Geog 1710.301 Earth Science Lab, Section 301, Spring 20Xx

GEOG 1710.301 EARTH SCIENCE LAB, SECTION 301, SPRING 20XX.

EESAT 390 T, 9.00-10.50

LAB INSTRUCTOR: Joe Soap

OFFICE: EESAT 381

OFFICE TELEPHONE: (940) 565-0000

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OFFICE HOURS: T, R, 11.00-12.00, W, 1.00-2.00

ATTENDANCE:

Attendance is required. Make-up exams/quizzes will not be given unless prior permission from the instructor is obtained. Illnesses must be verified by a doctor’s note or hospital release. A copy of such documentation must be presented before a make-up will be scheduled. The exam/quiz must be made up within one week of your return from absence. Failure to meet these requirements will result in a “0” for that exam/quiz. Attendance is recorded at the beginning and end of each lab.

TEXT & MATERIALS:

Earth Science Laboratory Manual, XXth edition, 20XX, will be required. Your lecture text will also be used to supplement the Lab Manual. You will be supplied with some materials for labs, such as barometers, maps, etc. You will need a calculator, ruler, eraser and pencil.

QUIZZES:

Each week there will be an exercise dealing with an aspect of earth science. When possible, exercises should be completed in the lab, within the lab period. There will be a quiz over the material from each lab exercise. The quiz will be given the week following each exercise at the beginning of the lab period (BE SURE YOU ARRIVE ON TIME). The quiz will consist of short answer, multiple choice and true/false questions. Anyone arriving late will have only the remaining time to complete the quiz.

EXAMS:

Two exams will be given: one at midterm and one the week before final lecture exams. The final is non-cumulative and will include only the material covered after the mid-term. Both exams are multiple-choice and closed book. The exams will also contain short written-answer questions (one on the midterm; three on the final). The topics for these questions will be covered in labs.

GRADING:

You must pass the lab to pass the course, regardless of your lecture grade. No exceptions! Only one grade is given for the course (lab and lecture combined). Lab counts 30% of course grade. Lab is graded:

Attendance/completion of exercises20%

Weekly quizzes: 30%

Midterm exam: 25%

Final exam: 25%

You must attain a composite lab score of 60% or higher to pass the lab. All grades for the course will be final unless there was a computational error. There is no extra credit.

DISABILITY ACCOMODATION:

The Department of Geography, in cooperation with the Office of Disability Accommodations, complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act in making reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. Please present your written accommodation request by the 2nd lab class day.

LAB SCHEDULE

DATETOPIC

JAN15Introduction (no exercises in week 1).

22 LAB 1. The Science in Earth Science

29 LAB 2. Location: Grid Systems

FEB 5LAB 3. Location: Topographic Maps

12 LAB 4. Earth-Sun Relationships

19 LAB 5. Solar Radiation and Heating

26 LAB 6. Weather Observation

MAR 5LAB 7. Weather Model

12 MIDTERM EXAM

19 SPRING BREAK

26 LAB 8. Rocks and Minerals of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma

APRIL 2LAB 9. Plate Tectonics

9 LAB 10. Soils and Vegetation in North-Central Texas

16 LAB 11. Fluvial Processes

23 LAB 12. Urban Hydrology

30 FINAL LAB EXAM

MAY 7LECTURE FINAL