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.