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KAREN BROWN INSTRUCTOR OF EARTH SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
E-mail brownk (at) wou (dot) edu Karen's Schedule |
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| ES 106 | Earth System Science III | SPRING 2009 | ||||||||||||
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| March 31, 2009
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Introduction, Nature of Science | Full Page Slides | 9 Slides/Page | |||||||||||
| April 2, 2009 ica | Matter, Atoms, Chemistry | Periodic Table |
Full Page Slides | 9 Slides/Page | ||||||||||
| April 7, 2009 ica | Chemistry of water |
Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
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April 9, 2009
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Heat and Energy Transfer, Heat of Water, Phase Changes |
Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
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| April 14, 2009 ica | Water Cycle, Groundwater, Water Pollution | Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
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| April 16, 2009 ica | Oceanography, Sea-floor Sediments, Sea-floor Tectonics | Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
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| April 18—Extra Credit Opportunity: | Earth Day Celebration, Oregon Garden, Silverton, Oregon Click here for more info You will need to bring in fliers obtained at the Oregon Garden, and write a brief summary of the seminars you attended/participated in while you were there. | |||||||||||||
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April 21, 2009
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Ocean Chemistry, Physics, Life, | Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
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| April 22—Extra Credit Opportunity: | Noon, NS 103 (on campus) Natural Science Seminar Newberry Volcanic Activity Click here for more info You will need to write a brief summary to turn in at your next lecture class. | |||||||||||||
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| April 23, 2009 |
Ocean Circulation, Coastal Processes answers to video worksheets: currents and coasts call numbers are listed at the top of the keys |
Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
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| April 23—Extra Credit Opportunity: | 7 PM, Salem Straub Lecture Series; "Leave No Child Inside" Click here for more info You will need to write a brief summary to turn in at your next lecture class. | |||||||||||||
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| April 28, 2009 link to seasons |
Coastal Landforms, Tides, Earth-Moon Relationship Note: see the notes for April 23 also! |
Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
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| April 30, 2009 | MIDTERM EXAM | KEY | BE SURE TO BRING A SCANTRON FORM AND A CALCULATOR | |||||||||||
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| May 5, 2009 |
Atmosphere Composition and Structure, Temperature, Heating VIDEO: BBC WEATHER SERIES— EPISODE: "WIND" Library call number: QC981 .W43 2003 DVD video worksheet answers |
Full Page Slides |
Six Slides/Page |
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| May 7—Extra Credit Opportunity: | Reading assignment in A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson
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May 7, 2009
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Earth-Sun Relations, Structure of the Atmosphere |
Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
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| May 12, 2009 ica |
Moisture, Humidity, Adiabatics, Stability |
Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
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| May 13—Extra Credit Opportunity: | Noon, NS 103 (on campus) Natural Science Seminar
Hot Times at Yellowstone National Park Click here for more info You will need to write a brief summary to turn in at your next lecture class. | |||||||||||||
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May 14, 2009
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VIDEO: BBC WEATHER SERIES— EPISODE: "HEAT" video worksheet answers |
CALL NO. QC981 .W43 2003 |
On Reserve in Library |
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| May 19, 2009 ica |
Pressure and Wind, Atmospheric Circulation,
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Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
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| May 20—Extra Credit Opportunity: | Noon, NS 103 (on campus) Natural Science Seminar Coastal Seismic Hazards in Oregon Click here for more info You will need to write a brief summary to turn in at your next lecture class. | |||||||||||||
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| May 21, 2009 ica |
Airmasses, Fronts, Mid-latitude Cyclones,
Other Storms |
Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
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| May 26, 2009 ica | Climate Zones | Full Page Slides | 9 Slides/Page | |||||||||||
| May 28, 2009
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Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (click for program of presentations) |
ATTEND SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS FOR CREDIT | Credit for Showcase—Click for Info | |||||||||||
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| June 1 —Extra Credit Opportunity: | 2 PM, NS 101 (on campus) Bill Bradley, speaking about An Inconvenient Truth Click here for more info You will need to write a brief summary to turn in at your next lecture class. | |||||||||||||
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| June 2, 2009 ica |
Glaciers, Ice Ages | Full Page Slides | 9 Slides/Page | |||||||||||
| June 4, 2009 HOMEWORK KEY |
Climate variability, El Niño |
Full Page Slides | Six Slides/Page |
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| June 4 —Extra Credit Opportunity: | 5 PM, NS 101 (on campus) Bill Bradley, speaking about An Inconvenient Truth Click here for more info You will need to write a brief summary to turn in at your next lecture class. | |||||||||||||
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FINAL EXAM for 2:00 CLASS FINAL EXAM for 9:30 CLASS
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BE SURE TO BRING A SCANTRON FORM and A CALCULATOR |
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Click HERE, and see page four, for WOU policy on academic dishonesty |
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