ES106 Lab Oceans and Atmosphere

ES106 Earth Science Laboratory - Exploring Oceans and Atmosphere

Class Syllabus and Schedule

ES106 Lab Syllabus Spring 2023 - Tuesday 1300-1450 PM (Updated March 31, 2023)
ES106 Lab Syllabus Spring 2023 - Wednesday 1200-1350 PM (Updated March 31, 2023)

2022-2023 Final Exam Schedule

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Class Announcements:

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ES106 Spring 2023 Weekly Lab Group Work Session with Beeb: Thursdays 2-4 PM; In-Person NS Building or via Zoom Conference

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How-To Video: Opening MS Word Documents and PDF Files in Google Docs [*.mp4, Beeb Demonstration ~ 3 min] (New - posted 04/14_23)
Strategies for Remote Weekly Class Work and Assignment Completion [*.mp4, Taylor Video Discussion ~ 10 min] (New - posted 2/1/21)
Assignment Submission and File Naming Convention [*.mp4, Taylor Video Discussion ~ 4 min] (New - posted 2/18/21)

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Weekly Course Content Modules

The class learning resources and lab exercises are organized according to their order of occurrence throughout the term. They are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) Format. Quiz study guides will be included as the term progresses. Please check future postings as quiz time approaches

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Week 1 Class Materials - Team Building and Organization (April 3 - April 9, 2023)

A. Syllabus and Learning Resources

ES106 Lab Syllabus Spring 2023 - Tuesday 1300-1450 PM (Updated March 31, 2023)
ES106 Lab Syllabus Spring 2023 - Wednesday 1200-1350 PM (Updated March 31, 2023)

Reading: Introduction

Class Notes: Introduction to Earth System Science
Class Notes: Basic Math Review

Metric-English Conversion Factors

Video Resources

Introduction to the Earth System (Required: Youtube ~8 min)

B. Week 1 Class Assignments

1-1. Video Review Exercise: Introduction to Earth System Science
1-2. Pre-Lab Properties of Water

C. Week 1 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday April 10, 11 PM)

Task 1-1. Video Review Questions: Introduction to Earth System

Task 1-2. Pre-Lab Properties of Water

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Week 2 Class Materials - Class Introduction / Syllabus Review / Properties of Water Lab Exercise (April 10 - April 16, 2023)

Archive ES106 Lab Zoom Recording Tuesday April 6, 2021 (Class Introduction, Syllabus Review)

A. Week 2 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Class Notes: Introduction to Earth System Science
Class Notes: Introduction to Water and the Hydrologic Cycle

Powerpoint Slide Show: Introduction to Earth System Science
Powerpoint Slide Show: Hydrologic Cycle
Powerpoint Slide Show: Basics of Water Chemistry

Video Resources

Introduction to the Earth System (Required: Youtube ~8 min)

The Hydrologic Cycle (Required: Youtube ~6 min)

Properties of Water (Required: youtube video ~5 min)

B. Week 2 Lab Exercises and Activities

2-1. Lab Exercise: Properties of Water
2-2. Pre-Lab Heat and Temperature

C. Week 2 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday April 17, 11 PM)

Task 2-1. Lab Exercise Properties of Water (Answer Sheets Only)

Task 2-2. Pre-Lab Heat and Temperature

Task 2-3. Week 2 Properties of Water Canvas Lab Practice Quiz (complete online directly in Canvas Course shell)

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Week 3 Class Materials - Heat and Temperature (April 17 - April 23, 2023)

A. Week 3 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Heat and Temperature
Class Notes: Heat and Temperature

Class Slide Show: Heat and Temperature

Phases of Water (powerpoint animation; rt-click-saveas-open in powerpoint)

Video Resources

Heat Transfer (youtube video ~5 min)

Water Phase Changes / Hydrologic Cycle (Required Youtube video ~5 min)

Density Facts (Required Youtube video ~3 min)

Water Heat of Fusion / Phase Change Experiment (Required Youtube video ~14 min; Watch first 3 minutes)

B. Week 3 Lab Exercises and Activities

3-1. Lab Exercise Heat and Temperature

Do Not Complete Part A (p. 1.3-1.4)

Complete Part B Heat Transfer (p. 1.5-1.8)

Complete Part C Density (p. 1.9-1.10)

Do Not Complete Part D Thermal Expansion

Complete Part E Phase Changes (p. 1.13-1.14)

Do Note Complete Post Lab Assessment

3-2. Pre-Lab Introduction to Oceans

C. Week 3 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday April 24, 11 PM)

Task 3-1. Heat Lab Exercise Answer Sheets (complete Part B, Part C, Part E only)

Task 3-2. Pre-Lab Introduction to Oceans (Submit p. 3-2 worksheet only)

Task 3-3. Week 3 Heat and Temperature Lab Canvas Practice Quiz (complete online directly in Canvas Course shell)

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Week 4 Class Materials - Introduction to Oceanography (April 24 - April 30, 2023)

ES106 Lab Zoom Class Recording Week 4 April 13, 2021 (Archive)

A. Week 4 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Ch14 Ocean Water
Text Reading: Ch15 Ocean Processes

Class Notes: Intro to Oceanography and Seafloor
Class Notes: Physical and Chemical Oceanography

Class Slide Show: Intro to Oceanography
Class Slide Show: Ocean Water / Chemistry

Video Resources

Video: The Water Planet (Required: Youtube ~25 min)

Video: Introduction to Longitude and Latitude (Recommended, Youtube ~3 min)

Video: Demonstration Thermohaline Circulation (Recommended, Youtube ~2 min)

Video: Intro to Thermohaline Circulation (Recommended, Youtube ~3 min)

Video: Ocean Salinity (NASA Recommended - Youtube ~3 min)

Video: Introduction to Global Ocean Currents (Recommended, Youtube ~13 min)

B. Week 4 Lab Exercises and Activities

4-1. Part A: Activity 1, Activity 2-Global Ocean Geography

Instructional Lab Video: Part A, Activity 2, p. 3.3 Global Ocean Distribution (Required: Youtube ~5 min)

4-2. Part B: Activity 1, Activity 2-Thermohaline Density

Instructional Lab Video: Part B Activity 1 on Page 3.7 Temperature-Density Experiment (Required: Youtube ~4 min)

Instructional Lab Video: Part B Activity 2 on Page 3.8 Salinity-Density Experiment (Required: Youtube ~8 min)

4-3. Part C: Salinity-Driven Ocean Currents

Instructional Lab Video: Part C Demonstration on Page 3.13 Salinity-Driven Ocean Currents (Required: Youtube ~2 min)

Figures for Part C-5 (Atlantic Water Masses)

4-4. Pre-Lab Dynamic Seafloor

Instructional Lab Video: How to Use Map Fractional Scales to Measure Ground Distance (Required: 10 minute, Youtube)

C. Week 4 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday May 1, 11 PM)

Task 4-1. Part A: Activity 1, Activity 2 Global Ocean Geography (Submit p. 3.3-3.5 worksheets)

Task 4-2. Part B: Activity 1, Activity 2 Thermohaline Density

Task 4-3. Part C: Ocean Currents

Task 4-4. Pre-Lab Introduction to Seafloor (Submit p. 4-2 worksheet only)

Task 4-5. Week 4 Intro Oceans Lab Canvas Practice Quiz (complete online directly in Canvas Course shell)

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Week 5 Class Materials - The Dynamic Ocean Floor (May 1 - May 7, 2023)

ES106 Lab Zoom Class Recording Week 5 April 20, 2021 (Archive)

A. Week 5 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Ch13 Ocean Floor

Class Notes: Intro to Oceanography and Seafloor
Class Notes: Introduction to Plate Tectonics and Seafloor Spreading

Class Slide Show: Seafloor

Video Resources

Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Birth of a Theory / Plate Tectonics [*Required, 25 min.]

Intro to Plate Tectonics Part 1 [Strongly Recommended, ~1.5 min, YouTube]

Intro to Plate Tectonics Part 2 [Strongly Recommended,~3 min, YouTube]

Seafloor Spreading and Magnetic Reversals [Required, ~3 min, Youtube]

Seafloor Bathymetry and Echosounder Technique [Recommended, YouTube ~2 min]

Global Seafloor Topography Animation [Required, YouTube ~2 min]

B. Week 5 Lab Exercises and Activities

5-1. Part A Seafloor Topography

Global Seafloor Topography Animation [Required, YouTube ~2 min]

World Phyiscal Ocean Map

Atlantic Ocean Map

Pacific Ocean Map

5-2. Part B Seafloor Spreading

Instructional Video: Basics of Seafloor Spreading and Magnetic Reversals [Required, ~3 min, Youtube]

Instructions for Calculating Seafloor Spreading Rates

5-3. Pre-Lab Earth-Sun Relations

C. Week 5 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday May 8, 11 PM)

Task 5-1. Part A: Seafloor Topography (Submit p. 4.3-4.4 worksheets)

Task 5-2. Part B: Seafloor Spreading and Magnetic Anomalies (Submit p. 4.5-4.9 worksheets)

Task 5-3. Pre-Lab Earth-Sun Relations (Submit p. 5-2 worksheet only)

Task 5-4. Week 5 Seafloor Lab Canvas Practice Quiz (complete online directly in Canvas Course shell)

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Week 6 Class Materials - Earth/Sun Relations + Atmospheric Heating (May 8 - May 14, 2023)

Midterm Lab Quiz 1 will take place online via Canvas on Thursday May 11 (drop-in 8 AM-11 PM; 1 hour time limit after start

Midterm Lab Quiz 1 Study Guide

Practice Quiz Questions (Labs 1-3: Water, Heat, Intro Oceans)

Practice Quiz Questions (Lab 4 Seafloor)

ES106 Lab Zoom Class Recording Week 5 April 27, 2021

Week 6 Lab Instructions Remote Online Learning Spring 2021: Earth-Sun Relations

A. Week 6 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Ch16 Atmospheric Compostion and Structure

Class Notes: Atmospheric Composition and Structure

Class Slide Show: Atmospheric Composition and Structure

Video Resources

Solar Heating of the Earth (Youtube ~3 min)

Earth-Sun Relations-Seasons-Atmospheric Heating (Youtube ~10 min)

Diurnal Heating of Land vs. Water (Youtube ~4 min)

Heating of Land and Water Vernier Experiment (Youtube ~3 min)

Differential Air Temperatures of Land and Water (Youtube ~3 min)

Climate and Air Masses (Youtube ~4 min)

B. Week 6 Lab Exercises and Activities

6-1. Part A Activity 2: Earth-Sun Seasons

6-2. Part B Activity 1: Albedo / Heat Absorption

Virtual Lab Data to Accompany Part B Activity 1

6-3. Part B Activity 2: Land vs. Water Heat Capacity

Virtual Lab Data to Accompany Part B Activity 2

6-4. Part B Activity 3: Land vs. Water Air Temperature Variation

6-5. Pre-Lab - Moisture and Humidity

C. Week 6 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday May 15, 11 PM)

Task 6-1. Part A, Activity 1 and Activity 2: Earth-Sun-Seasons (Submit p. 5.4, 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7 worksheets)

Task 6-2. Part B, Activity 1: Albedo-Heat Absorption (Submit p. 5.9-5.10 worksheets)

Task 6-3. Part B, Activity 2: Land vs. Water Heat Capacity (Submit p. 5.12 and 5.13 worksheets)

Task 6-4. Part B, Activity 3: Land vs. Water Air Temperature Variation (Submit p. 5.13-5.15 worksheets)

Task 6-5. Pre-Lab Atmospheric Moisture

Task 6-6. Week 6 Earth/Sun Relations Lab Canvas Practice Quiz (complete online directly in Canvas Course shell)

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Week 7 Class Materials - Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation (May 15 - May 21, 2023)

ES106 Lab Zoom Class Recording Week 7 May 4, 2021 (Archive)

A. Week 7 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Ch17 Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

Class Notes: Atmospheric Moisture

Slide Show: Atmospheric Moisture

Video Resources

Introduction to Relative Humidity and Dew Point (Youtube ~2.5 min)

Evaporation, Humidity and Hydrologic Cycle (Youtube India Education Special ~11 min)

Relative Humidity and Plant Growth (Youtube Fast Talking Unicorns ~5 min)

Sling Psychrometer - How it works (Relative Humidity and Dew Point) (Youtube Fast Talking Unicorns ~5.5 min)

Orographic Lifting (Youtube ~2 min)

Adiabatic Processes / Lapse Rates (Youtube ~2 min)

B. Week 7 Lab Exercises and Activities

7-1. Part A, Activity 1: Vapor Capacity - Relative Humidity

7-2. Part A, Activity 2: Dew Point

7-3 Part A, Activity 4: Use of Ice-Air Condensation to Determine Humidity

Virtual Experiment Data: Use of Ice-Air Condensation

7-4. Part B: Orographic Lifting and Adiabatic Cooling

Instructional Slide Show: Virtual Field Trip / Adiabatic Cooling Explained

7-5. Pre-Lab Oregon Climate

Virtual Oregon Field Trip: Physiography and Climate

C. Week 7 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday May 22, 11 PM)

Task 7-1. Part A, Activity 1: Vapor Capacity

Task 7-2. Part A, Activity 2: Dew Point

Task 7-3. Part A, Activity 4: Use of Ice-Air Condensation

Task 7-4. Part B: Orographic Lifting and Adiabatic Cooling

Task 7-5. Pre-Lab Oregon Climate

Task 7-6. Week 7 Atmospheric Moisture Lab Canvas Practice Quiz (complete online directly in Canvas Course shell)

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Week 8 Class Materials - Climate of Oregon (May 22 - May 28, 2023)

ES106 Lab Zoom Class Recording Week 8 May 11, 2021 (Archive)

A. Week 8 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Reading: Climate of Oregon Overview (Wikipedia, April 2021)
Reading: Climate of Willamette Valley, Oregon (Oregon Climate Service, 1993)

Class Slide Show: Overview of Oregon Physiography and Climate

Virtual Field Guide / Road Trip: Oregon Climate

Oregon Statewide Precipitation Map

Video Resources
Overview of Lifting Mechanisms (Required, youtube ~9 min)
Orographic Lifting Process (Required, youtube ~1.5 min)
Video Link: Climate of the Pacific Northwest (Youtube ~7 min)
Video Link: Rainshadow Effect in the Pacific Northwest (Youtube ~2 min)

B. Week 8 Lab Exercises and Activities

8-1. Part A, Activity 1: Physiography of Oregon

8-2. Part A, Activity 2: Oregon Precipitation Map

8-3. Part B, Activity 1: Air Temperature Transect

8-4. Part B, Activity 2: South-Central Oregon Temperature-Elevation Relationship

C. Week 8 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday May 29, 11 PM)

Task 8-1. Part A, Activity 1: Physiography of Oregon

Task 8-2. Part A, Activity 2: Oregon Precipitation Map

Task 8-3. Part B, Activity 1: Air Temperature Transect

Task 8-4. Part B, Activity 2: South-Central Oregon Temperature-Elevation Relationship

Task 8-5. Week 8 Oregon Climate Lab Canvas Practice Quiz (complete online directly in Canvas Course shell)

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Week 9 Class Materials - Global Climate Change [Take-Home Assignment / No Lab Meeting] (May 29 - June 4, 2023)

ES106 Lab Zoom Class Recording Week 9 May 18, 2021 (Archive)

A. Week 9 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Global Climate Change

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Global Climate Change

Video Resources
Earth's Climate Cycles [Required, NOVA Youtube ~5 min]
Causes of Long-Term Climate Change [Required, Youtube ~3 min]

BBC The Big Chill - Global Climate Change Video [Required, Youtube ~48 min]

B. Week 9 Lab Exercises and Activities

9-1. Climate Change Reading Review Questions

Text Reading: Global Climate Change

9-2. Video Review Exercise: BBC The Big Chill Climate Change

BBC The Big Chill - Global Climate Change Video [Required, Youtube ~48 min]

C. Week 9 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday June 5, 11 PM)

Task 9-1. Climate Change Reading Review Questions

Task 9-2. Video Review Exercise: The Big Chill

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Week 10 Class Materials (June 5- June 11, 2023)

ES106 In-Person Labs Do Not Meet This Week

Final Lab Quiz 2 via Canvas Online Thursday June 8, 2023; Drop-In 8 AM-11 PM, Canvas

Final Lab Quiz 2 Study Guide (Spring 2023)

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Week 11 - Final Exams (June 12 - June 16, 2023)

ES106 In-Person Labs Do Not Meet This Week

Class Notes

The class notes are organized according to their order of occurrence throughout the term. They are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) Format. Acrobat Reader is invoked as a plug-in within the web browser environment. It is available on most machines at WOU. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free by returning to Taylor's Home Page

Exam study guides will be included as the term progresses. Please check future postings as exam time approaches

1. Introduction to Earth System Science
2. Basic Math Review

Metric-English Conversion Factors
3. Basic Science Review
4. Intro to Water and Hydrologic Cycle
5. Matter, Energy, Heat
6. Chemical Bonds and Chemistry of Water
7. Water Pollution Issues
8. Intro to Oceanography and Seafloor
9. Physical and Chemical Oceanography
10. Atmospheric Structure and Composition
11. Atmospheric Moisture
12. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind
13. Weather Patterns and Storms
14. Greenhouse Effect
15. Global Change / Climate Change

Video Exercises

Endless Voyage (part 1) - The Water Planet

Endless Voyage (part 7) - Water Properties

Endless Voyage (part 12) - Deep Connections / Currents

Endless Voyage (part 16) - Coastal Processes

Understanding Oceans

Coastal Processes Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)

Understanding Weather

"Big Chill" Global Climate Change

Powerpoint Slide Shows to Accompany Class Notes

ES106 Introduction

ES106 Introduction to Matter and Heat

ES106 Water Chemistry

ES106 Hydrologic Cycle / Global Water Budget

ES106 Water Pollution Issues

ES106 Introduction to Oceanography

ES106 Seafloor

ES106 Ocean Chemistry

ES106 Ocean Sediments

ES106 Ocean Waves-Currents-Tides

ES106 Coastal Processes

ES106 Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere

ES106 Atmospheric Moisture

ES106 Atmospheric Pressure Systems

ES106 Air Masses and Weather Systems

Phases of Water (powerpoint animation; rt-click-saveas-open in powerpoint)
Hydrologic Cycle (powerpoint animation; rt-click-saveas-open in powerpoint)

Breakup of Pangaea (powerpoint animation; rt-click-saveas-open in powerpoint)
Seafloor Spreading (powerpoint animation; rt-click-saveas-open in powerpoint)

Cascadia Subduction Zone Animation (Youtube 2-3 min)
Seafloor Spreading and Magnetic Reversals (Youtube 3 min)

Field Trip Guides

NEW LINK: Karen Brown - Virtual Field Trip / Oregon Climate

Coastal Processes of Oregon: Lincoln City Field Trip, Tuesday Aug. 26, 2014

Pre-Trip Reading Assignment/Two-Page Summary (Due by Field Trip Departure Time)

Komar (1992) Oregon Coastal Processes and Hazards (Pre-Trip Reading / Journal Article)

ES106 Lincoln City / Oregon Coast Field Trip Guide

Video Links

Properties of Water (youtube video ~5 min)

Heat Transfer (youtube video ~5 min)

Water Phase Changes / Hydrologic Cycle (youtube video ~5 min)

Water Heat of Fusion / Phase Change Experiment (youtube video ~14 min; Watch first 3 minutes)

AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Building the Planet (You Tube)
AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Shaping the Planet (You Tube)
AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Assembling America (You Tube)
AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: A Human World (You Tube)

Youtube Clip - sedimentary environments (~14 min)
Youtube Clip - sedimentary structures (~7 min)
Water Phase Change Animation

Online Homework Assignments (Canvas)

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