ENVI 110: INTRODUCTION TO EARTH
SYSTEMS LAB – Fall 2010
Note: Schedule is Subject to
change, includes exam dates
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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4 |
23 Sept. 24 Sept. |
Field Trip: Sedimentary Environments and Coastal
Processes |
Prelab 4 due (p. 24) Bring
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Study Sessions: TBA |
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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) |
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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 |
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14 Oct. 15 Oct. |
Fall
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Good
idea to spend some time reviewing structure |
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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 |
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Study Sessions: TBA |
Review Lab 4 p. 75-81 |
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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 |
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9 |
4
Nov. 5
Nov. |
Field Trip: |
Prelab 9 due (p. 77) Reader Exercise:
p. 78-82 (bring with you) |
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10 |
11
Nov. 12
Nov. |
Field Trip Prep Weather instruments |
Prelab 8 due Bring field notebook and reader to lab |
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Sat.11/13 Sun. 11/14 |
Mountain-Desert Field Trip |
Group
presentations in field Field
Notebook due at the end of the trip |
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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 |
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25 Nov. 26 Nov. |
THANKSGIVING |
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12 |
2
Dec. 3
Dec. |
Weather Maps and Climate |
Lab exercise will
be handed out in class |
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Study Sessions: TBA |
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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.