Course Calendar
Fall 2008 - 2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

2   Introduction to Geog 101 

3 Earth System

4 Tools of the Geographer introduced.

5 Structure and Composition of the atmosphere 

8 Energy, Radiation, and Earth - Sun Relations

9 Lab Man. Ex. 1

 Tools of the Geographer due

10Radiation & Energy Balance

11  Video: Dimming the Sun

12  Radiation & Energy Balance 

15 Temperature Patterns

16 Lab Man. Ex. 2

17 Temperature Patterns

18 Lab Man. Ex. 3

19 Atmospheric & Oceanic Circulation

22  Atmospheric & Oceanic Circulation

23 Lab Man. Ex. 4 

24 Atmospheric & Oceanic Circulation

25 Online Video: Atmosphere

Class does not meet.

26 Atmospheric & Oceanic Circulation

Atmosphere Video Due

29 Review Exam 1

30 Online Lab assignment: Weather and the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Not on Unit 1 Exam but will be covered on the Unit 2 Exam)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1 Review Unit I Exam 1-to-1 No Class

2 Unit 1 Exam

3  Begin Unit 2: Atmospheric Moisture

Edumund Fitzgerald assignment due.

6 Atmospheric Moisture

7 Lab Man. Ex. 5

8  Atmospheric Moisture

9   Lab Man. Ex. 6

10 Atmospheric Moisture

13 Atmospheric Moisture/Weather Systems

14 Online Video: Storm That Drowned a City (No class) Due Oct 15

15 Weather Systems

16 Lab Man. Ex. 7

17 Climate systems

20 Climate systems 

21 Lab Man. Ex. 8 Part 1

22  Climate systems

23 Lab Man. Ex. 8 Parts 2 & 3

24  Review Unit 2 Exam

27 Review Unit II Exam 1-to-1 No Class

28 Unit 2 Exam

29  Online Session: Hydrosphere

30  Online video: Groundwater

31  Online Session: Hydrosphere

Groundwater video due

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

3  Online Session:
Biogeography

Hydrosphere Concept Review due

4  Online video: Biodiversity

5 Online Session:
Biogeography

Biodiversity video due

6 Lab Man. Ex 11

Online - See D2L for instructions 

Due Nov. 7 (10:00 pm)

7 Online Session: Soil Systems Biogography Concept Review due

10   Online Session: Soil Systems

11 Lab Man. Ex 9 Online - See D2L for instructions.

Due Nov. 12 (10:00 pm)

12 Online Session: Soil Systems

13  Online Assignment: Soils 

Soils Concept Review due

14 Review Unit 3 Exam Pretest - Online - Go to D2L

17 Review Unit 3 Exam 1-to-1 No Class

18 Unit 3 Exam

1 9 Online Session: Earth Materials

20 Online Session: Earth Materials

Earth Materials Concept Review due

21 Online Session:Tectonics Processes and Landforms

24 Online Session: Volcanic Processes and Landforms

Tectonic Processes and Landforms Concept Review Due

25 Lab Man. Ex 16

26  Online Session: Fluvial Systems

Ex 16 due

Volcanic Processes and Landforms Concept Review due

27 Thanksgiving break - No Class

 28 Thanksgiving break - No Class

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1 Online Session: Fluvial Systems

2 Lab Manual Exercise 18

Fluvial Systems Concept Review due

3 Online Session: Glacial Systems

Ex 18 Due

4 Online Lab Assignment: Physical Geography of Wisconsin
 

5 Online Session: Glacial Systems

8 Online Session: Mass Movement

Glacial Systems Concept Review due

9 Lab Manual Exercise 19

OLA: Physical Geography of Wisconsin due

10 Final Exam Review (Unit 4) In class

Lab Manual Exercise 19 due

Mass Movement Concept Review due

11 Lab Manual Exercise 20

12 Final Exam Review (Unit 4) 1-to-1 No Class 

Lab Manual Exercise 20 Due

15 Final Exam 12:30 - 14:30

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