Miramar Geology 101 Wednesday Laboratory Schedule - Spring 2012
|
Date |
Class Meeting Lecture and
Discussion Topics |
Location and Time |
|
W 1/25 |
LAB 1 -
Scientific Method – Observe,
Measure, Test |
S5111 @ 6:30 pm |
|
W 2/1 |
LAB 2
- Topographic Maps I - Basic Concepts, Skills, and Uses |
S5111 @ 6:30 pm |
|
W 2/8 |
LAB 3
- Topo Maps
II – Orienteering and
Topographic Profiles |
S5111
@ 6:30 pm |
|
Sat 2/11 |
Voluntary Weekend Fieldtrip – Coast Geology and Tectonics |
Torrey Pines Beach @ 9 am |
|
W 2/15 |
LAB 4
– Isostasy and Plate Tectonics |
S5111
@ 6:30 pm |
|
W 2/22 |
LAB 5 – Minerals - Classification, Properties, &
ID |
S5111 @ 6:30 pm |
|
W 2/29 |
LAB 6
- Igneous Rocks – Volcanic and Plutonic Rocks |
S5111 @ 6:30 pm |
|
W 3/7 |
LAB 7
- Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions |
S5111
@ 6:30 pm |
|
Sat 3/10 |
Voluntary Weekend Fieldtrip - Waves and Currents |
Blacks Beach@ 9 am |
|
W 3/14 |
LAB 8
– Sedimentary Rocks Review for Midterm Exam |
S5111
@ 6:30 pm |
|
W 3/21 |
LAB 9 – Metamorphic Rocks |
S5111
@ 6:30 pm |
|
W 3/28 |
Midterm Exam
- Topo Maps, Tectonics, Minerals, and Rocks |
S5111 @ 6:30 pm |
|
W 4/4 |
Spring Break Week – No Classes |
No Class |
|
Sat 4/7 |
Voluntary Weekend Fieldtrip - Shoreline
Processes |
Moonlight Beach @ 9 am |
|
W 4/11 |
LAB 10 – Geologic Dating - Stratigraphic Principals and Fossils |
S5111
@ 6:30 pm |
|
W 4/18 |
LAB 11
– Earthquakes - Concepts, Measuring, and Hazards |
S5111 @ 6:30 pm |
|
W 4/25 |
LAB 12
-
Structural
Geology I – Folding and Faulting |
S5111 @ 6:30 pm |
|
Sat+Sun 4/28+4/29 |
Voluntary Weekend Overnight Backcountry Fieldtrip San Diego Geology
and Tectonics Theme |
Check Website for Details |
|
W 5/3 |
LAB 13
– Structural Geology II - Interpreting
Block Diagrams |
S5111 @ 6:30 pm |
|
Sun 5/6 |
Voluntary Weekend Fieldtrip - Environmental Issues |
Birch Aquarium @ 9 am |
|
W 5/9 |
LAB 14
– Geologic Maps – Interpreting Geologic Maps |
S5111
@ 6:30 pm |
|
W 5/16 |
Final Exam – Geo Dating, EQ’s, Structure, &
Geology Maps |
S5111
@ 6:30 pm |
Please Note: This schedule is tentative and may be changed or
modified by the instructor at
anytime
during the semester. Students will be notified
in a timely basis if changes are made.