Environmental Geology Lab updated 1/23/09
Instructor:
Cassandra Strickland cstrickland@columbiabasin.edu
Prerequisites or Concurrent
Enrollment: Geol 110
Attendance: Required. No absences unless lab is finished early or
instructor permission to join a later section.
Required: Exercises in Physical Geology, Hamblin & Howard, Colored pencils, protractor, calculator, 12” ruler
Course
Objective: This course is designed not only to acquaint you with the field of
geology and its various disciplines, but also to teach you the processes of
scientific discovery. You will learn
basic geology, such as mineral and rock identification, topographic map
reading, and rock structure identification.
Book: No defined book. A
combination of Exercises in Physical Geology
by Hamblin & Howard (HH) & handouts
About the Labs:
1.
“In-Lab” assignments are to be worked on
during the given lab period, and are due the next week on Monday. You are
expected to read your chapter assignments prior to each class session.
2.
Each in-lab assignment is worth
up to 10 points.
3.
Lab work will be evaluated on
the basis of accuracy, completeness, and promptness.
4.
Instructions for each week’s
lab will be announced on Monday of that week. If you finish your lab Monday,
you do not have to come to class Wednesday.
5.
There will be NO MAKEUP ASSIGNMENTS, except during make-up week. Labs cannot be made up otherwise, excused or
unexcused.
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Week: |
Lab Schedule |
Chapter |
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Jan 5, 7th |
Rock &
Mineral Review |
HH 1-5 |
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Jan 12th, 14th |
No lab- out
sick |
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Jan 19, 21nd |
19th-
no class Maps 1- Streams, erosional & deposition
landforms |
HH 7, 9 |
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Jan 26, 28th |
26th
-Map 2- Coastal landforms 28th- Map 3- Mass
Wasting |
26th
HH 7, 14 28th
HH 10 |
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Feb 3, 5h |
2nd-
Field Trip- Flooding, Flood Plains. 4th-
in class exercise |
HH 9 + handout |
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Feb 10, 12th |
9th-
Water Quality Field Trip; 11th- in class exercise |
handout |
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Feb 17, 20th |
16th
–no class 17th- make-up day |
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Feb 24th,
26th |
23rd-
Field Trip- Mass Wasting. 25th-
in class exercise |
HH 10 + handout |
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March 2nd |
2nd,
4th- alternate meet day scheduled for March 6th- required-
all day trip (9 am to 3 pm) |
handout |
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March 9th |
9th- Waste
Treatment and Water Pollution |
HH 11 + handout |
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March 16th |
16th-
extended Field Trip 3- 7 pm Hanford Reach; 18th- in class
exercise |
Handout + all HH covered in class, incl 15 |
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March 24rd |
Final
Project due- turn in by 2:30 |
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Labs: 4@ 10 points each = 80
points. Labs consist of in-class &
take-home material, in addition to a field trip (10 pts). They are due 1 week after they are
assigned. Labs are graded on the basis
of accuracy & completeness. No
make-up of labs unless using make-up week.
Field Trip/labs: 5 & 20 points=100 pts
Final Project: 40 points. The final
project is a presentation of the local environmental geology hazards learned during the quarter.