ES104 Exploring Earth and Environmental Science

ES104 Exploring Earth and Environmental Science
(Solid Earth and Lithosphere)

Class Syllabus (Adobe Acrobat Format)

ES104 Summer 2024 Class Syllabus (Draft 2 Update June 24, 2024)

ES104 Summer 2023 Class Schedule (Draft 2 Update June 24, 2024)

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ES104 Summer 2024 Zoom Session Week 4 Recording (July 16, 2024; Earthquakes and Volcanoes Overview ~55 min)

Week 4 Updates and Announcements
REMINDER: Class ends Monday July 22, 2024, 11 PM; all assignments and final exam due by 11 PM!

Week 4 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday July 22, 2024 - 11 PM)

Task 4-1. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: "Minerals"

Task 4-2. Text Reading and Canvas Practice Quiz 6 Minerals

Task 4-3. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: "Igneous Rocks"

Task 4-4. Text Reading and Canvas Practice Quiz 7 Igneous Rocks

Task 4-5. Lab Exercise 6 - Minerals [Complete Pre-Lab only (p. 1.2)]

Task 4-6. Lab Exercise 7 - Igneous Rocks [Complete Pre-Lab only (p. 1.2)]

REMINDER: Final Exam Monday July 22, 2024 (Available as drop-in between 8 AM and 11 PM in Canvas, 2 hour time-limit once exam is started)
Final Exam is on Monday July 22, 2024: content topics include Week 1 Introduction, Week 2 Plate Tectonics, Week 3 Earthquakes/Volcanoes, Week 4 Minerals / Igneous Rocks

Final Exam available 8 AM - 11 PM; 2-hour time limit to complete

Click Here for Final Exam Study Guide Summer 2024

Lab Answer Keys

Task 1-5 Answer Key: Solar System

Task 2-5 Answer Key: Plate Tectonics

Task 3-4 Answer Key: Earthquakes

Task 3-9 Answer Key: Volcanoes

TAsk 4-5 Answer Key: Minerals

Task 4-6 Answer Key: Igneous Rocks

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Special Notes and Reminders:
Check Email daily for class updates (Email will be our primary first line of communication)

Visit the ES104 Canvas site daily for updates and assignments (Canvas is the primary tool for submitting assignments and completing quizzes / exams)

Click Here to Go to the WOU Portal and ES104 Canvas Course Shell

Visit this ES104 Class web site (current location) daily for links to all resources, answer keys and study guides
(the ES104 class web site will be cross linked and referenced extensively on the Canvas site)

Summer 2024 Optional Zoom Meeting - Tuesdays, 5:00-6:00 PM

Click Here for Weekly Summer 2024 Zoom Virtual Meeting Link Meeting ID: 839 2559 1560 Passcode: 437779

ES104 Summer 2024 Weekly Drop-In Lab Group Work Session with Beeb: Thursdays 1 - 3 PM via Zoom Conference

Beeb Singson Lab Preparator Contact Information: email singsonb@wou.edu Cell/Text 801-792-1193

Click Here for Work Session Zoom Link Meeting ID: 895 9908 5781 Passcode:

Click Here for Weekly Summer 2024 Zoom Virtual Meeting Link Meeting ID: 839 2559 1560 Passcode: 437779

NEW: Study Tips, Learning Resources, and Weekly Workflow

How-To Video: Accessing ES104 Web Resources, Class Web Page, Canvas Course Shell [*.mp4, ~ 15 min]

How-To Video: Opening MS Word Documents and PDF Files in Google Docs [*.mp4, Beeb demonstration ~ 3 min]

ES104 Online Learning Resources and Weekly Workflow Explained (*.mp4 video ~5 min.)

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

Assignment Submission and File Naming Convention [*.mp4, Taylor Video Discussion ~ 4 min]

ES104 Canvas Practice Quiz Guidance / Tips for Success

A note on Quiz / Exam Logistics: the online real-game, closed-book quizzes and final exam will be available for completion via Canvas on the
scheduled date from 8 AM to 11 PM. Quizzes will be set with a 1 hour time limit, and Final Exam for 2 hours. One attempt per submission will
be permissible. Questions will be modeled after the style of the practice quizzes. Please plan your schedule accordingly

Contacting the Professor: ES104 Summer 2024 is in ONLINE/REMOTE mode, email or call on cell as needed:
email: taylors@wou cell: 541-760-9216 Office 503-838-8398 (office phone messages directly to email)

All assignments will be submitted via upload or direct interaction with the class Canvas course shell
[Do Not Email Assignments, unless directed by the instructor - they can get digitally lost]

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.

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Week 1 Class Materials - Introduction / Tour of Solar System (June 24-June 30, 2024)

ES104 Summer 2024 Zoom Session Week 1 Recording (June 25, 2024; Taylor Class Introduction ~46 min)
ES104 Summer 2023 Zoom Session Week 1 Recording (June 27, 2023; Taylor Class Introduction ~46 min)
ES104 Summer 2022 Week 1 Zoom Class Recording June 21 [*.mp4, Taylor Class Introduction ~ 47 min]
ES104 Summer 2021 Week 1 Zoom Class Recording June 23 [ARCHIVED]

A. Week 1 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Learning Module 1: Introduction

Class Notes: Introduction to Earth System Science

Class Notes: Basic Science Review

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Introduction to Earth System Science

Text Reading: Introduction to Earth Science

Learning Module 2: Earth-Sun-Solar System

Class Notes: The Earth-Sun-Solar System

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Solar System Tour

Text Reading: Tour of Solar System

Video Resources

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

Properties of Water [Recommended, YouTube video ~5 min]

Heat Transfer [Recommended, YouTube video ~5 min]

Water Phase Changes / Hydrologic Cycle [Recommended, YouTube video ~5 min]

Density Facts [Recommended, YouTube video ~3 min]

AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Building the Planet [Recommended, YouTube video 48 min]

AGI Building the Planet Video Review Questions

Link to Moon Phase Animation [Strongly Recommended, YouTube 3 min]

Link to Earth Seasons Animation [Strongly Recommended, YouTube 2 min]

Planet Tour of Earth Solar System [Strongly Recommended, YouTube ~14 min]

Link to Earth Revealed Video: Down to Earth Introduction [*Required, 25 min.]

Link to Earth Revealed Video: Restless Planet [*Required, 25 min.]

B. Week 1 Lab Exercises and Activities

Pre-Game Assignment: Complete Student Technology Survey and email as attachment to Dr. Taylor by Monday June 24, 2024, 11 PM

Taylor Email Address: taylors@mail.wou.edu

ES104 Class Welcome Message and technology survey instructions (MS Word *.docx)

ES104 Student Technology Inventory Survey (MS Word *.docx)

1-1. Video Exercise: Earth Revealed "Down to Earth" Introduction

Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Down to Earth Introduction (~25 min)

1-2. Video Exercise: Earth Revealed "Restless Planet"

Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Restless Planet (~25 min)

1-5. Lab Exercise 2: Solar System (Adobe PDF Version - Updated June 27, 2022)
1-5. Lab Exercise 2: Solar System (MS Word *.doc Version - Updated June 27, 2022)

Introductory Quantitative Exercise / Unit Conversions

English-Metric Conversion Factors

C. Week 1 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday July 1, 2024 - 11 PM)

Task 1-1. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: "Down to Earth"

Task 1-2. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: "Restless Planet"

Task 1-3. Text Reading and Canvas Practice Quiz 1 Introduction

Task 1-4. Text Reading and Canvas Practice Quiz 2 Earth Solar System

Task 1-5. Lab Exercise 2 - Solar System [Complete Pre-Lab (p. 1.2); Complete Part B (p.1.6-1.8); Complete Part C (p.1.8-1.9); Complete Post-Lab Assessment]

REMINDER: Quiz 1 Monday July 1, 2024 (Available between 8 AM and 11 PM in Canvas, 1 hour time-limit once quiz is started)

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Week 2 Class Materials - Plate Tectonics (July 1 - July 7, 2024)

REMINDER: Quiz 1 is on Monday July 1, 2024: content topics include Introduction and Earth-Sun-Solar System based on Week 1 learning activities.

Quiz available 8 AM - 11 PM; 1-hour time limit to complete

Click Here for Quiz 1 Study Guide (updated July 1, 2024)

ES104 Summer 2024 Zoom Session Week 2 Recording (July 2, 2024; Plate Tectonics Overview ~55 min)
ES104 Summer 2023 Zoom Session Week 2 Recording (July 5, 2023; Plate Tectonics Overview ~55 min)
ES104 Summer 2022 Week 2 Zoom Class Recording Tuesday June 28 [*.mp4, Plate Tectonics ~ 50 min]
ES104 Summer 2021 Week 2 Zoom Class Recording June 29 [ARCHIVED]

A. Week 2 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Learning Module 3: Plate Tectonics

Class Notes: Plate Tectonics

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Plate Tectonics Overview

Text Reading: Plate Tectonics

Video Resources

Lab 4 Link to Plate Tectonics Animation Website [Recommended]

Video: Rock Cycle [Recommended, YouTube ~8 min]

Video: Basics of Geologic Time Scale [Recommended, YouTube ~3 min]

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

Seafloor Topography Animation [Recommended, YouTube ~2 min]

Video: Overview of Earth Tectonic History / Pangaea [Strongly Recommended, YouTube, National Geographic ~4 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 [Strongly Recommended, ~3 min, Youtube]

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

Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Plate Dynamics [*Required, 25 min.]

Web Link to AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Shaping the Planet [*Required, YouTube 45 min.]

B. Week 2 Lab Exercises and Activities

2-1, Video Review Exercise: Birth of a Theory

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

2-2. Video Review Exercise: Plate Dynamics

Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Plate Dynamics [25 min.]

2-3. Video Review Exercise: AGI Shaping the Planet

Web Link to AGI Faces of Earth Video Series: Shaping the Planet (You Tube 45 min.)

2-5. Lab Exercise 3: Plate Tectonics (Adobe PDF Version) [updated June 27, 2022]
2-5. Lab Exercise 3: Plate Tectonics (MS WORD *.doc Version) [updated June 27, 2022]

Lab Exercise 3: "Earth's Fractured Surface" Map for Completing Part A (*.pptx powerpoint file 53 Mb)

Lab Exercise 3: "Living on the Edge" Map for Completing Part B (*.pptx powerpoint file 54 Mb)

~~Lab Exercise: Dynamic Ocean Floor / Seafloor Spreading~~

C. Week 2 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday July 8, 2024 - 11 PM)

Task 2-1. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: "Birth of a Theory"

Task 2-2. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: "Plate Dynamics"

Task 2-3. AGI Faces of Earth Video Exercise: "Shaping the Planet"

Task 2-4. Text Reading and Canvas Practice Quiz 3 Plate Tectonics

Task 2-5. Lab Exercise 3 - Plate Tectonics [ Complete Pre-Lab (p. 1.2); Complete Parts A and B (p. 1.3-1.6); Do Not Complete Part C; Do Not Complete Post Lab]

REMINDER: Quiz 2 Monday July 8, 2024 (Available between 8 AM and 11 PM in Canvas, 1 hour time-limit once quiz is started)

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Week 3 Class Materials - Earthquakes and Volcanoes (July 8 - July 14, 2024)

REMINDER: Quiz 2 is on Monday July 8, 2024: content topics include Week 1 review and Week 2 Plate Tectonics.

Quiz available 8 AM - 11 PM; 1-hour time limit to complete

Click Here for Quiz 2 Study Guide

ES104 Summer 2024 Zoom Session Week 3 Recording (July 9, 2024; Earthquakes and Volcanoes Overview ~55 min)
ES104 Summer 2023 Zoom Session Week 3 Recording (July 11, 2023; Earthquakes and Volcanoes ~50 min; *.mp4)
ES104 Summer 2022 Week 3 Zoom Class Recording Tuesday July 5 [*.mp4, Earthquakes + Volcanoes ~ 40 min]
ES104 Summer 2021 Week 3 Zoom Class Recording July 6 [ARCHIVED]

A. Week 3 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Learning Module 4: Earthquakes

Class Notes: Earthquakes

Class Notes: Earthquake Hazards in Oregon

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Introduction to Seismology and Earthquakes

Text Reading: Earthquakes

Recommended Magazine Article: Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Scenarios

Learning Module 5: Volcanoes

Class Notes: Volcanoes and Igeneous Activity

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Volcanism

Text Reading: Volcanoes

Video Resources

Earth Revealed Video: Earthquakes [*Required, 25 min.]

Video: Introduction to Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest [*Required, 8 min.]

BBC Video: Cascadia Subduction Zone MegaThrust Documentary [*Recommended, 55 min.]

Seismic Wave Travel Times and Epicenter Determination Ver 1 [*Required, 3 min.]

Seismic Wave Travel Times and Epicenter Determination Ver 2 [*Required, 3 min.]

Oregon Field Guide: Seismic Hazards of the Pacific Northwest [*Required, 30 min.]

Japan 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami (~4 min, Youtube) [Recommended]

Liquefaction Demo (Beeb Video) [Recommended]

Earth Revealed Video: Volcanism [*Required, 25 min.]

Volcano Types Overview [*Required, YouTube, 3 min.]

Web Link to YouTube Video: Volcanic Rumblings in the Cascades [*Required, YouTube, 24 min.]

Mt. St. Helens 1980 Eruption (~6 min, Youtube) [Recommended]

Columbia River Basalts / Flood Volcanism ( ~16 min, Youtube) [Recommended]

Nova: Deadliest Volcanoes (2:38:56 min, Youtube) [Recommended]

Overview of Rock Cycle (Youtube ~4 min) [Recommended]

B. Week 3 Lab Exercises and Activities

3-1. Video Review Exercise: Earthquakes and Seismology

Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Earthquakes [25 min.]

3-2. Video Review Exercise: Seismic Hazards of the Pacific Northwest

Web Link to Video: Seismic Hazards PNW [30 min.]

3-4. Lab Exercise 4: Earthquakes (Adobe PDF Version) [updated June 27, 2022]
3-4. Lab Exercise 4: Earthquakes (MS Word *.doc Version) [updated June 27, 2022]

Seismic Wave Travel Times and Epicenter Determination Ver 1

Seismic Wave Travel Times and Epicenter Determination Ver 2

3-5. Video Review Exercise: Volcanoes

Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Volcanism [25 min.]

3-6. Video Review Exercise: Volcano Types

Web Link to YouTube Video: Volcano Types [3 min.]

3-7. Video Review Exercise: Volcanic Rumblings in the Cascades

Web Link to YouTube Video: Volcanic Rumblings in the Cascades [24 min.]

3-9. Lab Exercise 5: Volcanism (Adobe PDF Version) [updated June 27, 2022]
3-9. Lab Exercise 5: Volcanism (MS Word *.doc Version) [updated June 27, 2022]

Lab Exercise 5: "Earth's Fractured Surface" Map for Completing Part A (*.pptx powerpoint file 53 Mb)

C. Week 3 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday July 15, 2024 - 11 PM)

Task 3-1. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: "Earthquakes"

Task 3-2. Video Exercise: "Seismic Hazards of the Pacific Northwest" (Oregon Field Guide, 30 min.)

Task 3-3. Text Reading and Canvas Practice Quiz 4 Earthquakes

Task 3-4. Lab Exercise 4 - Earthquakes [ Complete Pre-Lab Only (p. 1.2); Do Not Complete Parts A, B, C, D or Post-Lab]

Task 3-5. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: "Volcanism"

Task 3-6. Video Exercise: "Volcano Types" (YouTube, 3 min.)

Task 3-7. Video Exercise: "Volcanic Rumblings in the Cascades" (YouTube, 24 min.)

Task 3-8. Text Reading and Canvas Practice Quiz 5 Volcanoes

Task 3-9. Lab Exercise 5 - Volcanism [ Complete Pre-Lab (p. 1.2); Complete Part A (p. 1.3), Part B (p. 1.4-1.6 ]

REMINDER: Quiz 3 Monday July 15, 2024 (Available between 8 AM and 11 PM in Canvas, 1 hour time-limit once quiz is started)

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Week 4 Class Materials - Minerals and Igneous Rocks (July 15 - July 21, 2024)

ES104 Summer 2024 Zoom Session Week 4 Recording (July 16, 2024; Earthquakes and Volcanoes Overview ~55 min)
ES104 Summer 2023 Zoom Session Week 4 Recording (July 18, 2023; Minerals and Rocks ~46 min; html player)
ES104 Summer 2022 Week 4 Zoom Class Recording Tuesday July 12 [*.mp4, Minerals + Igneous Rocks ~ 45 min]
ES104 Summer 2021 Week 4 Zoom Class Recording July 13 [ARCHIVED]

REMINDER: Quiz 3 is on Monday July 15, 2024: content topics include Week 3 Earthquakes and Volcanoes.

Quiz available 8 AM - 11 PM; 1-hour time limit to complete

Click Here for Quiz 3 Study Guide (Updated July 9, 2024)

A. Week 4 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Learning Module 6: Minerals

Class Notes: Matter, Atoms, Compounds

Class Notes: Minerals

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Minerals and Rocks

Text Reading: Minerals

Learning Module 7: Igneous Rocks

Class Notes: Igneous Rocks

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Igneous Rocks

Text Reading: Rocks

Video Resources

Earth Revealed Video: Minerals [*Required, 25 min.]

Introduction to Mineral Identification [*Required, YouTube ~8 min.]

Overview of Rock Cycle [*Required, YouTube ~4 min.]

Video: Rock Cycle [*Required, YouTube ~8 min.]

Earth Revealed Video: Igneous Rocks [*Required, 25 min.]

Overview of Igneous Rock Classification [*Required, YouTube ~8 min.]

Overview of Bowen's Reaction Series [Recommended, Youtube Clip ~10 minutes]

B. Week 4 Lab Exercises and Activities

4-1. Video Exercise: Minerals

Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Minerals [25 min.]

4-3. Video Exercise: Igneous Rocks

Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Igneous Rocks [25 min.]

4-5. Lab Exercise 6: Minerals (Adobe PDF Version) [updated June 27, 2022]
4-5. Lab Exercise 6: Minerals (MS Word *.doc Version) [updated June 27, 2022]

4-6. Lab Exercise 7: Igneous Rocks (Adobe PDF Version) [updated June 27, 2022]
4-6. Lab Exercise 7: Igneous Rocks (MS Word *.doc Version) [updated June 27, 2022]

Mineral and Rock Study Resources

Mineral Identification Guide

Igneous Rock Identification Guide

C. Week 4 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Canvas Submission by Monday July 22, 2024 - 11 PM)

Task 4-1. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: "Minerals"

Task 4-2. Text Reading and Canvas Practice Quiz 6 Minerals

Task 4-3. Earth Revealed Video Exercise: "Igneous Rocks"

Task 4-4. Text Reading and Canvas Practice Quiz 7 Igneous Rocks

Task 4-5. Lab Exercise 6 - Minerals [Complete Pre-Lab only (p. 1.2)]

Final Exam available 8 AM - 11 PM; 2-hour time limit to complete

Click Here for Final Exam Study Guide Summer 2024

Class Note Archive

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
3. Basic Science Review

4. The Earth in Context: Universe and Solar System

Video Exercise: Solar Empire I - A Star is Born

Basics of Electromagnetic Spectrum (Youtube ~15 min)

5. Plate Tectonics

Video Exercise: Birth of a Theory

Video Exercise: Earth Interior

Video Exercis: Plate Dynamics

6. Earthquakes

Video Exercise: Earthquakes and Seismology

7. Earthquake Hazards in Oregon

Video Exercise: Oregon Field Guide - Seismic Hazards of the Pacific Northwest

Reading Resource: New Yorker Magazine 2015 - The Really Big One in Pacific Northwest

Reading Resource: Outside Magazine 2011 - Rip 9 Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Predictions

8. Matter, Atoms, Compounds
9. Minerals
10. Igneous Rocks

Link to Rock Cycle Animations

Video Exercise: Igneous Rocks

11. Volcanoes and Igeneous Activity

Video Exercise: Volcanism

Figures / Overheads to Accompany Selected Class Notes

Powerpoint Slide Shows to Accompany Class Notes

Canvas Practice Quizzes

Homework Instructions:

(1) Clicking on the link at the end of this section will take you to a web-based learning management system called "Canvas"
(2) Once at the site, Login at the top of the page.
(3) Enter your WOU student server username (the first letter of your first name + the first 6 letters of your last name).
Use all lower case letters only!!!
(4) Enter your username again for the password.
Use all lower case letters only!!!
(5) The class Canvas site has news events, forums, due dates, and links to weekly homework/practice quizzes.
(7) Click on the practice quiz assignment you wish to complete, and begin the online assignment.
(8) You may stop and begin the assignment as many times as you wish, but only until you click "submit for grading".
(9) Make sure you print a hard copy of your homework answers and/or save them as a digital 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!!

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