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
E-MAIL: Jsoap@unt.edu
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 noncumulative 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 exercises 20%
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
DATE
JAN
FEB
MAR
TOPIC
15
Introduction (no exercises in week 1).
22
LAB 1. The Science in Earth Science
29
LAB 2. Location: Grid Systems
5
LAB 3. Location: Topographic Maps
12
LAB 4. Earth-Sun Relationships
19
LAB 5. Solar Radiation and Heating
26
LAB 6. Weather Observation
5
LAB 7. Weather Model
12
MIDTERM EXAM
19
SPRING BREAK
26
LAB 8. Rocks and Minerals of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma
APRIL 2
9
LAB 9. Plate Tectonics
LAB 10. Soils and Vegetation in North-Central Texas
16
LAB 11. Fluvial Processes
23
LAB 12. Urban Hydrology
30
FINAL LAB EXAM
MAY 7
LECTURE FINAL