Voluntary - Extra Credit Field Trip #2 - Coastal
Erosion –
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Introduction
This
voluntary fieldtrip assignment is optional and involves participating in a
coastal oceanography field trip for extra credit. Students have an option of either, going
in-person on a real field trip to a local
Option #1 – The In-Person Coastal
Erosion Fieldtrip --
Date: Sunday July 17, 2011 Meet at 9:00 AM Finish by 11:00 PM
Where
to meet: Moonlight
Beach, Encinitas - Meet at the picnic
tables between the bathrooms and the volleyball courts.
How
to Get There: A
number of road maps are posted at this site that should be sufficient for finding
all the field trip stops. If there still is uncertainty, then check with a good
road map. It would be a good idea to download and print-out the road maps for
this fieldtrip found at this site. Below
is a link having directions and a map from Google Maps:
Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=33.047743,-117.29771&ll=33.047743,-117.29771&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h
Directions: http://www.a-zsandiegobeaches.com/moonlight.htm
Beach Description
: http://www.beachcalifornia.com/moonlit.html
How
long?: The trip will probably take about
one and a half hours to complete (9:00 am to 11:00 pm).
Cancellation
due to Weather: The
field trip will be cancelled if it rains (very unlikely!!).
General
Purpose: To
familiarize students with the coastal geology of San Diego North County, and to
better understand the concepts concerning sedimentary rocks, depositional
environments, shoreline processes, geomorphology, and weathering and erosion, with an emphasis
on the recent bluff failures and seawall construction.
Activities: Observe, study, and discuss the
recent bluff failures and seawall construction along local beaches, with
consideration of the nature and origin of the beaches, ocean waves and
currents, and bluff geology. We will
hike from Moonlight Beach to Beacons Beach and back.
Field
Assignment:
Students will be required to complete a field trip question handout, which
includes answering fill-in questions, observing ocean and bluff conditions, and
writing a short reflection on the field trip experience to be turned in via the
online classroom assignment portal. The
required worksheet that you must bring with you is found at the following link:
Required In-Person Worksheet
Download link: http://oceansci.com/costa_ocean_fieldtrip3_worksheet.pdf Note: the fieldtrip lists Fieldtrip #3, but its the correct one.
Grade
Points: Students
will receive up to 30 credit grade points for completed the field trip, which
includes attendance and the completion and submittal of a written reflection.
What
to Bring: Students
should bring the worksheet, a clipboard, writing tools, water, sunscreen, and a
camera. - Surfboard and Frisbee optional.
What
to Wear: Loose,
comfortable clothes (T-shirt and shorts is good) along with a sweatshirt or
windbreaker. Beach weather may could range from sunny
and warm to overcast and cool. So it is a good idea to be prepared either way.
Option #2 - Online
Coastal Erosion Virtual Field Trip
This fieldtrip can also be completed on line,
instead of the in-person trip described above.
The virtual fieldtrip can be found at Coastal Erosion Field Trip URL:
http://www.miracosta.cc.ca.us/home/cmetzler/field_trip/top.html
The required virtual fieldtrip worksheet that
must be completed can be downloaded from this link:
http://oceansci.com/virtual_fieldtrip3_worksheet.htm
For those that complete the trip online, the
above worksheet must be completed and submitted (as a response to this
assignment) by June 19th.
Activities: Read and view images of the coastal
geology, shoreline features and coastal processes of
Field Assignment: Students will be required to
complete a 25 question worksheet, and writing a short reflection on the field
trip experience to be turned in via the online classroom assignment portal.