In this brief lab, you will record a Google Earth tour of two of the classifications of coastlines described in this module: choose either emergent or submergent for the first, and choose erosional or depositional for the other. So your submission will include two files (see below for more details).
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Instructions
- Read the material on emergent and submergent coastlines in the module and choose a location that exemplifies one of these types of coastlines from one or two of the following worldwide locations:
Emergent:
Any of the example locations labeled as emergent on the Emergent and Submergent Coasts page of the Module 2 course material, plus locations on the west coast of the U.S., focusing on the states of Oregon and Washington, and Scotland.
Submergent:
Any of the example locations labeled as submergent on the Emergent and Submergent Coasts page of the Module 2 course material, and other locations on the eastern coast of the U.S., focusing on the states of Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina; the Gulf Coast of the U.S.; and Southern China.
Erosional:
Any of the example locations labeled as erosional on the Erosional and Depositional Coasts page of the Module 2 course material, plus other locations on the west coast of the U.S., Southwestern United Kingdom (England), and southern Australia.
Depositional:
Any of the example locations labeled as depositional on the Erosional and Depositional Coasts page of the Module 2 course material, plus other locations on the east coast of the U.S. and the Gulf Coast of the U.S.
Be sure the location you choose for your tour has obvious features and landforms that are evidence of the classification you are highlighting. - To prepare for your tour, open Google Earth Pro. Cruise around that location at about 25- to 30-mile elevation, then zoom in close to about a mile (~5,300 feet or 1.6 km). Zoom in further to see greater detail (~500 ft. or 150 meters). Note the morphological features you see that make the coast fit into that classification. Examples: Do you see cliffs or a low-profile shore? Do you see a wide or narrow beach?
- Next, write a brief 100-word script to describe the morphological features (landforms you see) that are evidence of your chosen coastline fitting into that category. Base your description on the information found in the class material, using terminology learned in the reading and other sources. The script can be informal; it will help you remember what to say when you begin recording. Be concise and limit your recording to 2 minutes or less.
- Next, use ScreenPal to record your tour. The tool is free and easy to use as shown here
Video: ScreenPal Module 2 Lab (1:43)
Transcript: ScreenPal Module 2 Lab
Tim Bralower: Hi, students. Here’s how you record a Google Earth tour for Module 2 Lab using ScreenPal. You’ll open ScreenPal as shown, and then basically you’ll be given the choice to record. After that, you’ll be given the choice to record your camera, your screen, or both. You choose your screen. And then you’re going to set the boundaries of the camera on the screen, that is, and you can see these little red-white arrows or red-white dashes on the side that you’ll set to fit the Google Earth screen that you’re looking at. And then you press the record button when you’re ready to go, and you’ll be recording like I am now. You’ll start at about somewhere between 25 and 50 miles above the Earth’s surface, and then you’ll move in closer to about 5,000 feet or so. So you can see where I’m going in to about 5,000 feet here. And as you go, you’re gonna record your tour looking around at the various features describing them as you move around and keep making your presentation until you’re finished and then when you’re finished you press this blue pause button and it’ll give you the choice to either trash and rerecord your presentation which you may have to do once or twice or save it to a mp4 file in a certain location and that’s where that’s what you will do for this part of the lab. All right. So ScreenPal is really easy to use and this is how you use it.
- Follow the instructions to 1. record, 2. save, and 3. email the MP4 file to yourself. Once you receive the emailed file, reopen it and play it in Google Earth Pro to make sure it works. Then, make a screen recording using Screenpal to add the audio narration to your tour.
- Repeat steps 1-4 for the material on erosional or depositional coastlines, choosing to describe either an erosional or a depositional coastline example.
- The finished product for this assignment will include two screen recordings (MP4 files) that you will submit to the Module 2 Lab (File Uploads). Name the files you upload with the type of coastline you are describing and the location (e.g., “submergent-Grand Isle.mp4).
- NOTE: Submissions are made in your course management system.