Syllabus:
Poster Project Handouts:
In Class Assignments
- Scientific Method (or What Happened to the Lake)
- Shorelines (Feb 2)
- Answers to Tides Handout
Lab Handouts
Week-3-Ocean Basins (Spring 2010)
Week 4- Plankton & Ocean Sediments Part 1 & Part 2
Lab 5- Climate Part 1 (Hurricanes) & Part 2 (Climate Change)
Answers to Life in The Ocean - Part 1 & Part 2
Study Guides
Study Guide Exam #1 - Winter 2011
Study Guide Exam #2 - Winter 2011
Study Guide Exam #3 - Winter 2011
Study Guide for Exam #4 - Spring 2011
Reading Guides:
- Reading Guide Chapter 4-sediments
- Reading Guide Chapter 5-seawater
- Reading Guide Chapter 10-shorelines
- Reading Guide Chapter 11-coastal ocean
Useful web links for Labs etc.
Video of Tsunami and other Damage from 8.9 Quake 3-11-2011
Summary of Damage known on 3/11/2011 (4 minutes)
Tsunami comes ashore near Sendai
A town on the coast of Miyagi Prefecture (Japan) is hit by the wave. Video from NHK by way of PBS.
Tsunami spills over seawall in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture
Fire at a Foundry set off by Earthquake
Tsunami damage in the USA
Santa Cruz Harbor 1 Santa Cruz Harbor 2 (CA) Kona (HI)
Tides Handout:
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Tide Info
Weird water facts:
Lab #1 - Reading Maps:
Lab #2 - Plate Tectonics:
- 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:
Lab # 4 Marine Plankton & Fisheries
Lab # 5 - Climate Change Lab:
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/guides/mtr/hurr/hurtrack/index.html
CO2 levels & Antarctic Temperatures
Washington State Department of Ecology
Time series of CO2 in Atmopshere
Lab - Salinity of Sea Water:
Life in the Oceans Lab:
Part 1: UC Museum of Paleontology- History of Life Exhibit
Part 2: Coral Reefs