Kathryn Hoppe

 Syllabus:

• Syllabus, Part 1: Class Information
• Syllabus, Part 2: Schedule- Section A (Auburn Campus)
• Syllabus Review

Poster Project Handouts:

• Information on Poster Project Mechanics & evaluation

• How to make a poster- PowerPoint example

Study  Guides from Past Quarters

Study Guide Exam #1 - Spring 2010- Exam Date 4/15

Study Guide Exam #2 - Spring 2010 - Exam Date May 6th

Study Guide Exam #3 - Fall 08

Study Guide for Exam #4 - Fall 08

 

Reading Guides:

• Reading Guide Chapter 4-sediments
• Reading Guide Chapter 5-seawater
• Reading Guide Chapter 10-shorelines
• Reading Guide Chapter 11-coastal ocean

In Class Assignments

• Scientific Method -
• Isotopes/Radiometric Dating-

Week 1- Introduction to Maps

Week 2- Plate Tectonics- Section A only

Week-3-Ocean Basins 2009)

Week 4- Plankton & Ocean Sediments (2009)

Feb 23: Ocean Currents (2009)

Lab Handouts

Lab #1- Intro to Maps

Lab #2 - Plate Tectonics

Plankton Lab - Part 1 & Part 2

 

Useful web links for Labs and other cool stuff:

Tides Handout: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_tides/welcome.html

Weird water facts:

Video - Water drops 

Lab #1 - Reading Maps: Latitude and Longitude Review

Lab #2 - Plate Tectonics:

• Global Earthquake Distribution

• Global Volcano Distribution

• Understanding Plate Motion
• Hot Spots #1
• Hot Spots #2- Map
• Age of the Sea Floor in the Atlantic Ocean

Lab #3 - Feature of the Ocean Floor:

• Read about Abyssal Plains
• Read about Passive Margins
• Read about Active Margins
• Continental Margins

Marine microfossil (plankton) & Fisheries Lab

• What is a "foram"/Fisheries: http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/index.html

• Other Microfossils: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/welcome.html

• Harmful Algae Blooms: http://www.bigelow.org/edhab/building_bloom.html

Salinity of Sea Water Lab:

• Overview of Sea Water Salinity

• Salinity in the Gulf of Mexico

 

Climate Change Lab: 

Hurricanes: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml

 

Carbon Dioxide Levels:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dragons_flight/Images#Carbon_Dioxide

 

CO2 levels & Antarctic Temperatures:    

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/pastcc_fig1.html

 

Burning of Fossil Fuels:     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_in_the_Earth%27s_atmosphere

 

US Temperature Record: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/

 

Global Temperature Record: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/

 

Washington State Department of Ecology:

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange

 

 

Life in the Oceans Lab:

Part 1: UC Museum of Paleontology- History of Life Exhibit

Part 2: Coral Reefs

 

Other useful web links:

Final Exam Spring 2010

Section A

Section KCU