EAS 100 – PLANET EARTH Section B2, Winter Term, 2011

Jan 10
Introduction: Scientific method, Systems & Cycles, Principles and
Paradigms (Ch. 1)
17 Earth & Solar System (Ch. 2); Geologic Time (Ch. 8)
24 Earthquakes (Ch. 5); Earth’s Interior (Ch. 2,4,& 5); Plate tectonics
(Ch. 4)
31 Minerals (Ch. 6); Rocks and the Rock Cycle (Ch. 6)
Feb 7
Igneous Rocks (Ch. 7); Weathering and Soils (Ch. 6); Sedimentary
Rocks (Ch. 8); Metamorphic Rocks (Ch. 8)
14 Mid-term; Hydrologic Cycle (Ch. 1&9); Groundwater (Ch. 9)
28 Rivers & Lakes (Ch. 9)
Mar 7 Oceans (Ch. 11)
14 Glaciers (Ch. 10); Atmosphere (Ch. 12)
21 Winds and Storms (Ch. 13); Deserts (Ch. 13)
28 Climate and climate change (Ch. 14)
Apr 4 Biosphere (Ch. 15); History of the Biosphere (Ch. 17)
11 Cycles and the Biosphere (Ch. 1,16,& 20); Resources (Ch. 18)
LABORATORY TOPICS AND SCHEDULE (dates are approximate; see lab
TAs for exact dates for missed labs due to holidays):
Please note: Attendance at labs is mandatory. Each lab is worth 3% of your
total grade. All labs must be completed to pass the course.
Week of LAB TOPIC – TAs will inform their labs if the lab topics change
order
1. Maps and topographic profiles Jan. 24-28
2. Earth materials: minerals and igneous rocks Jan. 31-Feb. 4
3. Mapping geologic history; sediments and strata Feb. 7-11
4. Plate tectonics; metamorphic rocks Feb. 14-18
No labs; Reading Week Feb. 21-25
5. Water at and beneath Earth’s surface Feb. 28-Mar. 4