ENVI 110: INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS LAB – Fall 2010

 

Note: Schedule is Subject to change, includes exam dates

LAB #

Thursday

Friday

 

 

TOPIC

Lab manual in Physical Geology, 8th ed. and Reader

1) Refer to for prelabs

2) Exercises and labs you will work on in lab class

1

 

2 Sept.        3 Sept.

Safety Training

 

Geologic Time / Relative Time

Prelab 1 due (p. 3) at the end of lab (an exception to the rule!)

Reader Exercise: Geologic Time (p. 4-7)

Lab manual: Lab 8 p. 151-160; Lab 10 p. 198 (unconformities)

Geologic Time Scale: p. 4 in lab manual / p. 328 in lecture text

2

 

9 Sept.    10 Sept.

Geologic Time Scale Quiz

Minerals

Igneous Rocks

 

Prelab 2A and 2B due (p. 17 and 18)

Lab Manual: Lab 3 p. 47-69; Reader: p. 19

Lab Manual: Lab 5 p. 89-107; Reader: p. 19

3

 

16 Sept.    17 Sept.

Sedimentary / Metamorphic Rocks

 

(Organize desert field trip groups)

Prelab 3 (p. 22) and Mineral Web assignment due (p. 20-21)

Lab Manual: Lab 6 p.109-118 / Lab 7 p. 133-145

Reader: p. 23

4

 

23 Sept.   24 Sept.

Field Trip: Tourmaline Beach

Sedimentary Environments and Coastal Processes

Prelab 4 due (p. 24)

Bring Tourmaline Beach exercise (p. 25-32 in reader)

 

 

Study Sessions: TBA

 

5

 

30 Sept.

1 Oct.

 

Mineral and Rock Exam

 

Isostasy / Plate Tectonics

Lab Manual: Lab 4 p. 75-86 is a good review

 

Prelab 5 due (p. 8)

Lab Manual: Lab 1 p. 19-27; Lab 2 p. 30-46; Lab 10 p. 198-201

Reader Exercise: Plate Tectonics and Isostasy (p. 9-16)

6

7 Oct.

8 Oct

Earthquakes / Structure

Prelab 6 due (p. 38)

Lab Manual: Lab 16 p. 297-307 / Lab 10 p. 195-201

Reader Exercise: p. 39-46; p. 47-52

 

14 Oct.

15 Oct.

Fall Holiday: Both labs off

Good idea to spend some time reviewing structure

7

 

21 Oct.

22 Oct.

Topographic Maps

 

Prelab 7 (p. 33) and Desert Group Outlines due

Lab Manual: Lab 9 p. 167-191 

Reader Exercise: 34-37

 

 

Study Sessions: TBA

 Review Lab 4 p. 75-81

8

 

28 Oct.

29 Oct.

 

Plate Tectonic / Structure Exam

Geologic Maps

No Prelab due

Reader Exercise: p. 53-56

Lab Manual: Lab 10 p. 195-201

9

4 Nov.

5 Nov.

Field Trip: San Diego River

Prelab 9 due (p. 77)

Reader Exercise: p. 78-82 (bring with you)

10

11 Nov.

12 Nov.

Field Trip Prep

Weather instruments

Prelab 8 due

Bring field notebook and reader to lab

 

Sat.11/13

Sun. 11/14

Mountain-Desert Field Trip

Group presentations in field

Field Notebook due at the end of the trip

11

18 Nov.

19 Nov.

Atmosphere Circulation

 

Prelab 10 due (p. 57) Refer to lecture text for help with prelab

Lab exercise will be handed out in class

 

25 Nov.

26 Nov.

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

 

12

2 Dec.

3 Dec.

Weather Maps and Climate

Lab exercise will be handed out in class

 

 

Study Sessions: TBA

 

13

9 Dec.

  10 Dec.

FINAL EXAM

Topo and Geol. Maps; River Trip; Atmosphere and Weather; Desert Field trip

Please bring lab manual in Physical Geology, 8th ed. and “Laboratory Reader” to each lab class.