Kathryn Hoppe

 I will not be teaching this class Fall of 2009, but there are two other sections offered that will be taught by Katy Shaw and Monica Clement

 Syllabus:

• Syllabus, Part 1: Class Information
• Syllabus, Part 2: Schedule
• Syllabus Review (due 09/24/08)

Poster Project Handouts:

• Information on Poster Project Mechanics

• Poster Project example evaluation Form
• How to make a poster- PowerPoint example

In Class Assignments

• Scientific Method - In Class Assignment Week 1
• Isotopes/Radiometric Dating- In Class Assignment Week 2
• Tides- answer sheet

Labs:

Week 1- Introduction to Map

Week 2- Plate Tectonics

Week-3-Ocean Basins

Week 4- Plankton & Ocean Sediments

Feb 23: Ocean Currents

 

Study  Guides for Fall 2008

Study Guide Exam #1 (Exam Date = 10/10)

Study Guide Exam #2 - Fall 08

Study Guide Exam #3 - Fall 08

Study Guide for Exam #4 - (Exam Date = Weds 12/10)

Reading Guides:

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

Lab Handouts

Lab #1- Intro to Maps

Lab #2 - Plate Tectonics

In class project (3/2/09- Part 1 (Taxonomy)- due Fri- 3/6/09

Taxonomy- answer sheet

In class project (3/4/09)- Part 2 (Coral)

Coral-answer sheet

Useful web links for Labs and other cool stuff:

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 & 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 2008 will be Weds 6/11 from 10 to 12