Geology 107
Earth Science Lab Schedule

 

Week

Topic

Handouts
(print ALL FILES in this column before lab)

Links

Week 1 Topographic Maps TopoMaps.doc http://topomaps.usgs.gov/
http://www.ordsvy.gov.uk/
http://www.tec.army.mil/
http://www.orienteering.org/
http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html
http://www.topozone.com
http://terraserver.microsoft.com
http://www.delorme.com/

http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/topo/

Week 2 Minerals Minerals.doc http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Slideshow/Slideindex.html http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/Minerals/index.html
Week 3 Project Organization Group_projects.doc  
Week 4 Igneous Rocks  Ig_rocks.doc http://www.soes.soton.ac.uk/resources/collection/minerals/igne-1/index.htm http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol212/intro&textures.htm http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/igneous/ignrxs.htm http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
 
Week 5 Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks Sed_meta_rocks.doc

rock walk map

http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/SedRx/ http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/docs/usgsnps/rxmin/rock2.html

http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/MetaRx/index.html http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/docs/usgsnps/rxmin/rock3.html

Week 6 Earthquakes
Earthquakes.doc
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program-Home

ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Home Page

"We Don't Have Earthquakes in Colorado, Do We?"

Week 7 Field Trip Field Trip  
Week 8 Weathering Weathering.doc  
Week 9 Field Trip Field Trip

Stream discharge data:
Real time flow data for the Animas River at Durango:
http://water.usgs.gov/co/nwis/rt

Water Resources of the United States – http://water.usgs.gov


EPA's Surf Your Watershed – http://www.epa.gov/surf/
FEMA National Flood Insurance Program – http://www.fema.gov/nfip/ 

 

Missionary Ridge realtime precipitation gages - http://co.water.usgs.gov/fires/missionridge/index.html

Week 10 Groundwater   Groundwater.doc

Groundwater in the Southwestern United States:
Southwest Groundwater Resources USGS
http://az.water.usgs.gov/swgwrp/Pages/Overview.html

 

Precipitation data:
Monthly precipitation and mean temperature data for selected stations in the US.  U.S Historical Climatology Network. 
http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/epubs/ndp019/ushcn_r3.html

                                                                                     Plot of monthly precipitation values (NOAA) 
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ghcn/ghcn.SELECT.html

                   
Water Resources of Colorado – http://co.water.usgs.gov/


Colorado Water Knowledge – http://waterknowledge.colostate.edu/

Week 11 Oceans & Coastal Processes Coasts.doc http://www.bennett.karoo.net/topics/coasts.html National Park Service - NatureNet: Geologic Resources
Week 12 Weather Weather.doc  http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/

The Earth's Atmosphere

Severe and Hazardous Weather - Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Hail, Thunderstorms, Blizzards

Week 13 Work on project posters   Project papers due!  Use this week to finish your posters and polish your presentations.
Week 14 Project Presentations   You must attend class in order to get credit for your project - no exceptions!