ES202 Principles of Geology
(Sedimentary Systems and Earth Surface Processes)

Class Syllabus (Adobe Acrobat Format)

ES202 Winter 2022 Class Syllabus

ES202 Winter 2022 Class Schedule (Updated Jan. 2, 2022)

2021-2022 Final Exam Schedule

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Week 11 Class Announcements:

  • Note: Quiz 2 Grade Results Posted in Canvas gradebook (30 pts total possible)

    Final Exam Wednesday March 16, 2022, 10 AM NS218
  • Click Here for Final Exam Study Guide (Final Draft Updated March 8, 2022

    Week 10 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday March 14, 11 PM)
  • Task 10-1. Complete Canvas Online Practice Quiz Coasts    (Estimated Time for Completion ~80 min)
  • Task 10-2. Coasts Video Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 10-3. Pre-Lab Coasts Key Concept Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 10-4. Final Exam Landform Practice Quiz    (Estimated Time for Completion ~60 min)
  • Task 10-5. Lab Exercise - Coasts [Complete Part 1 In-Lab Demo; Optional Extra Effort Points Activities 15.1, 15.2 and 15.3]    (Estimated Time for Completion ~70 min)

    Lab Answer Keys
  • Task 6-4. Key for Additional Topographic Map Exercise (stream gradient analysis)(Active Feb. 24, 2022)
  • Task 7-4. Answer Key- River Systems / Fluvial Landscapes (Active Feb. 24, 2022)
  • Task 7-5. Lab 7 Answer Key- Groundwater / Karst Processes (Active Feb. 24, 2022)
  • Task 8-5. Lab 8 Answer Key- Glaciers (Active Feb. 24, 2022)
  • Task 9-4. Lab 9 Answer Key- Deserts (Old 9th EditionActive March 6, 2022
  • Task 10-5. Lab 10 Answer Key- Coasts (Old 9th Edition)Active March 8, 2022

    Strategies for Remote Weekly Class Work and Assignment Completion [*.mp4, Video Discussion ~ 10 min]
    Assignment Submission and File Naming Convention [*.mp4, Video Discussion ~ 4 min]

    Click Here for Optional (as needed) Weekly Zoom Virtual Meeting Link       Meeting ID: 826 5835 7375       Passcode: 517580

    ES202 Winter 2022 Weekly Lab Group Work Session with Beeb: Thursdays 2-4 PM; In-Person NS218 or via Zoom Conference
  • Beeb Contact Information: email singsonb@wou.edu Cell/Text 801-792-1193
  • Click Here for Work Session Zoom Link       Meeting ID: 858 221 5223       Passcode: 305276

    ES202 Study / Tutoring Help - WOU Science Center
    Click here for link to WOU Science Center - Tutoring Assistance
  • WOU Science Center - Winter 2022 Tutoring Schedule

    Click Here to Go to Canvas for ES202 Assignment Submission

    Weekly Course Content Modules

    The class learning resources and lab exercises are organized according to their order of occurrence throughout the session. They are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) Format. Exam study guides will be included as the term progresses. Please check for updates frequently, daily and weekly, as the class progresses.

    Strategies for Remote Weekly Class Work and Assignment Completion [*.mp4, Video Discussion ~ 10 min]

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    Week 1 Class Materials - Introduction to Physical Geology (Jan. 3 - Jan. 9, 2022)

    Winter 2022 ES202 Class Recording Week 1 Monday Jan. 3, 2022 (Posted Jan. 3, 2022)

    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 1 Wed. Jan. 6, 2021 (Archived)

    A. Week 1 Class Notes and Learning Resources
  • Text Reading: Introduction

  • Class Notes 1. Introduction to the Earth System

  • Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 1: Introduction to Earth System Science and ES202

    Video Resources
  • Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Down to Earth Introduction [Required, ~25 minutes]

  • Introduction to Planet Earth (You Tube 4-5 min)

  • Video: Unit Conversions the Easy Way [Recommended, Youtube ~7 min]
  • AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Building the Planet [Recommended, Youtube 43 min)

    B. Week 1 Lab Exercises and Activities

    1-1. Reading Review Questions: Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Text Reading: Introduction

    1-2. Video Exercise: Earth Revealed "Down to Earth" Introduction
  • Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Down to Earth Introduction (~25 min)

    1-3. Lab Exercise: Working with Numbers
  • Video: Unit Conversions the Easy Way (Recommended, Youtube ~7 min)

    1-4. In-Class Exercise: Applications of Scientific Methods and Techniques

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

  • Task 1-1. Reading Review Questions Chapter 1 Introduction (complete all questions)    (Estimated Time for Completion ~60 min)
  • Task 1-2. Video Exercise: Earth Revealed Down to Earth (complete all questions)    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min))
  • Task 1-3. Lab Exercise: Working with Numbers (complete only questions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 on page 3); submit only answer sheets and worksheets)    (Estimated Time for Completion ~20 min)
  • Task 1-4. In-Class Exercise: Applications of Scientific Methods (complete all questions)    (Estimated Time for Completion ~45 min)

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    Week 2 Class Materials - Overview of Minerals-Rocks-Plate Tectonics (Jan. 10 - Jan. 16, 2022)

    Winter 2022 ES202 Class Recording Week 2 Monday Jan. 10, 2022 (Posted Jan. 10, 2022)
    Winter 2022 ES202 Class Recording Week 2 Monday Jan. 12, 2022 (Posted Jan. 14, 2022)

    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 2 Monday Jan. 11, 2021 (Archived)
    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 2 Wednesday Jan. 13, 2021 (Archived)

    A. Week 2 Class Notes and Learning Resources

    Text Reading: Plate Tectonics
    Text Reading: Minerals
    Text Reading: Rock Cycle
    Text Reading: Rock Classification

    Class Notes 2. Quick Tour of Plate Tectonics
    Class Notes 3. Quick Tour of Rocks and Minerals

    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 2: Introduction to Plate Tectonics
    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 2: Overview of Minerals and Rocks

    Example Rock and Mineral Photos (Active Jan 17, 2020)
    Online Mineral-Basics Study Guide (Active Jan 17, 2020)
    Online Rock-Basics Study Guide (Active Jan 17, 2020)

    Video Resources

  • Earth Revealed Video: Plate Dynamics (Required ~25 min)
  • Earth Revealed Video: Birth of a Theory (Recommended ~25 min)

  • Earth Revealed Video: Minerals(Required ~25 min)
  • Youtube Video: Intro to Rocks and Rock Cycle (Required ~4 min)

  • Youtube Video: Quick Guide to Rock and Mineral Identification (Recommended ~19 min)

    B. Week 2 Lab Exercises and Activities

    2-1. Canvas Online Practice Quiz Reading Review of Plate Tectonics, Minerals, and Rocks
  • ES202 Online Practice Quizzes: Grading and Logistics Explained
  • Text Reading: Plate Tectonics
  • Text Reading: Minerals
  • Text Reading: Rock Cycle
  • Text Reading: Rock Classification

    2-2. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: Plate Dynamics
  • Earth Revealed Video: Plate Dynamics(~25 min)

    2-3. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: Minerals
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Minerals (~25 min)

    2-4. Video Exercise: Intro to Rocks and Rock Cycle
  • Youtube Video: Intro to Rocks and Rock Cycle (Required ~4 min)
  • Youtube Video: Intro to Rocks and Minerals (Required ~4 min)

    2-5. Pre-Lab Key Concept Review Questions: Plate Tectonics-Minerals-Rocks
  • Lab Reading Chapter 2. Tectonics
  • Lab Reading Chapter 3. Minerals
  • Lab Reading Chapter 4. Rock Cycle Lab

    2-6. Lab Exercise Worksheets- Overview of Minerals, Rocks, and Plate Tectonics
  • Lab 2 Reference Pages (Minerals-Rocks-Introduction)

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

  • Task 2-1. Complete Canvas Online Practice Quiz Overview of Minerals, Rocks Tectonics    (Estimated Time for Completion ~90 min)
    ES202 Online Practice Quizzes: Grading and Logistics Explained

  • Task 2-2. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: Plate Dynamics    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 2-3. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: Minerals    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 2-4. Video Exercise: Intro to Rocks and Rock Cycle    (Estimated Time for Completion ~15 min)
  • Task 2-5. Pre-Lab Key Concept Review Questions: Tectonics-Minerals-Rocks    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 2-6. Week 2 Lab Exercise Worksheets: Tectonics-Minerals-Rocks    (Complete Pages 1-9 only Minerals and Igneous Rocks)

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    Week 3 Class Materials - Sedimentary Rocks (Jan. 17 - Jan. 23, 2022)

    REMINDER: No Zoom Class Monday Jan. 17, MLK Day

    Winter 2022 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 3 Wednesday Jan. 19, 2022

    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 3 Wednesday Jan. 20, 2021 (Archived)

    A. Week 3 Class Notes and Learning Resources

    Text Reading: Sedimentary Rocks
    Text Reading: Geologic Time
    Class Notes 4. Intro to Sedimentary Rocks

    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 3: Sedimentary Rocks Overview
    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 3: Sedimentary Environments

    Online Example Sedimentary Rock Photos

    Video Resources
  • Youtube Clip - sedimentary rock classification (Required ~8 min)
  • AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Building the Planet [Required, YouTube video 48 min]
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Sedimentary Rocks [Required, YouTube video 25 min]

    B. Week 3 Lab Exercises and Activities

    3-1. Canvas Online Practice Quiz Sedimentary Rocks
  • ES202 Online Practice Quizzes: Grading and Logistics Explained
  • Text Reading: Sedimentary Rocks
  • Text Reading: Geologic Time

    3-2. Earth Revealed Sedimentary Rock Video Exercise (Earth Revealed ~25 min)
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Sedimentary Rocks (~25 min)

    3-3. AGI Building the Planet Video Review Questions
  • AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Building the Planet [Required, YouTube video 48 min]

    3-4. Pre-Lab Key Word Exercise Sedimentary Rocks
  • Lab Reading Chapter 6. Sedimentary Rocks

    3-5. Sedimentary Rock Analysis and Classification Worksheet (Updated Jan. 14, 2016; AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition)
  • Lab 3 Pre-Lab Sedimentary Rock Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)

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

  • Task 3-1. Complete Canvas Online Practice Quiz Sedimentary Rocks    (Estimated Time for Completion ~80 min)
  • Task 3-2. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: Sedimentary Rocks    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 3-3. AGI Building the Planet Video Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~60 min)
  • Task 3-4. Pre-Lab Key Concept Review Questions: Sedimentary Rocks    (Estimated Time for Completion ~20 min)
  • Task 3-5. Sedimentary Rock Analysis and Classification Worksheet    (Estimated Time for Completion ~60 min)

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    Week 4 Class Materials - Geologic Time (Jan. 24 - Jan. 30, 2022)

    ES202 Week 4 Class Lecture Recording - Wed., Jan. 26, 2022

    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 4 Monday Jan. 25, 2021 (Archived)
    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 4 Wednesday Jan. 27, 2021 (Archived)

    UPDATE: Quiz 1 Friday January 28, 2022; Canvas Online 25 points
  • Click Here for Online Quiz Logistics
  • General Guide to Studying Physical Science
  • Quiz 1 Study Guide (Updated Jan. 22, 2022

    A. Week 4 Class Notes and Learning Resources

    Text Reading: Geologic Time

    Class Notes - Geologic Time and Stratigraphy

    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 4: Geologic Time and Stratigraphy

    Video Resources

    Link to Earth Revealed Video: Geologic Time (Required ~25 min)
    PBS Brief History of Geologic Time (Required ~12 min)
    AGI Faces of Earth - Assembling of America (Required ~45 min)

    B. Week 4 Lab Exercises and Activities

    4-1. Sedimentary Rocks Part 2 (Sedimentary Structures) Video Exercise (Earth Revealed ~15 min)
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Sedimentary Rocks Part 2 Start at Time Mark 10:30 (~15 min)

    4-2. Geologic Time Video Review Exercise (Earth Revealed ~25 min)
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Geologic Time (~25 min)

    4-3. AGI Faces of Earth Video Review Exercise - Assembling America
  • Link to AGI Faces of Earth - Assembling of America Video (Required ~45 min)

    4-4. Sedimentary Rock Identification Lab Exercise Part 2 (Complete Section A and Section B Only)
  • Lab Exercise Manual Reading: Sedimentary Rocks
  • Link to Online Sedimentary Rock Identification Lab

    4-5. Lab Exercise: Geologic Time
  • Lab Exercise Manual Reading: Stratigraphy / Geologic Time

    C. Week 4 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday January 31, 11 PM)

  • Task 4-1. Sedimentary Rocks Part 2 (Sedimentary Structures) Video Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~15 min)
  • Task 4-2. Earth Revealed Geologic Time Video Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 4-3. Assembling America Video Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~45 min)
  • Task 4-4. Sedimentary Rock Identification Lab Exercise Part 2 (Complete Section A and Section B Only)    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 4-5. Geologic Time Lab Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~60 min)

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    Week 5 Class Materials - Mass Wasting (Jan. 31 - Feb. 6, 2022)

    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 5 Monday Feb. 1, 2021 (Archived)
    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 5 Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021 (Archived)

    A. Week 5 Class Notes and Learning Resources

    Text Reading: Landslides and Mass Wasting

    Class Notes - Introduction to Landscape Analysis
    Class Notes - Soils and Mass Wasting

    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 5: Weathering and Soils
    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 5: Mass Wasting and Landslides

    Class Notes - Overview of Topographic Maps

    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 5: ES202 Lab Introduction - Topographic Maps

    Video Resources

    Link to Earth Revealed Video: Weathering and Soils (~25 min, Required)
    Link to Earth Revealed Video: Mass Wasting and Landslides (~25 min, Required)

  • Youtube Landslide Video - National Geographic (Recommended)
  • Sultan River Landslide Dam, Washington (Kayaking Sucks, 2004; Recommended)

  • Overview of Soil Development (YouTube ~20 min; Recommended)

    Introduction to Topographic Map Reading (YouTube ~15 min, Required)
    Intro to Topo Map Profiles (YouTube ~6 min, Required)
    How to Draw Contour Lines from Elevation Point Data (YouTube ~4 min, Required)

    Taylor Review of Topographic Map Contouring and Profiling Skills (~25 min, Required)

    B. Week 5 Lab Exercises and Activities

    5-1. Canvas Online Practice Quiz Weathering and Mass Wasting
  • Text Reading: Landslides and Mass Wasting

    5-2. Weathering and Mass Wasting Video Review Exercise (Earth Revealed ~50 min)
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Weathering and Soils (~25 min)
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Mass Wasting and Landslides (~25 min)

    5-3. Pre-Lab Key Word Exercise Topographic Maps
  • Lab Exercise Manual Reading: Topographic Maps

    5-4. Pre-Lab Video Part 2: Introduction to Topographic Map Reading and Profiles
  • Introduction to Topographic Map Reading (YouTube ~15 min, Required)
  • Intro to Topo Map Profiles (YouTube ~6 min, Required)
  • How to Draw Contour Lines from Elevation Point Data (YouTube ~4 min, Required)

    5-5 Lab Exercise: Introduction to Topographic Maps (Complete Part 1 Only)
  • Lab Exercise Manual: Topographic Maps

    C. Week 5 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday February 7, 11 PM)

  • Task 5-1. Complete Canvas Online Practice Quiz Mass Wasting    (Estimated Time for Completion ~80 min)
  • Task 5-2. Weathering and Mass Wasting Video Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~60 min)
  • Task 5-3. Pre-Lab Key Word Exercise: Topographic Maps    (Estimated Time for Completion ~20 min)
  • Task 5-4. Pre-Lab Video Exercise: Topographic Maps    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 5-5. Topographic Maps Lab Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~80 min)

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    Week 6 Class Materials - Rivers (Feb. 7 - Feb. 13, 2022)

    Week 6 Zoom Lecture Recording Feb. 7, 2022 (Weathering & Mass Wasting)

    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 6 Monday Feb. 8, 2021 (Archived)
    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 6 Wednesday Feb. 10, 2021 (Archived)

    REMINDER Week 6 - Midterm Exam Wednesday February 9
  • General Guide to Studying Physical Science
  • Midterm Exam Study Guide (Draft Upated Feb. 1, 2022)

    A. Week 6 Class Notes and Learning Resources

    Text Reading: Rivers and Fluvial Processes

    Class Notes - Hydrologic Cycle
    Class Notes - Rivers and Fluvial Systems

    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 6: Rivers

    Video Resources

    Link to Earth Revealed Video: Rivers Part I Erosion and Deposition (25 min)
    Link to Earth Revealed Video: Rivers Part II Landscape Evolution (25 min)

  • Hydrologic Cycle Animation (NASA *.mpeg 45 Mb)
  • Youtube Global Water Budget Overview (~4 min)
  • Youtube-Hydrologic Cycle (NSF/NBC ~6 minutes)

    River Processes: Sediment Transport and Deposition (Youtube ~27 minutes)
    River Landforms (Youtube ~6 minutes)

    How the Grand Canyon as Formed (Youtube ~5 minutes)

    B. Week 6 Lab Exercises and Activities

    6-1. Canvas Online Practice Quiz Rivers
  • ES202 Online Practice Quizzes: Grading and Logistics Explained
  • Text Reading: Rivers and Fluvial Processes

    6-2. Rivers Part 1 Video Review Exercise: Erosion and Depositions (Earth Revealed ~25 min)
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Rivers Part I Erosion and Deposition (25 min)

    6-3. Rivers Part 2 Video Review Exercise: Landscape Evolution (Earth Revealed ~25 min)
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Rivers Part II Landscape Evolution (25 min)

    6-4. Additional Topographic Map Exercise (stream gradient analysis; Ver. 2 Updated PDF Feb. 15, 2021)
  • Video Tutorial: Calculating Gradient from a Topographic Map (Youtube ~5 min)

    C. Week 6 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday February 14, 11 PM)

  • Task 6-1. Complete Canvas Online Practice Quiz Rivers    (Estimated Time for Completion ~80 min)
  • Task 6-2. Rivers Part 1 Video Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 6-3. Rivers Part 2 Video Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 6-4. Additional Topographic Map Lab Exercise (stream gradient)    (Estimated Time for Completion ~60 min)

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    Week 7 Class Materials - Groundwater (Feb. 14 - Feb. 20, 2022)

    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 7 Monday Feb. 15, 2021 (Archived)
    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 7 Wednesday Feb. 17, 2021 (Archived)

    A. Week 7 Class Notes and Learning Resources

    Text Reading: Groundwater

    Class Notes - Groundwater / Karst Processes
  • In-Class Practice Hydrology Problem

    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 7: Groundwater

    Video Resources

  • Introduction to Groundwater (Youtube, Recommended ~5 min)
  • Aquifer Porosity and Permeability (Youtube, Recommended ~6 min)
  • Drilling Water Wells / Extracting Groundwater (Youtube, Recommended ~10 min)
  • Groundwater Case Study from Australia (Youtube, Recommended ~5 min)

  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Groundwater (Required, 25 min)

    B. Week 7 Lab Exercises and Activities

    7-1. Canvas Online Practice Quiz Groundwater
  • ES202 Online Practice Quizzes: Grading and Logistics Explained
  • Text Reading: Groundwater

    7-2. Groundwater Video Review Exercise (Earth Revealed)
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Groundwater (Required, 25 min)

    7-3. Pre-Lab Rivers and Fluvial Processes

    7-4. Lab Exercise Worksheet: Rivers (Complete Part 1 Only)
  • Rivers Lab Manual Reading

    7-5. Lab Exercise Worksheet: Groundwater (Only Complete p. 8-10; Part 2 A, B, C, D; Activity 12.4; skip p. 1-7)
  • Groundwater Lab Manual Reading

    C. Week 7 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday February 21, 11 PM)

  • Task 7-1. Complete Canvas Online Practice Quiz Groundwater    (Estimated Time for Completion ~80 min)
  • Task 7-2. Groundwater Video Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 7-3. Pre-Lab Questions: Rivers    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 7-4. Rivers Lab Exercise (Part 1 Only)    (Estimated Time for Completion ~45 min)
  • Task 7-5. Groundwater Lab Exercise (Only Complete Station 2 Activity p. 5; Station 4 Activity p. 6-7; ; Part 2 A-B-C-D p. 8-9)    (Estimated Time for Completion ~50 min)

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    Week 8 Class Materials - Glaciers (Feb. 21 - Feb. 27, 2022)

    ES202 Zoom Lecture Week 8 Monday Feb. 21, 2022
    ES202 Zoom Lecture Week 8 Wednesday Feb. 23, 2022

    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 8 Monday Feb. 22, 2021 (Archived)
    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 8 Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 (Archived)

    A. Week 8 Class Notes and Learning Resources

    Text Reading: Glaciers
    Text Reading: Global Climate Change (*.pdf file)

    Class Notes - Glacial Processes and Climate Change

    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 8: Glaciers
    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 8: Global Climate change

    Video Resources

    Link to Earth Revealed Video: Glaciers (25 min)

  • Alpine Glacier Basics (Youtube 15 min total; Watch first 6 minutes)
  • Continental Glacier Basics (Youtube 3 min)
  • Glacial Till (Youtube 5 min)
  • Glacial Outwash (Youtube 2 min)
  • Puget Lobe of Cordilleran Ice Sheet (Geology of Seattle Youtube 15 min)

  • Youtube - Glacial Lake Missoula
  • Youtube - Ice Age Floods of the Pacific Northwest

  • Himalayan Glacier Collapse and Dam Break Flooding (winter 2021)

    B. Week 8 Lab Exercises and Activities

    8-1. Canvas Online Practice Quiz Glaciers
  • ES202 Online Practice Quizzes: Grading and Logistics Explained
  • Text Reading: Glaciers

    8-2. Glaciers Video Review Exercise (Earth Revealed ~25 min)
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Glaciers (25 min)

    8-3. Reading Review Questions - Global Climate Change
  • Text Reading: Global Climate Change (*.pdf file)

    8-4. Pre-Lab Glaciers Key Word Review Exercise

    8-5. Lab Exercise: Glaciers [Complete Part 1 p. 1-2; Part 3 p. 6 Activities 13.2 and 13.3]
  • Glaciers Lab Manual Reading

    C. Week 8 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday February 28, 11 PM)

  • Task 8-1. Complete Canvas Online Practice Quiz Glaciers    (Estimated Time for Completion ~80 min)
  • Task 8-2. Glaciers Video Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 8-3. Reading Review Questions: Global Climate Change    (Estimated Time for Completion ~60 min)
  • Task 8-4. Pre-Lab Glaciers Key Word Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 8-5. Lab Exercise - Glaciers [Complete Part 1 p. 1-2; Part 3 p. 6 Activities 13.2 and 13.3]    (Estimated Time for Completion ~90 min)

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    Week 9 Class Materials - Deserts (February 28 - March 6, 2022)

    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 9 Monday March 1, 2021 (Archived)
    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 9 Wednesday March 3, 2021 (Archived)

    A. Week 9 Class Notes and Learning Resources

    Text Reading: Deserts and Wind

    Class Notes - Desert Processes and Landforms

    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 9: Deserts

    Video Resources

    Link to Earth Revealed Video: Deserts and Wind (25 min)

    Introduction to Deserts (YouTube National Geographic ~ 4 min)
    Sand Dunes (YouTube BBC ~ 4 min)
    Introduction to Death Valley (YouTube Smithsonian ~ 3 min)
    Basics of Alluvial Fans (YouTube ~4 min)
    Loess Plateau of China (YouTube ~4 min)
    Desert Landforms of the Basin and Range, Western USA (YouTube ~12 min)

    B. Week 9 Lab Exercises and Activities

    9-1. Canvas Online Practice Quiz Deserts
  • ES202 Online Practice Quizzes: Grading and Logistics Explained
  • Text Reading: Deserts and Wind

    9-2. Deserts and Wind Video Review Exercise (Earth Revealed ~25 min)
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Deserts and Wind (25 min)

    9-3. Pre-Lab Deserts Key Word Review Exercise

    9-4. Desert Processes and Landforms [Complete Part 1 all activities; complete Part 2 Lab Activity 14.1 p. 267-268 and Lab Activity 14.2 p. 369-370]
  • Deserts Lab Manual Reading

    9-5. Landform Analysis Worksheet

    C. Week 9 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday March 7, 11 PM)
  • Task 9-1. Complete Canvas Online Practice Quiz Deserts    (Estimated Time for Completion ~80 min)
  • Task 9-2. Deserts Video Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 9-3. Pre-Lab Deserts Key Word Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 9-4. Lab Exercise - Deserts [Complete Part 1 all activities; complete Part 2 Lab Activity 14.1 p. 267-268 and Lab Activity 14.2 p. 369-370]    (Estimated Time for Completion ~90 min)
  • Task 9-5. Landform Analysis Worksheet    (Estimated Time for Completion ~60 min)

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    Week 10 Class Materials - Coasts (March 7 - March 13, 2022)

    Quiz 2 Wednesday March 9, 2022
  • Click Here for Quiz 2 Study Guide (Final Draft Updated March 2, 2022)

    ES202 Zoom Week 10 Lecture Recording Monday March 7, 2022

    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 10 Monday March 8, 2021 (Archived)
    Winter 2021 ES202 Class Zoom Meeting Week 10 Wednesday March 10, 2021 (Archived)

    A. Week 10 Class Notes and Learning Resources

    Text Reading: Coasts

    Class Notes - Coastal Processes and Landforms

    Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 10: Coasts

    Video Resources

    Link to Earth Revealed Video: Coasts (Required, 25 min)

    Introduction to Coastal Landforms (Required, Youtube 3 min)
    Coastal Erosion and Cliff Retreat (Required, Youtube 5 min)
    Coastal Deposition and Landforms (Required, Youtube 7 min)

    Lincoln City King Tides / Big Wave Energy Jan. 2021 (Recommended, Youtube 2 min)
    Oregon Beach Erosion and Coastal Property Loss (Recommended, Youtube 2 min)
    Pacifica, CA Coastal Wave Erosion Performance Art with Jam Music (Recommended, Youtube 14 min)

    B. Week 10 Lab Exercises and Activities

    10-1. Canvas Online Practice Quiz Coasts
  • ES202 Online Practice Quizzes: Grading and Logistics Explained
  • Text Reading: Coasts

    10-2. Coasts Video Review Exercise
  • Link to Earth Revealed Video: Coasts (Required, ~25 min)

    10-3. Pre-Lab Coasts Key Concept Exercise
  • Coasts Lab Manual Reading

    10-4. ES202 Final Exam Landform Practice Quiz (fill-in-the-blank block diagrams)
  • ES202 Map Reading and Landform Study Guide (reference landform block diagrams from lab manual)

    10-5. Coast Lab Exercise: Coastal Processes [Complete Part 1 In-Lab Demo; Optional Extra Effort Points Activities 15.1, 15.2 and 15.3]
  • Coasts Lab Manual Reading

    C. Week 10 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday March 14, 11 PM)

  • Task 10-1. Complete Canvas Online Practice Quiz Coasts    (Estimated Time for Completion ~80 min)
  • Task 10-2. Coasts Video Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 10-3. Pre-Lab Coasts Key Concept Review Exercise    (Estimated Time for Completion ~30 min)
  • Task 10-4. Final Exam Landform Practice Quiz    (Estimated Time for Completion ~60 min)
  • Task 10-5. Lab Exercise - Coasts [Complete Part 1 In-Lab Demo; Optional Extra Effort Points Activities 15.1, 15.2 and 15.3]    (Estimated Time for Completion ~70 min)

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    Week 11 Final Exam Week (March 14 - March 18, 2022)

    Winter 2021 ES202 Week 11 Final Exam Review Session Zoom Recording (Archived)

    Final Exam Wednesday March 16, 2022
  • Click Here for Final Exam Study Guide (UPDATED March 5, 2021)

    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 / Overview of the Earth

  • Introduction to Planet Earth (You Tube 4-5 min)

    2. Overview of Scientific Methods and Techniques
    3. Quick Tour of Rocks and Minerals
  • Intro to Rocks and Rock Cycle (Youtube ~4 min)
  • Mineral Species Defined (for the biologists who question the use of the term "species" with minerals)

    4. Quick Tour of Plate Tectonics
  • Video Exercise: Plate Dynamics
  • Video Exercise: Birth of a Theory

    5. Intro to Sedimentary Rocks
  • Youtube Clip - sedimentary rock classification(~8 min)

    6. Sedimentary Structures and Environments
  • Youtube Clip - sedimentary environments (~14 min)
  • Youtube Clip - sedimentary structures (~7 min)

    7. Intro to Topographic Maps
  • Overview of Reading Topo Maps and Drawing Profiles (powerpoint)

  • Video Clip - Augmented Reality Sandbox UCLA (2 min)
  • Youtube Video: Intro to Topo Graphic Map Reading
  • Youtube Video: Intro to Topo Map Profiles

  • Introduction to Aerial Photography Video ~20 min

    8. Geologic Time and Stratigraphy
  • Geologic Time Scale (MacRae, 1996)
  • Geologic Time Scale (DNAG, 1983)

  • Geologic Time and Radiometric Dating Video Exercise
  • Video Exercise: Radiometric Age Dating

    9. Introduction to Landscape Analysis
    10. Soils and Mass Wasting
  • Weathering, Soils and Mass Wasting Video Exercise (Earth Explored)

    11. Rivers and Fluvial Systems
  • Youtube Global Water Budget Overview (~4 min)
  • Youtube-Hydrologic Cycle (NSF/NBC ~6 minutes)

    12. Hydrologic Cycle
  • Hydrologic Cycle Animation (NASA *.mpeg 45 Mb)
  • Youtube Global Water Budget Overview (~4 min)
  • Youtube-Hydrologic Cycle (NSF/NBC ~6 minutes)

    13. Groundwater / Karst Processes
  • In-Class Practice Hydrology Problem - include as homework in lab portfolios

    14. Glacial Processes and Climate Change
    15. Desert Processes and Landforms
    16. Coastal Processes and Landforms

    Class Slide Shows and Image Library (for use as a Study Tool)

    Link to WOU Library Films on Demand - Earth Science
    Link to WOU Library Films on Demand - Browse by All Titles

    Introduction
    Overview of Minerals and Rocks
    Overview of Plate Tectonics
    Sedimentary Rocks
    Sedimentary Structures and Facies
    Introduction to Geologic Time and Stratigraphy
    Topographic Maps
    Weathering-Soils-Mass Wasting
  • More Mass Wasting Images
    Groundwater
    River Systems
  • More River Images
    Glaciers
  • More Glacier Images
    Deserts
  • More Desert Images
    Coastal Processes and Landforms
  • More Coastal Images

    Video Links

    UPDATED: Link to Earth Revealed Video Series (April 9, 2020)

    Rocks and Minerals Intro Video (~256 Mb *.mpeg download)
    Rocks and Minerals Video Instructional Guide

    Geology in the News

  • Himalayan Glacier Collapse and Dam Break Flooding (winter 2021)

  • Santa Barbara Mudslides Part 1 (Jan. 2017)
  • Santa Barbara Mudslides Part 2(Jan. 2017)
  • Rattle Snake Ridge Landslide(Jan. 2017)

    Video Exercises

  • Lab 2 Pre-Lab Mineral Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)
  • Lab 2 Pre-Lab Overview of Rocks and Minerals Video Exercise (Cambridge Science)

  • Video Exercise: Plate Dynamics
  • Video Exercise: Birth of a Theory

  • Lab 3 Pre-Lab Sedimentary Rock Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)
  • Lab 4 - Pre-Lab Sedimentary Structure Video Exercise

  • Geologic Time and Radiometric Dating Video Exercise
  • Video Exercise: Radiometric Age Dating

  • Lab 5 Pre-Lab Overview of Topographic Maps Video Exercise

    Lab 5 Pre-Lab Video Part 2: Intro to Topographic Map Reading
  • Youtube Video: Intro to Topo Graphic Map Reading
  • Youtube Video: Intro to Topo Map Profiles
  • How to Draw Contour Lines from Elevation Point Data (YouTube ~4 min, Required)

  • Weathering, Soils and Mass Wasting Video Exercise (Earth Explored)

  • Lab 6 Pre-Lab River Process Video Exercise (Earth Explored)
  • Lab 6 Pre-Lab River Erosion and Deposition (Earth Revealed - Fluvial 1)
  • Lab 6 Pre-Lab Running Water / Landscape Evolution Video (Earth Revealed - Fluvial 2)

  • Lab 7 Pre-Lab Groundwater Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)

  • Lab 8 Pre-Lab Glacier Video Exercise (Earth Revealed; updated winter 2009)

  • Lab 9 Pre-Lab Desert Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)

  • Lab 10 Pre-Lab Coast Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)

  • Seismology / Earth Interior (Earth Revealed)
  • Earthquakes (Earth Revealed)
  • Igneous Rocks (Earth Revealed)
  • Volcanism (Earth Revealed)

    Introduction to Geology and Planet Earth

  • Introduction to Planet Earth (You Tube 4-5 min)
  • AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Building the Planet (You Tube 43 min)
  • AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Shaping the Planet (You Tube)
  • AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Assembling America (You Tube)

    Quaternary Geochronology
  • Introduction to Quaternary Geochronology (Youtube Lecture ~23 min)

    Weathering and Soils
  • Overview of Soil Development (YouTube Video Link Oct. 28, 2013)
  • Twain Harte Rock Exfoliating
  • Exfoliation in Progress

    Mass Wasting
  • Sultan River Landslide Dam, Washington (Kayaking Sucks, 2004)
  • YouTube Debris Flow Video (Oct. 2009)
  • Rockfall Video from Tennessee
  • Youtube Landslide Video - National Geographic
  • Youtube Boulder Crushing Experience in Taiwan
  • Taiwan Rockfall
  • French Alps Debris Flow
  • Youtube Landslide Video from Dagastan
  • Youtube Rockfall/Glacier Collapse - Fluidized Flow (New Zealand)

    Rivers and Floods
  • Sultan River / Kayaking Adventure with Tour of Kayaking Sucks Landslide (Jacob Cruser, WOU Alum, April 2015)
  • WV Flash Flood
  • Southern Utah Flash Flood
  • Israel Desert River
  • Virgin River Flooding 1

    Glaciation
  • Glacial Flow - Columbia Glacier AK (Youtube UWa 3.5 min)
  • Internal Glacier Structure/Flow (Youtube Scots 4 min)
  • Glacier Calving - Ice Sheet (Youtube Chasing Ice 4 min)
  • Alpine Glacier Basics (Youtube 15 min total; Watch first 6 minutes)
  • Continental Glacier Basics (Youtube 3 min)
  • Glacial Till (Youtube 5 min)
  • Glacial Outwash (Youtube 2 min)
  • Puget Lobe of Cordilleran Ice Sheet (Geology of Seattle Youtube 15 min)

    Aerial Photography-Remote Sensing-Lidar
  • Youtube - Introduction to Photogrammetry (CalTrans Training)

    Geology of the Pacific Northwest
  • Youtube - Glacial Lake Missoula
  • Youtube - Ice Age Floods of the Pacific Northwest
  • Youtube - Ice Age Floods Dry Falls of Washington
  • Youtube - Columbia River Gorge
  • Youtube - Geology of Snoqualmie Pass
  • Youtube - Ice Age Lakes of Seattle
  • Youtube - Geology of Puget Sound
  • Youtube - Seattle Fault
  • Youtube - Mt Rainier Ticking Time Bomb
  • Youtube - Mt. Rainier Lahar Episode 2005
  • Youtube - Mt. Rainier Lahar Animation
  • Youtube - Mt St. Helens 1980 Eruption
  • Youtube - Lahars of the Cascades
  • Youtube - Cascadia Earthquake Simulation

    Lab Exercises

    Click Here for Cyber Friday, January 31, 2020 Assignment Instructions - Exercise Available in ES202 Canvas Site
    Click Here for Cyber Friday, February 28, 2020 Assignment Instructions - Exercise Available in ES202 Canvas Site


    Metric-English Conversion Factors

    Guide for Compiling a Lab Exercise Portfolio (Winter 2015)

    Lab Readings
  • 2. Tectonics Lab Reading
  • 3. Minerals Lab Reading
  • 4. Rock Cycle Lab Reading
  • 5. Igneous Rocks Lab Reading
  • 6. Sedimentary Rocks Lab Reading
  • 8. Stratigraphy / Geologic Time Lab Reading
  • 9. Topographic Maps Lab Reading
  • 11. Rivers Lab Reading
  • 12. Groundwater Lab Reading
  • 13. Glaciers Lab Reading
  • 14. Deserts Lab Reading
  • 15. Coasts Lab Reading

    Pre-Lab Reading Questions (Labs 2-10)
  • Pre-Lab Plate Tectonics-Minerals-Rocks
  • Pre-Lab Sedimentary Rocks
  • Pre-Lab Sedimentology / Stratigraphy
  • Pre-Lab Topographic Maps
  • Pre-Lab Rivers
  • Pre-Lab Groundwater
  • Pre-Lab Glaciers
  • Pre-Lab Deserts
  • Pre-Lab Coasts

    Take-Home Lab 1 - Applications of Scientific Methods and Techniques

    Lab 2 - Overview of Minerals, Rocks, and Plate Tectonics (Updated Jan. 11, 2016; AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition)
  • Lab 2 Pre-Lab Mineral Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)
  • Lab 2 Pre-Lab Overview of Rocks and Minerals Video Exercise (Cambridge Science)

    3-5. Physical Properties of Minerals Online Lab Worksheet
  • Lab Reading Chapter 3. Minerals Identification Reference Pages
  • Link to Online Canvas ES202 Lab - Physical Properties of Minerals

    Lab 3 - Sedimentary Rock Analysis and Classification (Updated Jan. 14, 2016; AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition)
  • Lab 3 Pre-Lab Sedimentary Rock Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)

  • Link to Practice Online Sedimentary Rock Identification Exercise (Blackhawk College)

    Lab 4 - Sedimentary Structures and Environments (AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition Updated Jan. 2016)
  • Lab 4 - Pre-Lab Sedimentary Structure Video Exercise
  • ES202 Additional Class Assignment: Geologic Time (AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition Updated Jan. 2016)

  • Video Exercise: Radiometric Age Dating

    Lab 5 - Introduction to Topographic Maps and Air Photos (AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition Updated Jan. 2016)
  • Lab 5 Pre-Lab Overview of Topographic Maps Video Exercise
  • Lab 5 Pre-Lab Video Part 2: Intro to Topographic Map Reading

  • Lab 5 Topo Maps Part 2 - More on Contouring and Profiling (AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition Updated Feb. 2016)
  • Lab 5 - Additional Topographic Map Exercise (stream gradient analysis)
  • Additional Topographic Map Exercise (stream gradient analysis; Ver. 2 Updated PDF Feb. 15, 2021)


    Lab 6 - River Systems and Fluvial Processes (AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition Updated Feb. 2016)
  • Lab 6 Pre-Lab River Process Video Exercise (Earth Explored)
  • Lab 6 Pre-Lab River Erosion and Deposition (Earth Revealed - Fluvial 1)
  • Lab 6 Pre-Lab Running Water / Landscape Evolution Video (Earth Revealed - Fluvial 2)
  • Watershed Delineation Exercise

    Lab 7 - Groundwater Systems (AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition Updated Feb. 2016)
  • Lab 7 Pre-Lab Groundwater Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)

    Lab 8 - Glaciers, Glacial Processes, and Climate Change (AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition Updated Feb. 2016)
  • Lab 8 Pre-Lab Glacier Video Exercise (Earth Revealed; updated winter 2009)

    Lab 9 - Desert Processes and Landforms (AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition Updated March 2017)
  • Lab 9 Pre-Lab Desert Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)

    Lab 10 - Coastal Processes and Landforms (AGI Lab Manual 10th Edition; Updated March 2017)
  • Lab 10 Pre-Lab Coast Video Exercise (Earth Revealed)

    Landform / Exam Review Worksheet

    Optional Extra Credit Local Field Trip - Due by Final Exam Time


    Online Homework Assignments

    Note on Canvas Assignments: The "Practice Quizzes" and "Homework Assignments" are the same; terminology equal. "Homework 1" = "Practice Quiz 1", "Homework 2 = "Practice Quiz 2"... etc.

    Homework Instructions:

    (1) Clicking on the link at the end of this section will take you to a web-based course management software called "Canvas".
    (2) Once at the site, choose the "Login" option at the upper right of the page.
    (3) Enter your WOU student server username (the one you use for WOU email or to get to your "H:\" drive).
    (4) Enter the last four digits of your student ID V-no. for the password (unless if you have already changed it).
    (5) Once you are logged in, look for the "Change Password" icon...but DON'T FORGET IT.
    (6) Click on the "Homework Assignment" icon.
    (7) Click on the homework assignment you wish to complete, and begin the online assignment.
    (8) You may stop and begin the assignment as many times as you wish, once you "submit for grading", you will receive feedback and can rework the questions.
    (9) Make sure you print a hard copy of your homework answers and/or save them as a file on your local drive!

    Note: Pay attention to the availability dates. You have unlimited time and an unlimited number of tries to correctly answer and submit the questions.

    Note: Print your questions and answers from the browser icon... this will be your written record of completing the assignment. This will also serve as your study guide!

    Click Here to Go to Canvas and the ES202 Homework Page

  • Marshak Essentials of Geology - Chapter Summaries (Canvas Resource with Key Words)

    Lab / Quiz Answer Keys

    Winter 2021
    Taks 1-2. Lab 1 Answer Key- Intro to Scientific Methods (Active Jan 17, 2020)
    Task 1-3. Working with Numbers Answer Key (Active Jan 15, 2021)
    Task 3-5. Online Mineral Properties Answer Key (Active Jan 27, 2021)
    Task 4-3. Online Sedimentary Rock Identification Answer Key(Active Feb. 4, 2021)
    Task 4-4. Geologic Time / Stratigraphy Take-Home Exercise Answer Key(Updated Feb. 4, 2021)
    Task 5-5. Introduction to Topographic Maps Exercise Answer Key (Updated Feb. 10, 2021)
    Task 6-4. Key for Additional Topographic Map Exercise (stream gradient analysis)(Active Feb. 24, 2022)
    Task 7-4. Answer Key- River Systems / Fluvial Landscapes (Active Feb. 24, 2022)
    Task 7-5. Lab 7 Answer Key- Groundwater / Karst Processes Active Feb. 24, 2022
    Task 8-5. Lab 8 Answer Key- Glaciers Active Feb. 24, 2022
    Task 9-4. Lab 9 Answer Key- Deserts (Old 9th Edition)Active March 6, 2022
    Task 10-5. Lab 10 Answer Key- Coasts (Old 9th Edition)Active March 12, 2020

    Archived Lab Answer Keys
    Lab 2 Answer Key- Overview Minerals, Rocks, and Plate Tectonics (Active Jan 17, 2020)
    Lab 3 Answer Key- Intro to Sedimentary Rocks (Active Jan. 24, 2020)
    Lab 4 Answer Key- Sedimentary Structures and Environments(Active Feb. 4, 2020)
    Lab 5 Answer Key- Topographic Maps (Active Feb. 24, 2020)
  • Key for Additional Topographic Map Exercise (stream gradient analysis)(Active Feb. 24, 2020)
  • Topographic Map Lab - Answer Keys Part 2 (Additional Work) (Active Feb. 24, 2020)

    Lab 6 Answer Key- River Systems / Fluvial Landscapes (Active Feb. 24, 2020)
  • Watershed Delineation KEY (Additional Work) (Active Feb. 24, 2020)

    Lab 7 Answer Key- Groundwater / Karst Processes Active March 5, 2021
    Lab 8 Answer Key- Glaciers Active March 2, 2020
    Lab 9 Answer Key- Deserts (Old 9th Edition)Active March 12, 2020
    Lab 10 Answer Key- Coasts (Old 9th Edition)Active March 12, 2020

    Writing Guides - Term Paper Project

    Term Paper Project Archive - Winter 2019
    ES202 Term Paper - Student Topics / Feedback 2019

  • ES202 Student Term Paper Outline1 / Taylor Comments March 4, 2019

    Winter 2019 Term Paper Instructions
  • Example Extended Outline for Term Paper Ver 1
  • Example Extended Outline for Term Paper Ver 2
  • Example Term Paper
  • Suggested List of References for Select Paper Topics

    Writing Resources
  • Guide for Compiling a Lab Exercise Portfolio (Winter 2015)

  • Old Guide for Compiling a Lab Exercise Portfolio (years prior to 2009)

  • Good examples of weekly lab reports (prior to 2009)

  • General Guide to Technical Writing for Earth Science Students

  • ES202 Term Paper Style Example (Geological Society of America Bulletin)

  • Reference Citation Guidelines (for all report text/graphics)


    Study Guides

    Quiz 1 Study Guide Winter 2021(Final Draft Upated Jan. 27, 14:37 PM)

    Click Here for Quiz 2 Study Guide (UPDATED March 5, 2021)

    Week 6 - Midterm Exam Wednesday February 10, 2021 via Canvas Online (Available 8 AM - 11 PM; 2 hour time limit)
  • NOTE: Quizzes and Exams will be administered in Canvas, click here for location / set-up on Canvas shell
  • General Guide to Studying Physical Science
  • Midterm Exam Study Guide (Draft Upated Feb. 5, 2021)

    Click Here for Final Exam Study Guide Winter 2018

    Final Exam Study Guide (winter 2017)
  • Landform / Exam Review Worksheet
  • Study Tool - Map Reading and Landform Study Guide (from lab manual)
  • Study Tool - Landform Practice Quiz (fill-in-the-blank)

  • Final Exam Study Guide (Updated March 08, 2016 - Focus on Yellow Highlight Key Words)
  • Study Tool - Map Reading and Landform Study Guide (from lab manual)

    General Guide to Studying Physical Science
    Quiz 1 Study Guide
    Click Here for Midterm Exam Study Guide 2015

    Click Here for Quiz 2 Study Guide (Winter 2017)


    Click here for final exam study guide (Winter 2013)
  • NEW! ES202 Map Reading and Landform Study Guide (from lab manual)
  • NEW! ES202 Landform Practice Quiz (fill-in-the-blank)

  • Final Exam Study Guide (Updated March 17, 2014)
  • Study Tool - Map Reading and Landform Study Guide (from lab manual)
  • Study Tool - Landform Practice Quiz (fill-in-the-blank)

    Extra Credit Archives

    Cyber Friday Feb. 28 Assignment (Due Monday March 2, 11 PM):
    *Cyber Friday Assignment Instructions*
  • Download Surviving the Ice Age Video (use Google Chrome and VLC Media Player)
  • Click Here for Video Review Questions / Answer Sheet
  • Download Climate Change Textbook Reading (*.pdf file)
  • Click Here for Reading Review Questions / Answer Sheet

    Cyber Friday Assignment (Updated: Due Wednesday Feb. 5, 2020 at Class Time)
  • Video Link 1 - Overview of Geologic Time (stream directly or rt-click, "save as" to download to local computer)
  • Video Link 2 - Radioactive Age Dating (stream directly or rt-click, "save as" to download to local computer)

    Video Review - Weathering, Mass Wasting and Rivers / Landscape Evolution (Review Questions Due at Class Time Monday Feb. 26, 2018)
    Cyber Friday Assignment Instructions

    Weathering, Soils and Mass Wasting Video Review Questions (Earth Explored)
  • Click Here for Weathering and Soils Video (Rt. Click-Save Link As-download; use video player or plugin; ~25 min, *.mp4 file)
  • Click Here for Mass Wasting Video (Rt. Click-Save Link As-download; use video player or plugin; ~25 min, *.mp4 file)

    Rivers - Erosion - Landscape Evolution Video Review Questions (Earth Revealed - Fluvial 2)
  • Click Here for Rivers / Landscape Evolution Video (Rt. Click-Save Link As-download; use video player or plugin; ~25 min, *.mp4 file)

    ES202 Ice Age Video Review Assignment - Due Monday March 6
    Part 1: Video Review Questions - Ice Age Documentary (Youtube ~45 min)
  • Click Here for Link to Youtube Video

    Part 2: Global Climate Change Thinking Questions

    Groundwater Video Review Assignment
    Cyber Friday Video Review Questions Due Monday Feb. 29, 2016
  • Video Lesson 1 - Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction (~20 min)
  • Video Lesson 2 - Case Study: Groundwater Drought Management in California (~29 min)
  • Video Lesson 3 - National Geographic Explorers: Chasing Glaciers (~15 min)

    Extra Credit Assignments - Winter 2014
    OPTION 1 - Hydrology Extra Credit Natural Science Seminars (20 pts; 4 x 5 pts each)
  • Extra Credit Speaker Summary Sheet (to turn in for credit)

    OPTION 2 - Alternative Extra Credit Journal Reading Summaries (20 pts; 3 x 6.7 pts each)
  • Capps and Clague, 2014, Glacial Lakes
  • Lorenz and Jackson, 2014, Devils Race Track - Death Valley
  • Hongshoue et al., 2014, Sand Wedge Development in Deserts