ENVI 110: INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS LAB – Spring 2011 Schedule
Subject to change, includes exam dates
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LAB # |
Friday Monday |
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 |
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1 |
28 Jan. 31 Jan. |
Safety
Training Geologic Time / Relative Time |
Prelab 1 due (p. 3) at the end of lab (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 |
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2 |
4
Feb. 7
Feb. |
Isostasy
/ Plate Tectonics |
Prelab 2 due (p. 9) 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) |
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3 |
11
Feb. 14 Feb. |
Geologic
Time Scale Quiz Minerals Igneous Rocks |
Prelab 3A and 3B 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 |
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4 |
18
Feb. 21
Feb. |
Sedimentary / Metamorphic Rocks (Organize desert field trip groups) |
Prelab 4 (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 |
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5 |
25
Feb. 28 Feb. |
Field
Trip: Tourmaline
Beach Sedimentary Environments and Coastal Processes |
Prelab 5 due (p. 24) Bring Tourmaline Beach exercise (p. 25-32 in reader) |
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Study
Sessions: TBA |
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6 |
4 March 7 March |
Mineral
and Rock Exam Topographic
Maps |
Lab Manual: Lab 4 p. 75-86 is a good review Prelab 6 (p. 33) and Desert Group Outlines due Lab Manual: Lab 9 p. 167-191 Reader Exercise: 34-37 |
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March14-18 |
Fall
Holiday: Both
labs off |
Good idea to
spend some time reviewing structure |
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7 |
11 March 21 March |
Earthquakes / Structure |
Prelab 7 due (p. 38) Lab Manual: Lab 16 p. 297-307 / Lab 10 p.
195-201 Reader Exercise: p. 39-46; p. 47-52 |
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8 |
25 March 28 March |
Geologic Maps |
No Prelab due Reader Exercise: p. 53-56 Lab Manual: Lab 10 p. 195-201 |
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9 |
1 April 4 April |
Field Trip: San Diego River |
Prelab 8 due (p. 77) Reader Exercise: p. 78-82 (bring with you) |
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10 |
8 April 4 April |
Field
Trip Prep Weather instruments |
Prelab 9 due (p. 64-66) Group
Presentation Preparation: Check
teacher website Bring field notebook and reader to lab |
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Sat. 4/9 Sun. 4/10 |
Mountain-Desert
Field Trip |
Group presentations in
field Field
Notebook due at the end of the trip |
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11 |
15 April 18 April |
Atmosphere
Circulation |
Prelab 10 due (p. 57) Refer to
lecture text for help with prelab Lab exercise will be handed out in class |
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April 21-25 |
Easter
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12 |
29 April 2 May |
Weather
Maps and Climate |
Lab exercise will be handed out in class |
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13 |
6 May 9 May |
FINAL
EXAM |
Topo and Geol. Maps; Structure; River Trip; Atmosphere and Weather; Desert Field trip |
Please bring lab manual in Physical Geology, 8th ed. and “Laboratory Reader” to each lab
class.