Lab book:
Geoscience Laboratory by Tom Freeman 5th Edition.
* Check this web page every week for possible
updates
Tests:
There will be no formal test for the
lab, however, your
lab report is due
at the end of each lab period unless
otherwise directed
by the instructor.
You are required to write a one-page
report for each
field trip
(campus and Fox Island) and
email your reports to me no later
than 5 p.m. when due.
NO
HARD COPY WILL BE
ACCEPTED.
Quizes will
be given without
notice.
Three days
have been set aside
for makeup for particular labs as no other make-up
will be
allowed (see the make-up
labs & dates).
(Grading scale A=100-90, B=89-80, C=79-70)
Code of
Student Rights,
Responsibility, and Conduct:
Students are strongly advised to know the “Code of Students
Rights,
Responsibility, and Conduct” that can be found in the “Student Handbook
and
Planner” that is published each fall semester.
Students are expected to read and understand the “Code” as it
relates to
cheating, plagiarizing, and aiding and abetting
others to cheat or
plagiarize. Students caught cheating or
plagiarizing on tests, reports or projects will receive a zero for that
portion
of the course.
Students
with Disabilities:
Students that need assistance or special arrangements should contact the “Services for Students with Disabilities” office as soon as possible to make arrangements for special needs. Students who obtain the necessary documentation attesting to their need and submit it to the professor will be accommodated. SSD is located in WB113. Their telephone number is (260) 481-6658.
Grades will
be posted in Blackboard
You can use
the class disccusions
in Blackboard
for posting questions.
Schedule:
Week
TOPIC
ASSIGNMENT
Aug. 23
Maps
Chpt. 2
USGS Topographic Map Symbols
A short
video of earth from space
(Note:
it may take about two minutes to
download it)
Aug. 30
Maps Topographic
contd... Aerial Photographs & Satellite
Images
Venice
(What is the length of the Grand Canal?) Turn in your answer through
WebCt
vista
I would encourage you to bring a handlens to
the next 4 Labs
Sept. 6
Minerals
Chpt. 3
Sept. 13 Minerals contd....
Sept. 20 Igneous Rocks Chpt. 4
Sept. 27 Sedimentary Rocks / Metamorphic Rocks Chpts 5 & 6
Oct. 4
Weathering and Soils/ Make-up
Lab
Chpt. 7
weathering lab Georgia Perimeter College
Oct. 11
Streams
Chpt. 11
i) Identify the main
drainage pattern in the central portion of this
image and submit answer
through blackboard assignment drop box before 5:00 p.m. October 18.
ii) Do this online stream
exercise and submit your
certificate of completion
through blackboard assignment drop box before
5 p.m. October 18.
Oct. 18
Campus Trip... (Oct. 21) Serious hiking, so dress
appropriately (NO MAKE-UP)
(Send your one-page Report of trip through blackboard assignment
dropbox by noon the following
day of the trip)
Oct. 25
Ground
water
Chpts. 12
(may use the well field on campus to measure pH, Temp, conductivity of
both river & well waters)
Nov. 1
Glaciation
Chpt. 14
& Make-up (for labs 9-13 where possible)
Nov. 8 Arid-Climate Landscape Chpt. 15
Nov.
15
Field Trip to Fox
Island (Nov. 18) ( NO MAKE UP)
(One-page Report of trip required by noon the following day)
Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Recess.................NO LAB
Nov
29
Structural Geology (lab report will be
required)
Chpts 10
Come with a pair of scissors, colored
pencils/pens, and scotch tape for this lab
Measuring
Strike/Dip
Virtual Geologic
Tour of New Mexico.
Dec. 6 Reflections & Make-up (for labs 14 & 17 where possible )
questions? E-mail me
Check out this site: http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/jonesnw/problem.html
Updated July 29, 2010
Spring class
Power Point Slides
posted April, 29, 2004 (What to expect during fiel trips).
Fall class Fox Island Slides Nov. 18, 2004