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DATE |
TOPIC |
CHAPTER |
| 1 |
1/12 |
Overview and Introduction to Natural Disasters |
1 |
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1/14 |
Energy Sources for Disasters |
2, 9 |
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Recitation: No Recitation Meeting |
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| 2 |
1/19 |
NO CLASS: MLK Day |
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1/21 |
Elements and Minerals |
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Video Homework:
"Panic in the Ring of Fire" (Discovery Canada) |
# |
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Recitation #1: Mineral Identification & Carnegie Museum Homework |
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| 3 |
1/26 |
Rocks and the Rock Cycle |
# |
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1/28 |
The Scientific Method & Plate Tectonics |
#, 2 |
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Recitation #2: Rock Identification |
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| 4 |
2/2 |
Plate Tectonics: Plate Boundaries and Earth Structure |
4 |
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2/4 |
Earthquakes: Science |
3 |
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Video Homework:
"The Day the Earth Shook" (NOVA)
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Recitation #3: Plate Tectonics |
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| 5 |
2/9 |
Earthquakes: Mitigation & Mitigation |
3, 8 |
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2/11 |
Exam #1 |
weeks 1-5 |
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Recitation #4: Earthquakes |
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| 6 |
2/16 |
Tsunamis: Science |
8 |
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2/18 |
Tsunamis: Monitoring & Mitigation |
8 |
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Recitation #5: Tsunamis |
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| 7 |
2/23 |
Volcanoes: Lava Properties & Eruption Types |
6 |
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2/25 |
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 |
3/2 |
Landslides Types & Ground Collapse |
15 |
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3/4 |
Landslides: Assessment, Mitigation and Case Studies |
15 |
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Recitation #7: Landslides |
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| 9 |
3/9 |
NO CLASS: Spring Break |
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3/11 |
NO CLASS: Spring Break |
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Recitation: No Recitation Meeting |
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| 10 |
3/16 |
Extreme Heat & Desertification |
10 |
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3/18 |
Thunderstorms and Lightning |
10 |
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Recitation #8: Deserts & Extreme Heat |
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| 11 |
3/23 |
Tornadoes: Science, Monitoring & Mitigation |
10 |
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3/25 |
Exam #2
| weeks 6-11 |
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Recitation #9: Tornadoes |
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| 12 |
3/30 |
Hurricanes: Science |
11 |
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4/1 |
Hurricanes: Monitoring, Mitigation & Case Studies |
11 |
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Recitation #10: Hurricanes |
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| 13 |
4/6 |
Flooding: Science |
13 |
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4/8 |
Flooding: Monitoring & Mitigation |
13 |
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Video Homework: "Flood!" (NOVA)
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Recitation #11: Flooding |
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| 14 |
4/13 |
Wildfires: History & Science |
14 |
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4/15 |
Wildfires: Monitoring & Mitigation |
14 |
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Recitation #12: Wildfires |
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| 15 |
4/20 |
Mega Disasters: Climate Change |
12, # |
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4/22 |
Mega Disasters: Mass Extinctions |
17, 18, # |
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Recitation #13: Jeopardy! (final exam review) |
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| 16 |
4/30 |
Final Exam: Thursday, 4:00 - 5:50 pm ** |
weeks 12-15 |
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