Geology 301: Physical Geology Laboratory

Tentative Schedule -- Geology 301 -- Spring Semester 2016
Day Lab# Reading Topic Supplies
January 20
1 -- Intro

January 25 2 TBA
Basic concepts
pencil, eraser, lab equipment
Jan. 27/Feb. 1
3
ch. 3 Minerals pencil & eraser
Feb. 3/8
4
ch. 4 Mineral quiz; Igneous rocks pencil & eraser
February 10/17 5
ch. 5
Sedimentary rocks
pencil & eraser
February 22/24 6
ch. 6 Metamorphic rocks pencil & eraser
February 29/Mar. 2
7
ch. 8 Rocks quiz; Geologic Time pencil & eraser, calculator
March 7/9
8
ch. 10
Structural Geology equipment provided , protractor, ruler, scissors, removable tape (optional)
March 14/16
9
ch. 16 Earthquakes equipment provided, compass, ruler
Spring Break March 21 to 27 -- No classes!
March 21/23
10 ch. 2 Plate Tectonics equipment provided, ruler, calculator
April 4/6
11
ch. 9
Topographic maps
pencil & eraser, ruler, calculator
April 11/13
12 ch. 11 Rivers & streams
pencil & eraser, ruler, calculator
April 18/20
13 ch. 12 Groundwater calculator, ruler
April 25/27
14
ch. 13 Glacial Geology Pencil & eraser, ruler
May 2/4
15
ch. 15 Coastal Geology Pencil & eraser, ruler
May 9/11
16 ch. 14 Desert geology
Pencil & eraser, ruler
May 16 Finals Week -- Monday, 12:45-2:45 PM Pencil/eraser, calculator, protrator, compass, ruler

Last update 1/14/2016
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