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TOPIC |
CHAPTER |
| 1 |
1/8 |
Overview and Introduction to Natural Disasters |
1 |
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Recitation: No Recitation Meeting |
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| 2 |
1/13 |
Energy Sources for Disasters |
2, 9 |
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Video Homework:
"Panic in the Ring of Fire" (Discovery Canada) |
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1/15 |
Elements and Minerals |
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Recitation #1: Mineral Identification & Carnegie Museum Homework |
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| 3 |
1/20 |
NO CLASS: MLK Day |
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1/22 |
Rocks and the Rock Cycle |
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Recitation #2: Rock Identification |
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| 4 |
1/27 |
The Scientific Method & Plate Tectonics |
#, 2 |
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1/29 |
Plate Tectonics: Plate Boundaries and Earth Structure |
4 |
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Recitation #3: Plate Tectonics |
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| 5 |
2/3 |
Earthquakes: Science & Monitoring |
3 |
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Video Homework:
"The Day the Earth Shook" (NOVA)
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2/5 |
Earthquakes: Mitigation & Tsunami Science |
3, 8 |
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Recitation #4: Earthquakes |
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| 6 |
2/10 |
Exam #1 |
weeks 1-5 |
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2/12 |
Tsunamis: Monitoring & Mitigation |
8 |
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Recitation #5: Tsunamis |
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| 7 |
2/17 |
Volcanoes: Lava Properties & Eruption Types |
6 |
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2/19 |
Volcanoes: Monitoring & Mitigation |
7 |
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Video Homework: "Understanding Volcanic Hazards" (IAVCEI) |
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Recitation #6: Volcanoes |
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| 8 |
2/24 |
Landslides Types & Ground Collapse |
15 |
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2/26 |
Landslides: Assessment, Mitigation and Case Studies |
15 |
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Recitation #7: Landslides |
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| 9 |
3/3 |
NO CLASS: Spring Break |
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3/5 |
NO CLASS: Spring Break |
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Recitation: No Recitation Meeting |
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| 10 |
3/10 * |
Extreme Heat & Desertification |
10 |
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3/12 * |
Thunderstorms and Lightning |
10 |
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Recitation #8: Deserts & Extreme Heat |
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| 11 |
3/17 |
Tornadoes: Science, Monitoring & Mitigation |
10 |
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3/19 |
Exam #2
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Recitation #9: Tornadoes |
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| 12 |
3/24 |
Hurricanes: Science |
11 |
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3/26 |
Hurricanes: Monitoring & Mitigation |
11 |
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Recitation #10: Hurricanes |
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| 13 |
3/31 |
Hurricanes: Case Studies |
11 |
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4/2 |
Flooding: Science |
13 |
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Video Homework:
"Flood!" (NOVA)
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Recitation #11: Flooding |
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| 14 |
4/7 |
Flooding: Monitoring & Mitigation |
13 |
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4/9 |
Wildfires: History & Science |
14 |
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Recitation #12: Wildfires |
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| 15 |
4/14 |
Wildfires: Monitoring & Mitigation |
14 |
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4/16 |
Mega Disasters: Climate Change |
12, # |
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Recitation #13: Jeopardy! (final exam review) |
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| 16 |
4/21 |
Mega Disasters: Mass Extinction Events |
17, 18, # |
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Recitation: No Recitation Meeting |
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| 17 |
4/30 * |
Final Exam: 
Wed, 8:00 - 9:50 am ** |
weeks 11-15 |
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