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WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
WEEK 6

EPS 80 — Course Schedule

Class: Morgan 101; MW 1-4:30 pm

Office Hours: F 1-2 pm zoom; EAOP students M 11-noon Morgan 109 SYLLABUS

July 1 — Introduction

Overview, Plate tectonics intro, climate intro, What makes environments habitable?

Course syllabus; Review Slides

Homework: Geology in the News DUE 7/3

July 29 — Fluids + Oceans

Daria lesson on fluids; Review for test

Review Slides

Homework: Study Guide

July 3 — Earth History

Origin of the Solar System, Elements, Geologic Time;

Review Slides, Reading A; B; C; D

Homework: Lab 1 DUE 7/8

July 31 — More Weather

Homework: Lab 4 DUE 8/9, pdf

Final Project Guide: Rubric

Articles: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V

July 8 — Tectonics

Formation of Earth; Rocks; Plate Boundaries; Mountains;

Review Slides

July 10 — Tectonics

Local Geology; Faulting Types; Mantle convection

Homework: Lab 2 DUE 7/17

July 13/14 — Field Trip

Field trip will begin within the 16th and Mission BART stop at 9:00 am. Wear comfortable shoes for a long, STEEP, walk. Please bring a notebook, pencil, a water bottle and packed lunch. We anticipate returning to BART by 2 pm.

Alternate essay

 

July 15 — Earthquakes

Seismic Waves; Faulting Types; Liquefaction; Hayward and San Andreas Faults

Review Slides

Homework: Study Guide

July 17 — Midterm Exam

July 22 — Climate

Climate change; Greenhouse effect; Sea level; IPCC projection; Storms; Rainfall; Fires

Speakers: NGO; Industry; Government

Homework: Questions for Speakers DUE 7/24

Readings: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V

July 24 — Soils + Careers (Zoom)

Soil Formation; GeobiologyAgriculture; Conservation; Geobiology; Dust Bowl

Homework: Test corrections DUE 7/29;

Lab 3 (word) DUE 7/31; Please use readings to left with assignments at end of Lab (pdf)

August 5 — Rivers + Water

Power plants, Subsidence, River meanders

Review Slides

Homework: Lab 4 DUE 8/9

August 7 — Final Projects

Readings

1-2:30 pm : A, C, D, E, F, G, T, J, R, O, Q

3-4:30 pm : B, U, H, K, L, M, V, P, N, S, I