Sample Online/Blended Moodle Course

Week 2 Information

Throughout this second week, we will cover a broad overview of the physical structure of the atmosphere and its weather from chapter 1 of your text book. The learning objective of this week are:

1. Explain the composition of Earth's atmosphere

2. Explain the role of gases and pollutants in Earth's atmosphere

3. Label the layers of atmosphere and their altitudes, and classify their respective temperatures, compositions, and functions. 

4. Interpret and describe a weather map, applying weather patterns and concepts such as low, high, front, and storm types. 

Similar to last week, there are reading resources, activities and assignments for this week. Reading resource is posted separately which comes mostly from chapter 1 of the textbook (MindTap). And activities are divided into two parts:

Part 1: Discussion (Initial post due: Wednesday at 11:59 pm)

Discussing surface weather maps, weather and climate in the discussion forum. There are two separate groups for the discussion purpose this time. 

Part 2: Assignments (due: Friday at 11:59 pm)

2a. Answering review questions from the book and submitting in assignment

2b. Practicing additional questions from MindTap and submitting your best response. You can take up to five attempts for this exercise. 

Week 2 Resources

Week 2 Assignments and Activities

This is part 2. Part I is discussion.

A. Answer the following review questions listed under “Questions For Review” at the end of the Chapter 1.

2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 20, 22, 24 (Total score: 15 points, average score 1.5 each)

Instruction to Submit: Answer questions on a word document and submit in Assignment_2.

B. Submit online assignment taken from MindTap (link below): Problems and Additional Questions Chapter 1 (score 10 point)