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Earth Science/Oceanography/General Geology

Content
This is a collection of data and other content links, including: Coriolis Effect Animations, Earth Data Links, and Questions of the Day used in UCSB Oceanography. <link>

EarthEd Online
Online slide shows derived from presentations at GSA and AGU. These describe online software and how it is used to support inquiry activities in the large UCSB Oceanography course. <talks index>

Lab Manual
This takes you to pages where you can download two versions of the UCSB Oceanography Class lab manual. The first version includes the Earth Summit orientation, and the second focusses on peer review of writing assignments. <link>

My Writings
A collection of writings that I have made regarding online courses and teaching large classes. <My philosophy><The Large Class and Distance Learning><Teaching the Large General Education Oceanography Class><What I have learned><References and readings>

Global ocean data viewer: view World Ocean Atlas-98 datasets. These include monthly and yearly averaged sea surface temperatures, salinity, winds, precipitation, gas concentrations, and other ocean cinstituents. Map, cross-section views, and animation of monthly data are supported. <link to prototype>. The final version will be distributed on CDROM.

Our Dynamic Planet CDROM: Easy access to data and tools that support investigations into the data that support plate tectonics. The CD includes 30 minutes of animated video about the theory of plate tectonics, a data browser that displays global quakes, volcanoes, seafloor age, heat flow, island age in map and cross section views. A companion teacher's manual is available for download. <CDROM details and ordering><Teacher's manual>

Marine Virtual Explorer (CDROM and online):Take a virtual reality tour to the East Pacific Rise at 9N on the submarine Alvin. Clicking on seafloor features brings up searfloor video taken by researchers who have explored the area. Learners make a map of the area and describe features they have discovered. <Marve details><online MARVE>

FishBanks: This is a simulation game that allows students to experience the "tragedy of the commons". Teams of students form fishing companies that must decide how much, and where to fish. The inevitable crash of the fish populations, and their resulting financial predicament demonstrates the complexities inherent in managing fisheries for future generations.<Fishbanks details and download>

Powerpoint lecture templates: downloadable powerpoint presentations that you can edit and add to for lectures on specific topics. This is a very small library now, but it will be added to in the future. <lectures>

Mini-studies: Lab exercises intended for a 2 or 3 hour lab with internet access. The emphasis is on exploration using earth data and other resources on the internet. Learners form groups, explore for approx one hour, then report their findingsto their classmates. <Link to ministudies index>

Oceanography Lab Manual: This is the lab manual that I used for Spring Quarter, 2003. <link to manual>

Bar Code Generator Bar codes have been extensively used in the Oceanography class. This tells you how to get started with bar codes and has a download of a Mac only barcode label generator for standard 3x11 mailing labels.<link to bar code info>

Question of the Day: This is a series of about 25 short activities that can be done in 5-15 minutes in my Oceanography class. Activities range from filling in an earth history time scale, finding interesting features on a world map, to atmospheric circulation. There is a nice coriolis effect activity that should be very effective in helping students visualize this difficult phenomenon. Updated March 21, 2002. <Questions of the Day>

Content	This is a collection of data and other content links, including: Coriolis Effect Animations, Earth Data Links, and Questions of the Day used in UCSB Oceanography. <link>
EarthEd Online	Online slide shows derived from presentations at GSA and AGU. These describe online software and how it is used to support inquiry activities in the large UCSB Oceanography course. <talks index>
Lab Manual	This takes you to pages where you can download two versions of the UCSB Oceanography Class lab manual. The first version includes the Earth Summit orientation, and the second focusses on peer review of writing assignments. <link>
My Writings	A collection of writings that I have made regarding online courses and teaching large classes. <My philosophy><The Large Class and Distance Learning><Teaching the Large General Education Oceanography Class><What I have learned><References and readings>
	Global ocean data viewer: view World Ocean Atlas-98 datasets. These include monthly and yearly averaged sea surface temperatures, salinity, winds, precipitation, gas concentrations, and other ocean cinstituents. Map, cross-section views, and animation of monthly data are supported. <link to prototype>. The final version will be distributed on CDROM.
	Our Dynamic Planet CDROM: Easy access to data and tools that support investigations into the data that support plate tectonics. The CD includes 30 minutes of animated video about the theory of plate tectonics, a data browser that displays global quakes, volcanoes, seafloor age, heat flow, island age in map and cross section views. A companion teacher's manual is available for download. <CDROM details and ordering><Teacher's manual>
	Marine Virtual Explorer (CDROM and online):Take a virtual reality tour to the East Pacific Rise at 9N on the submarine Alvin. Clicking on seafloor features brings up searfloor video taken by researchers who have explored the area. Learners make a map of the area and describe features they have discovered. <Marve details><online MARVE>
	FishBanks: This is a simulation game that allows students to experience the "tragedy of the commons". Teams of students form fishing companies that must decide how much, and where to fish. The inevitable crash of the fish populations, and their resulting financial predicament demonstrates the complexities inherent in managing fisheries for future generations.<Fishbanks details and download>
	Powerpoint lecture templates: downloadable powerpoint presentations that you can edit and add to for lectures on specific topics. This is a very small library now, but it will be added to in the future. <lectures> Mini-studies: Lab exercises intended for a 2 or 3 hour lab with internet access. The emphasis is on exploration using earth data and other resources on the internet. Learners form groups, explore for approx one hour, then report their findingsto their classmates. <Link to ministudies index>
	Oceanography Lab Manual: This is the lab manual that I used for Spring Quarter, 2003. <link to manual>
Bar Code Generator	Bar codes have been extensively used in the Oceanography class. This tells you how to get started with bar codes and has a download of a Mac only barcode label generator for standard 3x11 mailing labels.<link to bar code info>
	Question of the Day: This is a series of about 25 short activities that can be done in 5-15 minutes in my Oceanography class. Activities range from filling in an earth history time scale, finding interesting features on a world map, to atmospheric circulation. There is a nice coriolis effect activity that should be very effective in helping students visualize this difficult phenomenon. Updated March 21, 2002. <Questions of the Day>