SCI 3140 - Physical Science III
Course Schedule
The course schedule for SCI 3140, Physical Science III, is provided in the table below. Text references are to Krauskopf and Beiser, The Physical Universe, 2010, 13th edition.
| Class | Date | Topic/Exam | Text Chapter/GPS Standards |
| 1 | Aug 15 | Introduction to Earth Science | GPS |
| 2 | Aug 17 | Earth's Atmosphere | Chap 14, Standards: S6E4, S6CS1, S6CS8, S6CS9 |
| 3 | Aug 19 | Atmospheric Moisture | Chap 14, Standards: S6E4, S6CS1, S6CS8, S6CS9 |
| 4 | Aug 22 | Weather and Winds | Chap 14, Standards: S6E6, S6E4, S6CS5 |
| 5 | Aug 24 | Weather Systems
Stephanie: Dinosaur Fetus Kimberly: Biofuels in Atmosphere |
Chap 14, Standards: S6E6, S6E4, S6CS5 |
| 6 | Aug 26 | Weather and Climate Brittany: Meteorites and Life |
Chapter 14, Standards: S6E3, S6E4, S6CS7 |
| 7 | Aug 29 | Climate Change and Global Warming | Chapter 14, Standards: S6E3, S6E4, S6CS7 |
| 8 | Aug 31 | Climate Change Tiffany: Lunar Mountains Kandi: ? |
Chapter 14, Standards: S6E3, S6E4, S6CS7 |
| 9 | Sep 2 | The
Hydrosphere Rhonda: ? |
Chapter 14, Standards: S6E3, S6E4, S6CS7 |
| Sep 5 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
| 10 | Sep 7 | The
Hydrosphere Sarah: Ozone |
Chapter 14, Standards: S6E3, S6E4, S6CS7 |
| 11 | Sep 9 | Exam 1 | Chapter 14 |
| 12 | Sep 12 |
Rocks and Minerals Tracey: ? |
Chap 15, Standards: S6E5, S6CS4, S6CS5 |
| 13 | Sep 14 | Rocks and Minerals | Chap 15, Standards: S6E5, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 14 | Sep 16 | Earth's Structure | Chap 15, Standards: S6E5, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 15 | Sep 19 | Shaping the Crust | Chap 15, Standards: S6E5, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 16 | Sep 21 | Shaping the Crust | Chap 15, Standards: S6E5, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 17 | Sep 23 | Shaping the Crust Marquavius: Japan's Earthquake |
Chap 15, Standards: S6E5, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 18 | Sep 26 | Volcanism and the
Rock Cycle
Kristin: ? Angie: ? |
Chap 15, Standards: S6E5, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 19 | Sep 28 | Volcanism and the Rock Cycle | Chap 15, Standards: S6E5, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 20 | Sep 30 | Exam 2 | Chapter 15 |
| 21 | Oct 3 | Tectonic Movement Jennifer: ? |
Chap 16, Standards: S6E5, S6CS5, S6CS7 |
| 22 | Oct 5 | Plate Tectonics | Chap 16, Standards: S6E5, S6CS5, S6CS7 |
| 23 | Oct 7 | Plate Tectonics | Chap 16, Standards: S6E5, S6CS5, S6CS7 |
| 24 | Oct 10 |
Historical Geology
Jonathan: Japanese Energy |
Chap 16, Standards: S6E5, S6CS5, S6CS7 |
| 25 | Oct 12 |
Geologic Time Candace: ? |
Chap 16, Standards: S6E5, S6E6, S6CS5, S6CS7 |
| 26 | Oct 14 | Energy Sources | Chap 4, Standard: S6E6 |
| 27 | Oct 17 | Energy Sources | Chap 4, Standard: S6E6 |
| 28 | Oct 19 | Exam 3 | Chapters 4, 16 |
| 29 | Oct 21 |
Ashley: Solar storms Exam review Laboratory equipment |
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| 30 | Oct 24 | Astronomy Concepts | Chap 1, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 31 | Oct 26 |
Astronomy Concepts Cheneal: Clumpy Universe |
Chap 1, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 32 | Oct 28 | The Family of the Sun | Chap 17, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 33 | Oct 31 | The Inner Planets | Chap 17, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 34 | Nov 2 | The Inner Planets | Chap 17, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 35 | Nov 4 | The Outer Planets | Chap 17, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 36 | Nov 7 | The Earth's Moon | Chap 17, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 37 | Nov 9 | The Earth's Moon | Chap 17, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS5, S6CS9 |
| 38 | Nov 11 | Exam 4 | Chaps 1, 17 |
| 39 | Nov 14 | Tools of Astronomy | Chap 18, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS4, S6CS8 |
| 40 | Nov 16 | The Sun | Chap 18, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS4, S6CS8 |
| 41 | Nov 18 | Stellar Distances; The H-R Diagram | Chap 18, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS4, S6CS8 |
| 42 | Nov 21 | The Life Histories of Stars | Chap 18, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS4, S6CS8 |
| Nov 23-25 | Thanksgiving Holidays | ||
| 43 | Nov 28 | Galaxies | Chap 19, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS4, S6CS8 |
| 44 | Nov 30 | The Expanding Universe | Chap 19, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS4, S6CS8 |
| 45 | Dec 2 | Evolution of the Universe and the Solar System | Chap 19, Standards: S6E1, S6E2, S6CS4, S6CS8 |
| Mon | Dec 5 | Final Exam ( 12:30 pm ) | Comprehensive |
e-mail: HaroldBanke@.clayton.edu