Course Calendar

1. January 12th - January 18th           Orientation & Syllabus Review

       Introduction to Earth

      Review Chapter & Lecture

    Course Introduction Quiz

2. January 19th - January 25th           Portraying Earth

          Weekly Assignment 1 & Discussion 1, review Chapter 2 & Lecture

3. January 26th – February 1st               Critical Analysis 

      Introduction to the Atmosphere, Discussion 2, review Chapter 3 & Lecture

4. February 2nd – February 8th Insolation & Temperature, Atmospheric Wind

    Weekly Assignment 2 & Discussion 3, review Chapter 4-5 & Lecture

5. February 9th – February 15th Landscape Map Quiz 1

          Atmospheric Moisture, Weekly Assignment 3, review Chapter 6 & Lecture

6. February 16th – February 22nd Atmospheric Disturbances 

    Weekly Assignment 4 & Discussion 4, review Chapter 7 & Lecture

7. February 23rd – March 1st   Climate Change Action Plan

    Climate & Climate Change, Discussion 5, review Chapter 8 & Lecture

8. March 2nd – March 8th The Hydrosphere, Cycles & Patterns in the Biosphere 

    Weekly Assignment 5 & Discussion 6, review Chapters 9-10 & Lecture, Midterm Review Page

9. March 9th – March 15th     Midterm Exam (review Chapters 1-8, Study Guide, and Lectures for Exam)

        Discussion 7, Extra Credit Discussion 1

March 16th – March 22nd Spring Break - No Class

10. March 23rd – March 29th Soil

    Weekly Assignment 6 & Discussion 8, review Chapter 12

11. March 30th – April 5th Internal Processes 

      Weekly Assignment 7 & Discussion 9, review Chapter 14

12. April 6th – April 12th   Landscape Map Quiz 2

    Weathering & Mass Wasting, Weekly Assignment 8, review Chapter 15 & Lecture

13. April 13th – April 19th   Fluvial Processes

    Weekly Assignment 9 & Discussion 10, review Chapter 16 & Lecture

14. April 20th – April 26th   Glacial Modification of Terrain

        Weekly Assignment 10 & Discussion 11, review Chapter 19 & Lecture

15. April 27th – May 3rd   Extra Credit Assignment 1

16. April 27th – May 3rd            Coastal Processes

  Weekly Assignment 11 & Discussion 12, review Chapter 20 & Lecture

17. May 11th – May 17th Natural Processes Recreation

          Final Exam Review

18. May 18th – May 22nd    Final Exam (review Chapters 9-10,12,14-16,19-20, Study Guide, and Lecture for Exam)

    Extra Credit Discussion 2 

*The last day of the semester is on Friday May 22, 2026 by 11:59pm. Please do not let this deadline pass without taking your Final Exam. No exceptions for a makeup will be provided.*