowerPoint Chapter 18 PowerPoint Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 19 (Moisture, Clouds and Weather). Click here for Chapter 19 Homework (due next week). | Due: Chapter 17 and 18 Homework Assignment (due during first class meeting of the week). (30 points). Due: Coastlines Assignment |
| Sept 24-28 | Discussion: Moisture Clouds and Weather (Chapter 19) PowerPoint: Chapter 19 PowerPoint Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 20 (Climate) section's 20.1-20.3 and 20.5; and Chapter 21 (Climate Change). Click here for Chapter 20 and 21 Homework (due next week). | Due: Chapter 19 Homework Assignment (due during first class meeting of the week). (30 points). |
| Oct 1-5 | Discussion: Chapter's 20 and 21 (Climate and Climate Change PowerPoint: Chapter 20 PowerPoint and Chapter 21 PowerPoint? Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 14 (Deserts and Wind). Click here for Chapter 14 Homework (due next week). | Due: Chapter 20 and 21 Homework Assignment (due during first class meeting of the week). (30 points). |
| Oct 8-12 | Discussion: Chapter 14 (Deserts and Wind) PowerPoint: Chapter 14 PowerPoint Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 2 (Minerals), Chapter 3 (Rocks) and Chapter 5 (Geologic Resources). Click here for Chapter's 2, 3 and 5 Homework (due in two weeks; Note: will not be quizzed over these chapters during the final). __________________________ NOTE:MID-TERM TEST! over chapters covered up to this point in the semester (Chapter 14). 100 points. Please bring a scantron... | Due: Chapter 14 Homework Assignment (due during first class meeting of the week). (30 points). Mid-term: second class meeting of this week. |
| Oct 15-19 | Discussion: Chapter 2 (Minerals) and Chapter 3 (Rocks) and Chapter 5 (Geologic Resources). PowerPoint: PowerPoint Chapter 2 and PowerPoint Chapter 3 Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 4 (section's 4.1, 4.2 and 4.6). Click here for Chapter 4 Homework (due in one week). | Nothing due this week! |
| Oct 22-26 | Discussion: Chapter 4 (Geologic Time: A Story in the Rocks) PowerPoint: Chapter 4 PowerPoint Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 6 (Plate Tectonics); and Chapter 9 (Mountains) section's 9.5-9.6 only. Click here for Chapter 6 and 9 Homework. (due in one week). | Due: Chapter's 2, 3 and 5 Homework Assignment (40 points)...and...Chapter 4 Homework Assignment (30 points). |
| Oct 29-Nov 2 | Discussion: Chapter 6 (Plate Tectonics) and Chapter 9 (Mountains) PowerPoint: Chapter 6 PowerPoint and Chapter 9 PowerPoint Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 7 (Earthquakes and Earth's Structure). Click here for Chapter 7 Homework (due in one week). | Due: Chapter's 6 and 9 Homework Assignment (due first meeting of this week). (35 points). |
| Nov 5-9 | Discussion: Chapter 7 (Earthquakes and Earth's Structure) PowerPoint: Chapter 7 PowerPoint Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 8 (Volcanoes and Plutons). Click here for Chapter 8 Homework (due next week). -View Tsunami Video-answer question below (10 points) I). Tsunami: This film covers a modern day natural disaster (December 26, 2004). Energy for natural disasters comes from four primary sources: impacts from extraterrestrial bodies (like comets); gravity; Earth's internal heat and the Sun. Anyplace on Earth at any time could become hazardous enough to produce a natural disaster if people live nearby. Question: in no less than 3/4 of a page, describe what you have learned about tsunamis (bring up characteristics of tsunami that are mentioned throughout the video). Make sure to describe how the tsunami of 2004 was generated and why is it considered one of the worst natural disasters ever (does this mean this is the largest tsunami known to have occurred throughout Earth's history?). | Due: Chapter 7 Homework Assignment (due second meeting of this week). (30 points...this includes 10 points from the film due first meeting next week). |
| Nov 12-16 (No class on Monday Nov 12; Veteran's Day) | Discussion: Chapter 8 (Volcanoes and Plutons) PowerPoint: Chapter 8 PowerPoint Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 22 (Motions in the Heavens), section's 22.1, 22.3 (Galileo and Newton only), 22.4 and 22.5 (Emission and Absorption Spectra, Doppler Measurements and Spacecraft only) and Chapter 23 (Planets and their Moons). Click here for Chapter 22 and 23 Homework (due next week). -View Krakatoa video...(10 points). i). Describe in detail three lines of evidence we are able to use to piece together the eruption of Krakatoa which occurred over 120 years ago. ii) Describe what interested you most about this film. iii) Does Krakatoa pose a threat today (how do you know?). Other Assignment: online volcano research paper. (due in two weeks).Click here for Volcano Assignment (don't get confused with the earthquake assignment; only the volcano one is assigned...note you must include a summary sheet as described in the assignment). | Due: Chapter 8 Homework Assignment (due second meeting of this week). (30 points; includes 10 points for Krakatoa write up due first meeting next week). Due: Tsunami Video write up (due first meeting this week). |
| Nov 19-23 (No classes Nov 22-24; Thanksgiving) | Discussion: Chapter's 22 (Motions in the Heavens and 23 (Planets and their Moons) PowerPoint: Chapter 22 PowerPoint and Chapter 23 PowerPoint Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: Chapter 24 (Stars, Space and Galaxies). Click here for Chapter 24 Homework (due in two weeks). | Due: Chapter 22 and 23 Homework Assignment (due second meeting of this week). (35 points). Due: Krakatoa Video write up (due first meeting this week). |
| Nov 26-30 | Discussion: Chapter 24 (Stars, Space and Galaxies) Reading Assignment and Lecture Homework: None! Final next week... | Online Volcano Assignment due (20 points); required. Extra Credit Research Paper due on Geologic Resources or Climate Change or National Parks (see below for links to assignments); not required. |
| Dec 3-8 (final's week) | Final Test | Due: Chapter 24 Homework Assignment. (30 points). Final Test over chapters covered since the mid-term. 100 points. |