FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Earth Sciences Department
GLY-1010L Introduction to Earth Sciences Laboratory
Term: Summer B 2008 Time/Days:
Instructor:
Email: (please write “Intro Lab” as the subject)
Required Lab Manual: Owen, Pirie & Draper: Earth Lab Exploring the Earth Sciences, 2nd edition
Date Lab Number Topic in Lab Book Chapter Page
6/25, 6/26 Intro Buy Lab Manual: Earth Lab
6/30, 7/1 1 Physical Properties of Minerals 1 1
7/2, 7/3 2 Rock Forming Minerals 2 19
7/7, 7/8 3 Quiz: Minerals
Igneous Rocks 3 35
7/9, 7/10 4 Quiz: Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks 4 55
7/14, 7/15 5 Quiz: Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks 5 85
7/16-7/17 6 Quiz: Metamorphic Rocks
Topographic Maps: Contour Lines 7 129
July 22 Tuesday Last Day to drop a course with a DR grade
7/21, 7/22 7 Quiz: Topographic Maps
Campus field exercise: Pace & Compass mapping
7/23, 7/24 8 Structural Geology Topics 8 147
7/28, 7/29 9 Geologic Time and Geologic History 9 171
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7/30, 7/31 10 Quiz: Structural Geology & Geol Time
Shorelines & Oceans 16 379
8/4, 8/5 11 Groundwater and Karst Topography 15 349
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8/6, 8/7 12 Quiz: Groundwater and Karst Topography—Emphasis Florida Earthquakes & Seismology 11 231
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Introduction
to Earth Science Labs:
Supplemental labs notes are posted on the FIU Earth Science Website as a PDF file. They may be downloaded from: http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/Content/Syllabi/geolab/labnotes.pdf
1. Attendance: If you miss one lab, you may miss a quiz as well as material on which you will be subsequently quizzed. Labs start on time. If you arrive late or leave before the conclusion of the lab you may receive partial or no credit (points). Definition of an excused absence: a medical excuse signed by the attending physician.
2. Lab exercises: are to be completed independently during the lab. When asked to work on a team, each team member is to think independently to complete the assignment in his/her own words in his/her lab manual. To receive full credit you are expected to bring your lab manual to lab. Lab exercises will be evaluated at the end of each lab. Labs cannot be made up outside of class. If you do not attend lab you will receive zero points. Asking questions in lab is good for you.
3. 7 QUIZZES: A written and/or practical quiz on material covered in the preceding lab(s) will be given the first 20 minutes of 7 labs. On quiz days there will be no lab time to review before the quiz. NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES. However, at the end of the term one quiz grade is dropped to compensate for one absence or your lowest quiz score.
4. If you plan to be absent to observe a religious holiday make arrangements with the Lab Instructor the first week of class (We adhere to University policy).
5. Each student will be responsible for lab equipment/materials and for cleaning up his/her area.
6. No food or drinks in the lab; cellular phones must be turned off and out of sight.
7. Academic Integrity: Academic dishonesty or disruptive behavior will be reported immediately to the lab manager. Please familarize yourself with The University’s Code of Conduct:
http://www.fiu.edu/~jms/standards_of_conduct.htm
Approximate lab timetable: First 20 minutes Quiz on the 7 Quiz Days
20 -30 minutes Introduction of Lab material
Body of Lab Supervised lab exercises
Last 20 minutes Review/Evaluation/Clean-up
UP lab, PC 328, will be open additional hours for review, as posted by door.
BBC lab’s extended hours are by arrangement with the instructor.
GRADES ARE NOT CURVED. The final grade is computed at the end of the term from points earned on quizzes and independent completion of in-class lab assignments. There is no laboratory final exam. Grades are determined by percentage as follows:
A = 94-100, A- = 90-93, B+ = 87-89, B = 83-86, B- = 80-82, C+ = 77-79, C = 73-76, C- = 70-72, D+ = 67-69, D = 63-66, D- = 60-62,
F = fewer than 60 points.
GRADING:
Lab Assignments 50%
Quizzes 50%
100%