Lab Schedule

Dates Week Lab Topic Work

Sep. 3-7 Week 1 No lab
Sep. 10-14 Week 2 LAB1: Minerals and their properties
Sep. 17-21 Week 3 LAB2: Igneous rocks Quiz on LAB1, LAB1 report due
Sep. 24-28 Week 4 LAB3: Sedimentary rocks Quiz on LAB2, LAB2 report due
Oct. 1-5 Week 5 LAB4: Geologic order &
metamorphic rocks
LAB3 report due
Oct. 8-12 Week 6 No lab - Fall Break
Oct. 15-19 Week 7 LAB5: Intro to topographic maps LAB4 report due
Oct. 22-26 Week 8 LAB6: Rivers, and glacial features LAB5 report due
Oct. 29-Nov. 2 Week 9 LAB7: Orienteering, topo maps, & weathering at Mt. Hope Cemetery LAB6 report due
Alternative LAB7 (for people with time conflicts): More fun with topo maps
Nov. 5-9 Week 10 LAB8: Earthquakes & geologic time scale LAB7 report due
Nov. 12-16 Week 11 LAB9: Structural geology/geologic maps LAB8 report due
Nov. 19-23 Week 12 No lab for Thanksiving
Nov. 26-30 Week 13 LAB10: Plate tectonics/geologic maps LAB9 report due
Dec. 3-7 Week 14 LAB11: Debate - Is there a human component to global warming, or is it purely natural? LAB10 report due
Dec. 10-14 Week 15 LAB12: Optional review session

Lab grade = 40% of course grade. There should generally be sufficient time to complete the lab reports in the lab period. There will be occasional exceptions, such as the weekend field trip.

The lab sections all meet in Hutchison 207. If you have any questions regarding lab, email the TAs, Anna Wendt and Dave Auerbach.

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