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GEO 106 - Geosystems Science Laboratory

General Information

You are expected to stay for the entire 1 hours and 50 minutes, or until your lab is completed.

Overview of GEO 106 Lab

In GEO 106 Lab you will apply concepts learned in lecture through exercises that involve problem solving and simulation.

Lab Manual and Other Resources

Required Lab Manual: Geosystems Science: Exercises and Applications; by Lewis, Patton, and Lennartson; 1st Edition.

Weekly Exercises and Grading (see the tentative exercise schedule below)

Geo 106 Lab is worth 1-credit hour, and you will receive a seperate grade for GEO 106 Lab
The system of grading will be discussed during the first class meeting

Course Resources and Success in GEO 106 Lab

Labs will be conducted based on the expectation that you have completed the asssigned background readings prior to coming to lab.
It is your responsibility to contact your laboratory instructor (mbhallbr@uncg.edu) if you have questions regarding an exercise well before the due date. Having questions about an exercise is not an acceptable excuse for handing in an assignment past the due date.
You are required to attend the lab section that you are officially enrolled in. If (on some rare ocassion) you are not able to attend your regular lab meeting, you may -- with the permission of your laboratory instructor -- attend another section meeting that week.

Miscellaneous Information

Any student in lab who has a documented disability that prevents the fullest expression of abilities should contact her/his laboratory instructor as soon as possible so class requirements and accommodations can be discussed.
Final grades once posted will not be changed under any circumstance (with the exception of clerical error).
In all matters related to this course it is expected that you will conduct yourself in an honorable fashion and exhibit the highest level of integrity.

Important Web Sites

**Tentative** Schedule of Lab Exercises

Week	Topics	Lab Exercise (in lab manual)
One 1/13 - 1/17	Course Introduction and Computer Lab Orientation	No Assignment from Lab Manual
Two 1/21 - 1/24	Measurement and Map Reading Skills	Exercise 1
Three 1/27 - 1/31	More Map Skills: Using Map Scales	Exercise 2
Four 2/3 - 2/7	Atmospheric Composition and Structure	Exercise 3
Five 2/10 - 2/14	Earth-Sun Relationships and Solar Radiation	Exercise 4
Six 2/17 - 2/21	Solar Radiation and Temperature Controls	Exercise 5
Seven 2/24 - 2/28	Atmospheric Moisture and Adiabatics	Exercise 6
Eight 3/3 - 3/7	Pressure, Forces, Wind, and Weather	Exercise 7
3/10 - 3/14	Spring Break -- No Lab Meeting	*No Exercise*
Nine 3/17 - 3/21	Remote Sensing	Exercise 8
Ten 3/24 - 3/28	Rock Formation and Identification	Exercise 9
Eleven 3/31 - 4/4	Plate Tectonics	Exercise 10
Twelve 4/7 - 4/11	Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity	Exercise 11
Thirteen 4/14 - 4/16	Mass Wasting	Exercise 13
Fourteen 4/21 - 4/25	The Work of Streams	Exercise 14
Fifteen 4/28 - 5/2	Desert Landscapes, The Work of Glaciers, Coastal Landscape Dynamics	Exercises 15, 16, & 17