Geosystems Schedule

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Mr Jarvis 9/5/2012 Topic

22-Aug-12

Date

4-Sep Intro

Th

3 4 5

M Tu Th M Tu Th

ourselves course (syllabus & BTSN briefing) Formation of the Solar System Inpact Craters Pass out Diagnostic Exercise Pass out Books & intro to book 6-Sep HW#1 due: Diagnostic Exercise Previous Megachanges, Earth's Temperature History Start Bode's Rule 10-Sep Bode's Rule 11-Sep Vostok Ice Core
13-Sep Todays Earth & Age of the Earth 16-Sep QuizCh 1 & class intro 17-Sep HW#2 due: Feedback Problems

6 7 8

finishVostok Ice Core

18-Sep systems modeling 20-Sep population modeling

Start Daisyworld 4
9 10 11 M Tu Th 24-Sep finish Daisyworld 25-Sep Radiation & Energy Laws 27-Sep QuizCh 10,12,14

12 13

M Tu

1-Oct 2-Oct

14

Th Tu

4-Oct 9-Oct
12-Oct PSAT day

15

16

Th

11-Oct

17 18 19

M Tu Th M Tu Th M Tu Th

15-Oct 16-Oct

Atmosphere Exercise HW#3 due: Radiation Laws Problem Set Critique Radiation Laws Problem Set Reflectance Spectrometer Lab QuizCh 3, pp 34-42 Complete Reflectance Spectrometer Lab Intro to Remote Sensing & Thematic Mapper Bands Back to School Night QuizCh 3, pp 42-54 & Ch 2 Satellite Orbits Lab HW #4 due: TM Bands finish Satellites Orbits Lab Radiation Balance Lab HW #5 due: Remote Sensing Critique Satellite Orbits Lab Radiation Balance Lab critique Radiation Balance Lab QuizRemote Sensing Energy Balance I (Stella)

18-Oct Energy Balance I & II (Stella) 22-Oct Critique Energy Balance Labs 23-Oct view An Inconvenient Truth 25-Oct Test--Ch 3 & Remote Sensing

20 21 22

Idrisi I 9
23 24 25 29-Oct Idrisi II & Idrisi III 30-Oct Test--First Quarter Test

Idrisi III
1-Nov An Inconvenient Truth comments due

State of Fear task assignments Idrisi III

END 1st QUARTER

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26 27 Wed Th M 7-Nov HW#6 due: Humidity

Critique An Inconvenient Truth

8-Nov Basics of Weather

Critique Idrisi 11
28 12-Nov Relative Humidity Demo

29

Tu

30

Th

MetEx1, Satellite Clouds 13-Nov HW#7 due: Geostrophic Winds MetEx2, Isotherms & Isobars Clouds Winds 15-Nov QuizWeather Basics & Idrisi MetEx3, Cyclonic Storms

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31 32 M Tu M Tu 19-Nov HW#8 due, Insolation

Mr Jarvis 9/5/2012

Critique MetEx 3
20-Nov MetEx4, Lifting & Lapse Rates 26-Nov Questions in Advanced Atmospherics

13

33 34

State of Fear presentations, final prep

27-Nov State of Fear presentations

Tornadoes & Monsoons 35 Th

29-Nov QuizAdvanced Atmospherics

14

36 37 38

M Tu Th M Tu Th M Tu Th

3-Dec 4-Dec 6-Dec 10-Dec

15

39 40 41

11-Dec
13-Dec

Hurricanes State of Fear presentations Climate Basics Climate Data Exercise Complete Climate Data Exercise State of Fear presentations QuizSevere Weather and Climate Hurricane Data Analysis Atmosphere questions Hurricane Data Analysis TestChapter 4 (Atmospherics) Hurricane Data Analysis Hurricane Data Analysis

16

42 43 44

17-Dec Hurricane Data Analysis 18-Dec Hurricane Conclusions 20-Dec 6-Cell Climate Model

17 45 Wed 46 18 47 Th
M

WINTER BREAK
2-Jan Water Cycle

OcEx1, Water Budget

3-Jan HW#9 due: The Shallow Ocean

Critique OcEx1, Water Budget

7-Jan The Oceans, Overview

48 49 19

Tu

8-Jan

Th

10-Jan 14-Jan 15-Jan 17-Jan

50 Mon 51 52 Tu Th Tu Th

Composition & Structure of the Oceans Video clip-Red October OcEx2, Surface Currents Waves & Tides OcEx3, Sea Surface Temperatures OcEx4, Altimetery QuizShallow Ocean (incl Quarter Test) OcEx4, Altimetery (Continued) Marine Biology Temperature-Salinity Demo OcEx5, Deep Circulation

END 2nd QUARTER

20 53 54 21 55 56 22 57 58 W Th M Tu
22-Jan OcEx5, Deep Circulation 24-Jan OcEx5, Deep Circulation

El Nio

Semester Break
30-Jan Geology Overview Mountain formation 31-Jan Test--Chapter 5 (Oceans) Theory of Plate Tectonics, part 1 4-Feb Theory of Plate Tectonics, part 2 5-Feb Critiques HW#10 due: Plate Tectonics Volcanoes 7 Fev Quiz--Theory of Plate Tectonics Earthquake theory, demo, & video 11-Feb Earthquake Lab 12-Feb Finish Earthquake Lab/ critique 14-Feb Arc9 Introduction AV Plates Project, data files 19-Feb AV Plates Project 2D 21-Feb AV Plates Project 3D 25-Feb Finish Plates Project 26-Feb Critique Plates project Quiz--Earthquakes Rock Cycle Chemistry of Igneous Rocks Lab 28-Feb HW#11 due: Minerals & Rocks Minerals Lab

59 23 60 61 62 24 63 64 25 65 66

Th M Tu Th Tu Th M Tu

67

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27

71 72 73

M Tu Th M Tu Th

28

74 75 76

4-Mar Complete Minerals and Chem of Igneous Rocks Labs 5-Mar Test--Geology Part 1 Weathering & Erosion 7-Mar HW#12 due: Stratigraphy & Geomorphology Sedimentary Rocks Lab Metamorphism 11-Mar Lab Critiques 12-Mar Quiz--Minerals & Rocks Geomorphology 14-Mar Geomorphology: Google Earth Mississippi Floods 18-Mar Mississippi Floods 19-Mar Stratigraphy 21-Mar Stratigraphy, part 2

SPRING BREAK
29 77 78 79 30 M Tu Th 1-Apr HW#13 due: Paleontology Paleontology 2-Apr QuizStratigraphy & Geomorphology Fossils Lab 4-Apr Fossils Lab critique Test -- Geology Part 2 8-Apr Critique Geology 9-Apr Resources 11-Apr Resources, AlPb Exercise Carbon Cycle Theory

80 Mon 81 Tu 82 Th

END 3rd Quarter

31 83 84 32 85 86 87 33 88 89 90 34 91 92 93 94 95 96 36 97 98 99 37 100 101 38 102 103 104 39 105 106 Tu Th M Tu Th M Tu Th M Tu Th M Tu Th M Tu Th Tu Th M Tu Th M Tu Th 16-Apr Quiz, Paleontology & Resources 18-Apr Carbon Cycle Model 22-Apr Carbon Cycle Model 23-Apr Carbon Cycle Model Critique 25-Apr Fuels 29-Apr some astronomy and map reading 30-Apr flex 2-May flex 6-May Begin Resources Project 7-May Resources Project 9-May Resources Project 13-May Resources Project 14-May Resources Project 16-May Resources Project 20-May Virginia SOL 21-May Resources Presentations 23-May Resources Presentations 28-May Resources Presentations 30-May Biodiversity 3-Jun the future of planet earth 4-Jun the future of planet earth 6-Jun the future of planet earth 10-Jun exam time 11-Jun exam time 13-Jun AP Weeks

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16-Jun graduation