Learning Objectives and Study Questions
The documents below include learning objectives and study questions for each week's lesson as well as any supporting documents for a given week. If you understand the facts and ideas that underlie the study questions you will be well prepared for our in-class activities and exams. Because these documents are PDF files you will need to have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) on your computer to view them.
Learning Objectives and Study Questions |
Supporting Documents |
| Chapter 2: Earth and its Waters | |
| Chapter 3: Plate Tectonics and the Development of Ocean Basins | |
| Chapter 4: Seafloor Features and Marine Sediments | |
| Chapter 5: Physical Properties of Water | |
| Chapter 6: Chemistry of Seawater: Salts, Dissolved Gases, and Nutrients | Residence Time Exercise |
| Chapter 7: Structure and Motion of the Atmosphere | |
| Chapter 8: Ocean Circulation and Density Structure | |
| Chapters 9: Ocean Surface Currents | |
| Chapter 10: Waves: Swells to Tsunamis | Wave/Tide Exercise |
| Chapter 11: Tides: "Waves" Raised by the Sun and Moon | |
| Chapter 12: Land and Sea: Coasts, Beaches, and Estuaries | Estutary Salt-Water Balance |
| Chapter 13: Marine Environmental Issues: Erosion, Pollution, and Wetlands | |
| Chapter 14: Oceanic Environments for Life | |
| Chapter 15: Oceanic Productivity: Flows of Nutrients and Energy | |
| Chapter 16: Planktonic Communities: Drifters | |
| Chapter 17: Nektonic Communities: Free Swimmers | |
| Chapter 18: Benthic Communities: Bottom Dwellers |
Computer Exercises
The assignments below are available as either online exercises from Virtual Courseware or from the Hazard City CD on reserve in the library.
Computer Exercises |
Date assigned |
Date due |
| Exercise 1: Earthquake! (class code: 1907774) | 30-Jan-2012 | 3-Feb-2012 |
| Exercise 2: Global Warming—Energy Budget Model (class code: 75523) | 5-Mar-2012 | 9-Mar-2012 |
| Exercise 3: Tsunami/Storm Surge Exercise (submit answers in Etudes) | 4-Apr-2012 | 11-Apr-2012 |
Writing Assignments
Each assignment below is linked to instructions for a part of the larger writing assignment. The instruction page includes examples, grading rubrics, and links to the articles themselves.
Writing Assignment |
Date Assigned |
Date Due |
| Assignment 1: Outline of article | 16-Mar-2012 | 21-Mar-2012 |
| Assignment 2: First abstract of article | 11-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 |
| Assignment 4: Revised abstract of article | 9-May-2012 | 16-May-2012 |
