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KAREN BROWN
INSTRUCTOR OF EARTH SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
Phone: (503) 838-8265
Office: Natural Science 213
E-mail brownk (at) wou (dot) edu
Karen's Schedule
ES 106 Schedule—Spring 2011
Privacy of Grades Policy
Karen's Home Page
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| ES 106 |
Earth System Science III |
SPRING 2011 |
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Topic/Lecture notes |
Power Point Slides |
| See Moodle for most up to date information. Not all course materials may be presented here. | |
| March 29, 2011 |
Introduction, Nature of Science |
Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
| March 31, 2011
ica
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Matter, Atoms, Chemistry |
Periodic
Table |
Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
| April 5, 2011
ica |
Chemistry of water
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Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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April 7, 2011
ica
| Heat and Energy Transfer, Heat of Water, Phase Changes
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Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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| April 12, 2011
ica |
Water Cycle, Groundwater,
Water Pollution |
Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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| April 14, 2011
ica |
Oceanography, Sea-floor Sediments, Sea-floor Tectonics
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Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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Extra Credit Opportunity: |
Read chapter 18 in A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson
Click here for more info
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| April 16, 2011— |
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 19, 2011
ica
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Ocean Chemistry, Physics, Life,
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Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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April 21, 2011
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Ocean Circulation, Coastal Processes
Note: see the notes for April 26 also! |
Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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April 26, 2011
link to seasons |
Coastal Landforms, Tides, Earth-Moon Relationship
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Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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| .April 28, 2011 |
MIDTERM EXAM |
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BE SURE TO BRING A SCANTRON FORM AND A CALCULATOR |
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| May 3, 2011
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Atmosphere Composition and Structure
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Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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| May 5, 2011
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Earth-Sun Relations, Atmosphere Temperature, Heating and Moisture
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Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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| May 10, 2011
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Moisture, Humidity, Adiabatics
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Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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| May 12, 2011
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Adiabatics, Stability, Clouds, Precipitation
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Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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| May 17, 2011
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Pressure and Wind, Atmospheric Circulation,
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Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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| May 19, 2011
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Airmasses, Fronts, Mid-latitude Cyclones,
Other Storms
VIDEO: BBC WEATHER SERIES—
EPISODE: "WIND"
Library call number: QC981 .W43 2003 DVD
video worksheet
key |
Full Page Slides
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9 Slides/Page
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| May 24, 2011
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Climate Zones |
Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
| May 26, 2011 |
Western Oregon University
Academic Excellence Showcase
(click for program of presentations)
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ATTEND SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS FOR CREDIT |
Credit for Showcase—Click for Info |
May 31, 2011
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Glaciers, Ice Ages |
Full Page Slides |
9 Slides/Page |
June 2, 2011
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Climate variability, El Niño
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Full Page Slides |
Six Slides/Page
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FINAL EXAM for 11:00 CLASS
JUNE 7, 2011 —10 AM
FINAL EXAM for 2:00 CLASS
JUNE 7, 2011 —NOON
Can take at 8 AM Monday June 6, in MNB 110
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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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