Fieldtrip #3 – Virtual Option – Coastal Processes of San Diego North County Virtual Field Trip Worksheet

This “virtual” fieldtrip focuses on coastal processes, including wave action, runoff, and bluff erosion, and can be completed online.

Online students need to return your written responses to the questions of both parts below by 11:55 p.m. on Sunday November 11^th in order to receive credit.

Fieldtrip #3 – Virtual Option – Coastal Processes along Opposite Coasts: US West Coast versus US East Coast

Two Virtual Field Trips: San Diego North County and Northwestern Florida

This pair of voluntary extra credit “virtual” fieldtrips focuses on coastal processes, including wave action, beach sand source and movement, coastal bluff and dunes, and human interferences.

Online students need to return your written responses to the questions of both parts below by 11:55 p.m. on Sunday November 13^th as a response to this assignment in order to receive extra credit.

Fieldtrip #1: The first virtual fieldtrip to the San Diego North County beaches can be found at Chris Metzler’s Coastal Erosion Field Trip Webpage at URL:

http://www.miracosta.cc.ca.us/home/cmetzler/field_trip/top.html

Fieldtrip #2: The second virtual fieldtrip to a Northeast Florida beaches can be found at Joann Mossa's Coastal Dynamics of Northwestern Florida webpage URL:

http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/teacher/science/mod2/resources/coastal.pdf

Click this link to download the worksheet that you need to complete and submit after taking the virtual fieldtrip:

http://www.oceansci.com/virtual_fieldtrip3_worksheet.doc

or http://www.oceansci.com/virtual_fieldtrip3_worksheet.rtf