Physical Geology Online Laboratory

Weekly Laboratory Schedule

Spring 2007

GEOL 1121L-195
Pamela J. W. Gore
Georgia Perimeter College

Week Date Assignment Due Date
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

1

 Jan 8-14, 2007 Introduction to the Metric System and Topographic Maps

READINGS:

  1. Read online web notes in WebCT for metric system and topographic maps
  2. Read lab manual p. 167-192.
    See lab manual, p. x and xi (in the front) for metric conversions.
    See lecture text, p. 685 for metric conversions
  3. Optional:  A helpful CD to use, if you are having any trouble understanding topographic maps: Go to the library reserve desk and get the CD-ROM "Introduction to Topographic Maps" You do not need to install anything on the computer. Put the CD-ROM into the CD drive. Go down to the Start Menu, click on Run, and find the program topomaps.exe in the folder topoprog.
    Read or work through these sections on the CD-ROM, paying particular attention to the sections marked with a star*, in the list below. Work though the CD-ROM tutorial if you are not sure how to do some of the exercises:
    1. Introduction
    2. General Topographic Map Information
    3. *Map Scale
    4. Location: Latitude and Longitude
    5. *Principles of Contour Lines
    6. Using Contour Lines
    7. *Topographic Profiles
    8. *Drawing a Contour Map
    9. Topographic Maps, Aerial Photographs, and Satellite images
    10. Review

LAB ASSIGNMENT:
  1. Metric conversion exercises in WebCT. Print out, write by hand, and mail (U.S. Mail or Campus Mail), or type and email. Keep a copy of anything you put into the mail.
  2. Scale conversion problems in WebCT. Print out, write by hand and mail, or type and email.
  3. Topographic map assignment
    Write in lab manual. Tear out pages.
    Mail pages from lab manual, or scan and email.
    Keep a copy of anything you mail.
    Keep copies of all of your work.
    Beginning on p. 185, answer the following questions in the lab manual: 1, 2, 4, 5 (a, b, c), 10,  13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (a - e), and 19 (on p. 187 and p. 190).
    Follow instructions carefully.

QUIZ:
Quiz on Topographic maps and metric system in WebCT.
Print out quiz - TWO separate web pages; note link at bottom of first page.  Write by hand and mail, or scan and email.

Lab due by Jan 14
Take Quiz by Jan 14
2 Jan 15-21, 2007

Jan 15 - School closed for Martin Luther King Day

Topographic maps - Part 2

LAB ASSIGNMENT: Stone Mountain Quadrangle Map Exercise
Print out exercises from the web; purchase Stone Mountain 1:24,000 scale topographic map in bookstore or elsewhere. See list of map sources in syllabus. Ruler and protractor required for this exercise. Or do trigonometric calculation.

Lab due by Jan 21
3 Jan 22-28, 2007 Minerals

READINGS:
  1. Read your WebCT notes on Minerals.
  2. Read p. 47-70 in the lab manual before doing lab. Be sure to read captions of photos.
  3. Read Chapter 3 in your textbook before doing lab.
  4. Optional but recommended: Go to the library reserve desk and get the CD-ROM "The Wonders of Rocks and Minerals".
    Read through the section on Minerals on the CD-ROM, including the following:
    1. How are minerals and rocks different?
    2. Important Mineral Properties
    3. How to identify minerals
    4. A mineral identification key
    5. Important mineral groups
    6. Reviewing minerals
    7. Basic facts about common minerals
    Be sure to work through "How to identify minerals" before beginning the lab.

Take Pre-lab Quiz on Minerals before doing lab to be sure that you are familiar with the terms and techniques.

Terms to know before doing Mineral Lab

You will need to have your Wards Rock and Mineral Test Kit (glass plate, metal probe, streak plate, copper, etc.) to do the lab.
You will need to use Dr. Gore's Physical Geology Mineral Lab (1121L or 1421L) on Reserve in the Library. Plan to work in pairs or small groups, rather than alone.

LAB ASSIGNMENT:
Mineral identification exercise
Complete the Mineral Fill-in Sheet. Use DR. GORE'S HANDY DANDY GUIDE TO MINERAL IDENTIFICATION. Print out and submit.
Specimens available in Library. 		Take Quiz by Jan 28
Lab due by Jan 28
4 Jan 29-Feb 4, 2007 Igneous Rocks

READINGS:
  1. Read lecture web and WebCT notes on igneous rocks
  2. Read p. 91-108 in the lab manual before doing lab. Be sure to read captions and look at figures. No need to answer questions in lab manual.
  3. Read Chapter 4 in your textbook before lab (Igneous Rocks).
  4. Optional but recommended: Go to the library reserve desk and get the CD-ROM "The Wonders of Rocks and Minerals".

    Read through the sections on the Rock Cycle and on Igneous Rocks on the CD-ROM, including the following:
    1. How igneous rocks form
    2. Textures of igneous rocks
    3. Minerals in igneous rocks
    4. Naming igneous rocks

Take Pre-lab Quiz on Igneous Rocks before doing lab.

LAB ASSIGNMENT:
Igneous rock identification exercise.
Complete the Igneous Rock Fill-in Sheet. Print out and submit.
Igneous rock classification.
Specimens available in Library. 		Take Quiz by Feb 4
Lab due by Feb 4
5 Feb 5-11, 2007 Volcanic Ash Exercise - Study of volcanic ash samples, and mapping on satellite images

READINGS:  Read Chapter 5 in your textbook before doing lab (Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity).

LAB ASSIGNMENT:  Print out lab assignment pages in WebCT. Write and draw answers by hand.
Volcanic ash lab samples are in envelope on reserve in the library.

 No lab quiz
Lab due by Feb 11
6 Feb 12-18, 2007 Sedimentary Rocks

READINGS:

  1. Read your lecture web notes on sedimentary rocks in WebCT.
  2. Read p. 111-120 in the lab manual before doing lab. Be sure to read captions of photos. Note the authors of this chapter in the lab manual.
  3. Read chapter 7 in your textbook before doing lab (Sedimentary Rocks)
  4. Optional but recommended: Go to the library reserve desk and get the CD-ROM "The Wonders of Rocks and Minerals". Read through the sections on Sedimentary Rocks. You do not need to read "Interpreting Past Environments" to do the lab, but you are welcome to read it if you wish.

Take Pre-lab Quiz on Sedimentary Rocks before doing lab to be sure that you are familiar with the terms.

LAB ASSIGNMENT: Sedimentary rock identification exercise.
Complete the Sedimentary Rock Fill-in Sheet. Print out from WebCT, and submit.
Specimens available in the Library.

Take Quiz by Feb 18
Lab due by Feb 18
7 Feb 19-25, 2007 Metamorphic Rocks

READINGS:
  1. Read your lecture web notes on metamorphic rocks in WebCT
  2. Read p. 133-146 in your lab manual before doing lab. Be sure to read captions of photos.
  3. Read Chapter 8 in your textbook before doing lab (Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks).
  4. Optional but recommended: Go to the library reserve desk and get the CD-ROM "The Wonders of Rocks and Minerals". Read through the sections on Metamorphic Rocks.

Take Pre-lab Quiz on Metamorphic Rocks before doing lab.

LAB ASSIGNMENT:
Metamorphic rock identification exercise
Complete the Metamorphic Rock Fill-in Sheet. Print out from WebCT, and submit.
Specimens available in Library.

Dr. Gore will be out of town Feb 19-20, 2007.

 Take Quiz by Feb 25
Lab due by Feb 25
8 Feb 26-Mar 4, 2007

Feb 27 - No classes. Student Study Day and Faculty Development Day.

 Lab Midterm Exam
Clarkston Campus, CC-1150
Sign up for a day for your Lab Midterm in the Discussion area. Possible exam times are Thursday morning or evening, or Friday afternoon. 		Take Lab Midterm before
Mar 4
9 Mar 5-11, 2007
March 5-11 Spring Break - No classes.
 		  
10 Mar 12-18, 2007 March 13 - Midpoint of the Semester

Structural Geology

READINGS:

  1. Read your web notes on Crustal Deformation in WebCT.
  2. Read Lab 10, p. 195-209 in your lab manual (Geologic Structures, Maps, and Block Diagrams).
  3. Read Chapter 10 in your textbook (Crustal Deformation).
LAB ASSIGNMENT:

Do the following questions in lab manual beginning on p. 203: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.
Do and turn in p. 204-205.
Do and turn in all 6 cardboard models from the back of your book.  Tear out of the book and draw or write on your cardboard models. USE PENCIL.
Fold them up and clip with paperclips. Do not cut the corners!!!  Do not tape or staple. You need to flatten them back out to draw on them, and to mail them to your instructor.
For each model you need to draw on it and answer several questions.
You can answer the questions for the model on the back of that particular model.
You will need to turn in the block diagrams on p. 204-5 AND all six of the cardboard models involved in this lab, preferably by mail (or campus mail) or hand-deliver to my office. 		Lab due by Mar 18
11 Mar 19-25, 2007

Earthquakes

READINGS:
  1. Read your web notes on Earthquakes in WebCT.
  2. Lab 16, p. 291-302 - Earthquake Hazards and Human Risks.
    Note the authors of this lab chapter.
  3. Read Chapter 11 in your textbook (Earthquakes).
LAB ASSIGNMENT:
Answer questions 1-20.
Materials needed: Drawing compass to draw circles, small plastic or paper cup with sand or other particulate material, several coins.
Extra credit: questions 21-27.
 Lab due by Mar 25
12 Mar 26-Apr 1, 2007

Geology and Geography of Georgia

You will need the Geologic Highway Map of the Southeastern U.S. that you purchased from the Bookstore.

LAB ASSIGNMENT:
See WebCT Geology and Geography of Georgia lab.

Dr. Gore will be at SE Geological Society of America meeting Mar 28-30.

 Lab due by Apr 1
13 Apr 2-8, 2007

Streams and flooding

READINGS:
  1. Read Lab 11, p. 210-229 in your lab manual, Stream Processes, Landscapes, Mass Wastage and Flood Hazards.
    Note the authors of this lab chapter.
  2. Read Chapter 16 in your textbook before doing lab (Running Water).
LAB ASSIGNMENT:
Please answer the following questions in Lab 11: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38		 Lab due by Apr 8
14 Apr 9-15, 2007 Groundwater

READINGS:
  1. Read Chapter 17 in your textbook (Groundwater).
  2. Read Lab 12, p. 230-244 in your lab manual. Groundwater Processes, Resources and Risks.
LAB ASSIGNMENT:
Please answer the following questions in Lab 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14-17, 20, 21, 26-30.

 Lab due by Apr 15
15 Apr 16-22, 2007 Catch up and review.
Go to library to review all mineral and rock specimens before the lab final. Be sure that you can identify them all correctly. 		 
16 Apr 23-29, 2007 Laboratory Final Exam
Clarkston Campus, CC-1150.
Sign up for a day for your Lab Final Exam in the Discussion area.
Possible exam times are Tuesday or Thursday morning or evening, or Friday afternoon. 		Take Lab Final Exam before May 2
17 Apr 30-May 6, 2007

Last day of classes - May 1

Dr. Gore will be out of town May 4-5, 2007 at a National Association of Geoscience Teachers Meeting

 Take Lab Final Exam before May 2