| Date | Lecture Topic | Reading | Lab/HW | Lecture Powerpoints |
| Aug 31 | Intro to Earth Science and the Earth | 
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Sep 5 | Geodynamic Cycle: Internal Energy | Ch 1 | 
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Sep 7 | Hydrological Cycle: Solar Energy | Exploring Earth: Ch 11 (on-line - click here) |
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| Sep 12 | Formation of Universe and Solar System | Exploring Earth: Ch 2 (on-line - click here) |
Topo Maps (#9) |
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| Sep 14* | Minerals | Ch 2 | 
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Sep 19 | Igneous Processes and Rocks | Ch 3 | Minerals (#3) |
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Sep 21 | Volcanoes and Volcanic Rocks | Ch 4 |  Go here for PDF Go here for PPT |
| Sep 26* | Sedimentary Rocks | Ch 6 | Igneous Rocks (#5) |
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| Sep 28 | FIRST EXAM | GO HERE FOR POSSIBLE TEST QUESTIONS |
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Oct 3 | Folding, Faulting, and Metamorphism | Ch 7&9 | Sedimentary Rocks (#6) |
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Oct 5 | Geologic Time and Earth History | Ch 8 | 
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| Oct 10 | Earth Structure and Dynamics | Ch 11 | Metamorphic Rocks (#7) |
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| Oct 12 | Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries | Ch 10 | 
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Oct 17* | Plate Tectonics | Ch 12 | Geologic Time (#8) |
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Oct 19* | Plate Motions and Continental Growth | Ch 13 | 
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| Oct 24* | Weathering | Ch 5 | Structural Geology (#10) |
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| Oct 26 | Mass Wasting, Streams, and Floods | Ch 14&15 | 
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Oct 31* | Groundwater | Ch 16 | Streams (#11) |
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Nov 2 | SECOND EXAM | GO HERE FOR POSSIBLE TEST QUESTIONS |
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| Nov 7 | Coastlines | Ch 19 | Groundwater (#12) |
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| Nov 9 | Deserts and Glaciers | Ch 17&18 | 
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Nov 14 | Climate | Background reading | Glaciers (#13) | 
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Nov 16 | Climate, Geography and Cultural Evolution | Background reading Ch3 of Al Gore's "Earth in the Balance" (Careful! Big file! 151 Mb) |
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| Nov 21 | Humans as Geologic Agents | Background reading | (No lab this week) | 
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| Nov 23 | Thanksgiving |  |
Nov 28 | Natural Resources and Energy Issues | Ch 20 | Wind and Beaches (#14&15) | 
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Nov 30 | Evolution of Life | Background reading | 
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| Dec 5 | Uniqueness of Earth | Energy | 
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| Dec 7 | THIRD EXAM | GO HERE FOR POSSIBLE TEST QUESTIONS |
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