Geology 301: Physical Geology Laboratory

Tentative Schedule -- Geology 301 -- Spring Semester 2018
Day Lab# Reading Topic Supplies
January 17
1 -- Intro

January 22 2 TBA
Basic concepts
pencil, eraser, lab equipment
Jan. 24/29
3
ch. 3 Minerals pencil & eraser
Jan. 31/Feb. 5
4
ch. 4 Mineral quiz; Igneous rocks pencil & eraser
February 7/12 5
ch. 5
Sedimentary rocks
pencil & eraser
February 14/21 6
ch. 6 Metamorphic rocks pencil & eraser
February 26/28
7
ch. 8 Rocks quiz; Geologic Time pencil & eraser, calculator
March 5/7
8
ch. 10
Structural Geology equipment provided , protractor, ruler, scissors, removable tape (optional)
March 12/14
9
ch. 16 Earthquakes equipment provided, compass, ruler
March 19/21
10 ch. 2 Plate Tectonics equipment provided, ruler, calculator
Spring Break March 26 to 30 -- No classes!
April 2/4 11
ch. 9
Topographic maps
pencil & eraser, ruler, calculator
April 9/11
12 ch. 11 Rivers & streams
pencil & eraser, ruler, calculator
April 16/18
13 ch. 12 Groundwater calculator, ruler
April 23/25
14
ch. 13 Glacial Geology Pencil & eraser, ruler
April 30/May 2
15
ch. 15 Coastal Geology Pencil & eraser, ruler
May 7/9
16 ch. 14 Desert geology
Pencil & eraser, ruler
May 14 Finals Week -- Monday, 12:45-2:45 PM Pencil/eraser, calculator, protrator, compass, ruler

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