Earth Science 104IntroductionMt RedoubtCinder cone on Mt EtnaMt St HelensAndesFoldsUnconformityWillamette RiverColorado River gooseneckFlash floodWhitewater raftingPacific coastWave cut platformTropical beachAtollCoral reefBlack smokerCalving glacierFair weather cumulusSmog due to inversionLightning stormthunderheadSnow stormtornadoHurricane AndrewMoon over mountainsCrescent moonCrater on moonSaturn and its moonsHale-Bopp cometSun settingMilky WaySpiral GalaxyEarthPollution, HazardsPopulation GrowthScientific Inquiry Data CollectionHypothesis vs. TheoryScientific MethodSyllabusOffice DoorCourse ScheduleReview questionsExample of review question answersExample of review question answersPeer Led Team Learning1Earth Science 104Karen Brownwww.wou.edu/~brownkBeginning fifth year at WOU15 years college teaching experienceMaster of Science in GeologyIntroduction Mt RedoubtCinder cone on Mt Etna Mt St Helens AndesFolds Unconformity Willamette River2Colorado River gooseneck Flash flood Whitewater raftingPacific coast Wave cut platform Tropical beachAtoll Coral reef Black smoker3Calving glacier Fair weather cumulus Smog due to inversionLightning storm thunderhead Snow stormtornado Hurricane Andrew Moon over mountains4Crescent moon Crater on moon Saturn and its moonsHale-Bopp comet Sun setting Milky WaySpiral Galaxy EarthPollution, Hazards5Population GrowthScientific Inquiry• Gather data• Formulate plausible explanations• Devise tests and predictions• Revise, reject or accept explanationsData CollectionHypothesis vs. Theory• Hypothesis is an explanation that requires testing• Theory has been tested, and is supported by the evidence, and predicts things not used to formulate the hypothesis• Paradigmis a theory that explains wide ranging sets of observationsScientific Method• Collect facts• Develop hypotheses•Test•ReviewSyllabus• www.wou.edu/~brownkEarth System Science I (ES 104) Syllabus—Fall 2008Western Oregon University Natural Science Building, Room 101 Mon/Wed 3:00-4:20,or Tu/Thur 11:00 to 12:20 Instructor: Karen Brown Office: Natural Science 213 Phone: (503) 838-8265 Office Hours: Mon., Wed., 8:00 to 9:00 AM, 11:00 to Noon; Tuesday 8:00 to 9:00 AM, or by appointment www.wou.edu/~brownk Email: [email protected] Check website for notes, extra credit opportunities, answers, etc. When sending email, please reference your class in the subject: i.e. “ES 104 Lab, Friday 10 AM” Goal: Understand the character and formation of the Solar System; become familiar with the processes of the interior of Planet Earth, including plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanism; and investigate the properties of Earth materials. Textbook: Earth Science 12th Ed., by Edward J. Tarbuck and Frederick K. Lutgens, 2008, Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, New Jersey, ISBN 978-0-13-602007-3. (Recent older editions are acceptable: it is your responsibility to read the appropriate pages and do the correct review questions. There are hyperlinks to review questions in the online copy of this syllabus.) Grading: The following chart contains the points required for grades in this class The points are distributed as follows: *YOU MUST PASS THE LABORATORY PORTION OF THIS COURSE WITH AT LEAST 60% TO PASS THIS CLASS!! Assessments: Exams: 200 points. The exams will have a combination of question types: some multiple choice/matching, some true-or-false, some fill-in, some diagram identification or completion, and some short paragraph responses. You will need a scantron answer form for each exam. If you have an emergency situation on exam day, please have some written verification of your emergency, or use the proper University channels to communicate. If you have a previously-known personal conflict, please contact me ahead of time to make arrangements. Requests for early final exams must be approved by the Office of Student Affairs, or the Dean of Arts and Sciences, if Student Affairs is unable to accommodate you. Points Percent Letter grade 400-360 100-90% A 359-320 89.9-80% B 319-280 79.9-70% C 279-240 69.9-60% D Less than 240 Less than 60% F Plus and minus grades may be assigned at the instructor’s discretion Midterm exam 75 points October 22/23 Final exam 125 points Dec 8: 2 PM/ Dec 9: 10:00 AM In-class activities 40 points total Cannot be made up for any reason Review Questions 60 points total (30 points each) Due on Exam days Lab 100 points Percent from lab instructor* Office Door• Notice the little sign: . . “IN CLASSSee Schedule”• May also say‘Gone See Schedule’‘Went for Coffee ETA:’‘Downstairs Be Right Back’‘In NS017Come Find Me’‘HERE Please Knock’Course ScheduleDate TopicChapterPages Review questions--Set 129-30 SeptIntroduction To Earth Science 104 11-9, 12-15, 22-25Ch 1: 1, 2, 4, 71 9-12, 15-21, Ch 1: 9, 10, 13, 16, 6Box 1.1 on 4-5History Of Astronomy 21 598-605 Ch 21: 2-4, 8, 116-7 OctCelestial Motion, Earth-Moon System21, 22605-620, 629-632Ch 21: 14-20; Ch 22: 4-68-9 OctPlanets of our Solar System 22624-629, 632-643Ch 22: 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 14-16, 1913-14 OctMinor member of Solar System, Light, Telescopes22, 23643-649, 652-665Ch 22: 20-25; Ch 23: 1, 2, 7, 9, 1115-16 OctSun, Stars23, 24665-672, 674-683Ch 23: 18-24; Ch 24: 1, 2, 5-720-21 OctStellar evolution, Galaxies 24 684-697 Ch 24: 15, 17, 19, 21, 2222-23 OctExam BRING SCANTRONSet 1 Review questions dueDate TopicChapterPagesReview questions--Set 2 listed below27-28 OctContinental Drift, Plate Tectonics, Plate Divergence7 186-199 Ch 7: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 829-30 OctPlate Motion: Other Types, Evidence, Mechanisms7 199-214 Ch 7: 9-14, 18, 19, 213-4NovEarthquakes Seismology8218-231Ch 8: 1 2 4 8 10 12Earth's place in the cosmos, internal structure1-2 OctReview questions• Get a LARGE blue book (small ones aren’t big enough for the questions)• Write answers that have meaning without referring to the questions (…or write out the questions)• Keep up with class schedule• Turn in at midterm and at final6Example of review question answers• “World population may reach ____ billion by the year 2015. How does this compare to the world population near the beginning of the 19thcentury?”• Seven, seven times• It is seven times.• Population 7 billion by 2015, only 1 billion in 1800Example of review question answers• “What are the two most common silicate minerals in Earth’s crust?”• Feldspar and quartz• They are feldspar and quartz• Most common
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