Schedule and Detailed Reading List for SCI 210 The Dynamic Earth, Winter2005

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The first part of SCI 210: Dr. Koziol, Winter 2005

Date	Topic	Goal	Reading (before class)
Jan. 5	Introduction; earth as a system	Set the stage; themes of course; understand my expectations. Words of the day: system	Ch. 1 p. 2- 19
Jan. 7	Origin of Universe to the solar system. Big Bang	origin of life, the Universe and everything. Cosmology & connection to SCI 190. Words of the day: Doppler effect, electromagnetic radiation	Ch. 24 sections 24.1, 24.3, 24.8. Fig. 24.1. Focus box p. 582. Doppler effect p.544
Jan. 10	Planets and meteorites	Nebula theory	Ch. 23 Section 23.1. Ch. 24 sections 24.3, 24.13
Jan. 12	Discussion: Science and pseudo-science. Link to Skeptic's Dictionary.	In-class discussion. Come prepared for discussion! Scientific method. Word of the day: falsifiability, theory hypothesis.	Ch. 1 p. 17 & handouts
Jan. 14	Planets. Greenhouse effect. QUIZ.	Recurring theme: interacting systems provide conditions conducive to life. Understand our place in the Solar system . Terrestrial vs. gas giant planets. The 'Just-right' planet. Word of the day: meteorite	Ch. 23 all. Ch. 1 section 1.1
Jan. 17	No Classes
Jan. 19	Earth: The early years. Iron catastrophe, Earth's Layers	forming Earth's layers. Review support for this theory: Science methodology, hypothesis testing. Word of the day: density.	Ch. 24 sect. 24.13, ch. 23 sect. 23.4; ch. 7 sect. 7.6, 7.7
Jan. 21	The Solid Earth: atoms and bonds. Minerals. QUIZ.	Fundamentals of matter. The building blocks of the earth. Integration with physics and chemistry . Word of the day: chemical bonds.	Ch. 2 sections 2.1, 2.2 and focus box
Jan. 24	More on minerals	In-class exercise on mineral properties. Word of the day: crystalline.	Ch. 2 sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.5
Jan. 26	Rock Cycle. Igneous rocks.	First of many cycles. Think of processes and time to make rocks. Intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks. Word of the day: texture	Chap. 3 sections 3.1, 3.2
Jan. 28	Metamorphic Rocks. QUIZ	Transformation, often as a result of mountain-building. Word of the day: foliation	Ch. 3 sections 3.4, 3.1
Jan. 31	Exam	evaluation of student comprehension	Study!

The second part of SCI 210: Dr. Koziol, Winter 2005

Date	Topic	Goal	Reading (before class)
Feb. 2	Sedimentary rocks	Much of earth's surface history is recorded here. Detrital and chemical sed. rocks. Sed. structures Words of the day: limestone, fossil	Sections 3.1, 3.3
Feb. 4	Natural resources: minerals, rocks, energy. QUIZ.	Awareness of what our society uses , and environmental consequences Word of the day: ore	Ch. 2 sections 2.6, 2.7 Ch. 5 all esp. 5.5
Feb. 7	Geologic time. Steno's laws.	A narrative history can be constructed, involving relative time. Word of the day: Uniformitarianism.	Ch. 4 sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Feb. 9	More on geologic time; stratigraphy	Cross-cutting relationships. In- Class exercise. Words of the day: cross-cutting relationships	Ch. 4 sections 4.3
Feb. 11	Radioactive decay. QUIZ.	A constant atomic clock helps date the past. Understand "Deep Time" Words of the day: half-life, exponential decay	Ch. 4 section 4.4
Feb. 14	more on radioactive dating	A constant atomic clock helps date the past Words of the day: half-life, exponential decay	Ch. 4 Section 4.4
Feb. 16	Life and Time I	Long history of changes. Evolution of earth and life is intertwined.	Ch. 4 section 4.5
Feb. 18	Introduction to Plate Tectonics QUIZ	Early evidence; initial hypothesis by A. Wegenerfossils, past climates. Word of the day: Pangea	Ch. 6 section 6.1
Feb. 21	Plate tectonics II: A new paradigm	basic concepts, types of boundaries Word of the day: asthenosphere	Ch. 6 sections 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.9; esp. p. 140 - 141
Feb. 23	Plate tectonics III: testing and supporting the theory. QUIZ	paleomagnetism, bathymetry. Pulling the paradigm together. Explaining a lot of the earth's surface Word of the day: bathymetry, hotspot	Ch. 6 sections 6.3, 6.6
Feb. 25	NO CLASSES	WINTER BREAK
Feb. 28	Earthquakes Hazards and danger	The how, why and where. Connection to plate tectonics.	Ch. 7 sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3. damage 7.5
March 2	Earthquakes and Earth's interior	An 'ultrasound' of the earth	Ch. 7 sections 7.3, 7.6; fig. 7.29
March 4	Making Mountains QUIZ	tectonic forces at plate boundaries	Ch. 9 sections 9.1 to 9.6
March 7	Exam	Evaluation of student comprehension	Study!

The third part of SCI 210: Dr. Koziol, Winter 2005

Date	Topic	Goal	Reading (before class)
March 9	Weathering and erosion	Physical and chemical means. working together, they really break down rocks.	Chap. 10 sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3
March 11	Soil	soil-forming factors. soil is basis of human civilization QUIZ	Ch. 10 sections 10.4, 10.5
March 14	Hydrosphere; hydrological cycle and Streams	Part of a large interacting cycle. the work of streams. Surface water (& mass movement) sculpt the land Words of the day: discharge, load	Chap. 11 sections 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
March 16	Groundwater	Basics of movement, wells, pollution. The water table. A valuable resource. Word of the day: porosity and permeability	Chap. 11 section 11.6. Pollution: section 12.8
March 18	Water resources	Importance to humans. Surface water issues. dams. Pollution. QUIZ	Ch. 12 sections 12.1, 12.2, 12.5, 12.6
March 21	NO CLASSES	WINTER BREAK
March 23	NO CLASSES	WINTER BREAK
March 25	NO CLASSES	WINTER BREAK
March 28	NO CLASSES	WINTER BREAK
March 30	Oceans I: ocean floor, chemistry, temperature, layers	basic structure of earth's oceans. ocean floor features. Word of the day: salinity, thermocline	Ch. 15: sections 15.2, 15.4. Ch. 16: section 16.2
April 1	Oceans II: Movement: tides, currents	Surface ocean currents and Deep ocean currents. Effect on weather. Why we have tides. Coriolis force Another Coriolis link Word of the day: thermohaline circulation QUIZ	Ch. 16 sections 16.3, 16.4, 16.5 & p. 381
April 4	Oceans III: currents, waves	Surface currents, depp-sea currents. Density differences. waves, breakers Word of the day: longshore current	Ch. 16 sections 16.5, 16.6, 16.8
April 6	STANDER SYPOSIUM	TBA
April 8	Atmosphere I: Composition, structure, temperature	Main gases in our atmosphere. How temperature and pressure change with altitude. Layers of the atmosphere. heat transfer. QUIZ	Ch. 17 sections 17.3, 17.4, 17.5. Ch. 18 sections 18.1, 18.2
April 11	Atmosphere II: Seasons. Air pressure and wind	getting air to move. Heat transfer, esp. convection. highs, lows. revisit Coriolis effect.	Ch. 18 sections 18.2, 18.3, 18.4 Ch. 19 sections 19.6, 19.7
April 13	Atmosphere III: Moisture, precipitation, and weather	Physics and chemistry of clouds & precipitation. How to lift air and make clouds orographic effect, convergence. cold and warm fronts. Word of the day: latent heat, humidity	Ch. 19 sections 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.7, 19.8
April 15	Exam	evaluation of student comprehension	Study!

The last part of SCI 210: Dr. Koziol, Winter 2005

Date	Topic	Goal	Reading (before class)
April 18	class cancelled	prep for Wed by reading and visiting this web page: the greenhouse effect	Ch. 20, sections 20.1, 20.4. review Sections 18.2 and fig. 18.7 (the Greenhouse effect).
April 20	What is weather? what is climate? prep for group exercise. Web page for group exercise	Lecture fro April 20, 2005	Ch. 20, sections 20.1, 20.4. review Sections 18.2 and fig. 18.7
April 22	Group exercise on modern climate change - be prepared!!!!	learn to work together and share ideas. QUIZ	Ch. 21 section 21.7
April 25	The carbon cycle. Climate change over geological time.		Chap. 21 sections 21.5, 21.7; 21.1, 21.2
April 27	Wrap-up	Discussion

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