GEOG 1001 – Climate and Vegetation Lab Syllabus
Spring 2007
Description
The labs encompass a variety of hands-on activities both on and off campus designed to reinforce principles of
climate and vegetation covered in the lecture. The exercises should help you prepare for the exams. The lab
will meet once a week in Guggenheim 3 (in the basement) or Guggenheim 206 (section 12 only) at the
following times depending on your lab section:
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
1001-011
1001-012
1001-013
1001-014
1001-015
1001-016
1001-017
1001-018
M
W
F
W
F
W
W
F
12:00-2:00
2:00-4:00
2:00-4:00
8:00-10:00
12:00-2:00
12:00-2:00
10:00-12:00
10:00-12:00
Terry
Julie (meets in Guggenheim 206)
Catalina
Catalina
Catalina
Julie
Terry
Terry
Office Hours and Locations
These are available on the web page under “Contact Info”
Required Lab Manual
All labs are available online.
Grading and Attendance
 The 11 lab exercises count for 20% of your total grade for the course. Your lowest grade will be
dropped and the remaining 10 highest grades will be weighted equally in determining your overall lab
grade.
 All lab exercises are due at the beginning of the next lab period in which they were conducted. Labs
handed in at the end of class will be counted as late. Lab assignments handed in late will be deducted
10% per workday. Additionally, labs will not be accepted more than one week late.
 If you are not able to attend your scheduled lab period please contact your lab TA in advance so
arrangements can be made. The best way to contact TAs is via e-mail, or during lab and office hours.
Under NO circumstances will make-up labs be allowed.
 You are required to attend lab. The off-campus field trips are mandatory; if you do not attend, you
will not be allowed to receive credit for those lab exercises. When going on field trips, dress
appropriately and be on time.
 There will be a sign in sheet during each lab. You can only get credit for a lab if you attend class.
Additional Policies
 You are encouraged to work with other students during the lab. However, you must submit your own
original work. Answers may be similar, but should not be the same. Plagiarism is not acceptable and
if an issue, disciplinary action could be taken by the University. Please ask if you have any questions
about plagiarism.
 Any written responses should be legible so I can read them. If answering an essay question, please
write in complete sentence format. If I cannot read your answer, it will be marked wrong.
 Please bring appropriate materials to the lab: Geosciences text, lab, a calculator (doesn’t have to be
fancy), additional scratch paper, and writing utensils. Please read over the lab exercise before
coming to the lab and ask any questions you might have.
 You will need to turn in your labs to your instructor. We do not accept labs in mailboxes.
Course Web Site:
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/class_homepages/geog_1001_s07/labs.html
Lab Schedule and Topics (subject to change):
Date*
1/22
1/29
2/5
2/12
2/19
Lab exercise and topic
Temperature & Earth’s heat budget
Atmospheric Pressure, Winds & Circulation
Atmospheric Moisture and Relative Humidity
Air Masses, Fronts and Storms
Climate Classification
Assignment**
Lab B
Lab C
Lab D
Lab E (WX DIARY DUE)
Lab F
2/26
NO LAB
3/5
Plant Identification
Lab G
3/12
TBA
TBA (WX DIARY DUE)
3/19
3/26
Fire in Boulder County
Spring Break – NO LAB
Gregory Canyon Field Trip: Vegetation-Environment
Relationships***
Lab K
4/2
4/9
4/16
4/23
Lab H
Chatauqua Park Field Trip: Forest Succession*** Lab I
Forest Succession Data Analysis
Review
Lab J (WX DIARY DUE)
*Date correspond to the first lab section of each lab week.
**All exercises for lab will be found online. Some exercises will require additional materials handed out in lab, or obtained on field
trips.
*** These labs are off campus field trips- we will meet at the cul-de-sac on the south side of the Rec Center.
Statement on Disabilities
If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to me a letter from Disability Services in a
timely manner so that your needs may be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on
documented disabilities. Contact: 303-492-8671, Willard 322, and www.Colorado.EDU/disabilityservices
Religious Obligations
Campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make every effort to reasonably and fairly deal with
all students who, because of religious obligations, have conflicts with scheduled exams, assignments or required
attendance. You can see full details at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html
Classroom Behavior
Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Students who fail to
adhere to behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Faculty have the professional responsibility to treat students
with understanding, dignity and respect, to guide classroom discussion and to set reasonablelimits on the manner in which
students express opinions.See polices at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html and at
http://www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/judicialaffairs/code.html#student_code
Academic Honesty
All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity
policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic dishonesty,
fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor
Code Council (honor@colorado.edu; 303-725-2273). Students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity
policy will be subject to both academic sanctions from the faculty member and non-academic sanctions (including but not
limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). Further information on the Honor Code can be found at
http://www.colorado.edu/policies/honor.html and at http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/
In this class (including all exams and laboratory assignments), a violation of the CU Honor Code will result in an
academic sanction of an assigned final grade of “F”. If you are ever unclear as to what constitutes a potential
violation of the Honor Code, please talk to the teaching assistant before you submit your work.