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Laboratory 1
Filling Your Geoscience Toolbox
ACTIVITY 1.1 A View of Earth from Above
ACTIVITY 1.2 Finding Latitude and Longitude or UTM Coordinates of a Point
ACTIVITY 1.3 Plotting a Point on a Map Using UTM Coordinates
ACTIVITY 1.4 Scaling, Density, and Earth’s Deep Interior
ACTIVITY 1.5 Investigating Earth’s Highs and Lows
ACTIVITY 1.6 Unit Conversions, Scientific Notation, and Rates
ACTIVITY 1.7 Graphing and Interpreting Data
Laboratory 2
Plate Tectonics
ACTIVITY 2.1 Plate Motion from Different Frames of Reference
ACTIVITY 2.2 Plate Motion and the San Andreas Fault
ACTIVITY 2.3 Measuring Plate Motion Using GPS
ACTIVITY 2.4 Hotspots and Plate Motions
ACTIVITY 2.5 How Earth’s Materials Deform
ACTIVITY 2.6 Paleomagnetic Stripes and Seafloor Spreading
ACTIVITY 2.7 Atlantic Seafloor Spreading
ACTIVITY 2.8 Using Earthquakes to Identify Plate Boundaries
Laboratory 3
Mineral Properties, Identification, and Uses
ACTIVITY 3.1 Mineral Luster, Diaphaneity, Streak, and Color
ACTIVITY 3.2 Mineral Shape
ACTIVITY 3.3 Determining the Relative Hardness of a Mineral
ACTIVITY 3.4 Determining Specific Gravity
ACTIVITY 3.5 Mineral Analysis, Identification, and Uses
ACTIVITY 3.6 The Mineral Dependency Crisis
ACTIVITY 3.7 Urban Ore
Laboratory 4
Rock-Forming Processes and the Rock Cycle
ACTIVITY 4.1 Rock and the Rock Cycle
ACTIVITY 4.2 Rock Inquiry
ACTIVITY 4.3 What Are Rocks Made Of?
ACTIVITY 4.4 Rock-Forming Minerals
ACTIVITY 4.5 What Are Rock Texture and Fabric?
Laboratory 5
Igneous Rocks and Processes
ACTIVITY 5.1 Igneous Textures
ACTIVITY 5.2 Investigating Mineral Grain Size in Igneous Rock
ACTIVITY 5.3 Glassy and Vesicular Textures of Igneous Rock
ACTIVITY 5.4 Minerals That Form Igneous Rocks
ACTIVITY 5.5 Estimate the Percentage of Mafic Minerals
ACTIVITY 5.6 Estimate Mineral Composition of a Phaneritic Rock by Point Counting
ACTIVITY 5.7 Analysis and Interpretation of Igneous Rock
ACTIVITY 5.8 Tectonic Setting of Some Major Volcanic Rock Types
ACTIVITY 5.9 Geologic History of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Laboratory 6
Sedimentary Processes, Rocks, and Environments
ACTIVITY 6.1 Clastic Sediment
ACTIVITY 6.2 Bioclastic Sediment and Coal
ACTIVITY 6.3 Sedimentary Rock Inquiry
ACTIVITY 6.4 Sediment from Source to Sink
ACTIVITY 6.5 Sediment Analysis, Classification, and Interpretation
ACTIVITY 6.6 Hand Sample Analysis and Interpretation
ACTIVITY 6.7 Grand Canyon Outcrop Analysis and Interpretation
ACTIVITY 6.8 Using the Present to Imagine the Past—Dogs to Dinosaurs
ACTIVITY 6.9 Using the Present to Imagine the Past—Cape Cod to Kansas
Laboratory 7
Metamorphic Rocks, Processes, and Resources
ACTIVITY 7.1 Metamorphic Rock Inquiry
ACTIVITY 7.2 Minerals in Metamorphic Rock
ACTIVITY 7.3 Metamorphic Rock Analysis and Interpretation
ACTIVITY 7.4 Hand Sample Analysis, Classification, and Origin
ACTIVITY 7.5 Metamorphic Grades and Facies
Laboratory 8
Dating of Rocks, Fossils, and Geologic Events
ACTIVITY 8.1 Geologic Inquiry for Relative Dating
ACTIVITY 8.2 Determining Sequence of Events in Geologic Cross-Sections
ACTIVITY 8.3 Using Fossils to Date Rocks and Events
ACTIVITY 8.4 Numerical Dating of Rocks and Fossils
ACTIVITY 8.5 Infer Geologic History from a New Mexico Outcrop
ACTIVITY 8.6 Investigating a Natural Cross-Section in the Grand Canyon
Laboratory 9
Topographic Maps
ACTIVITY 9.1 Map and Google Earth Inquiry
ACTIVITY 9.2 Map Locations, Distances, Directions, and Symbols
ACTIVITY 9.3 Topographic Map Construction
ACTIVITY 9.4 Topographic Map and Orthoimage Interpretation
ACTIVITY 9.5 Relief and Gradient (Slope) Analysis
ACTIVITY 9.6 Topographic Profile Construction
Laboratory 10
Geologic Structures, Maps, and Block Diagrams
ACTIVITY 10.1 Map Contacts and Formations
ACTIVITY 10.2 Geologic Structures Inquiry
ACTIVITY 10.3 Fault Analysis Using Orthoimages
ACTIVITY 10.4 Appalachian Mountains Geologic Map
ACTIVITY 10.5 Cardboard Model Analysis and Interpretation
ACTIVITY 10.6 Block Diagram Analysis and Interpretation
Laboratory 11
Earthquake Hazards and Human Risks
ACTIVITY 11.1 Earthquake Hazards Inquiry
ACTIVITY 11.2 How Seismic Waves Travel Through Earth
ACTIVITY 11.3 Locate the Epicenter of an Earthquake
ACTIVITY 11.4 San Andreas Fault Analysis at Wallace Creek
ACTIVITY 11.5 New Madrid Seismic Zone
Laboratory 12
Stream Processes, Geomorphology, and Hazards
ACTIVITY 12.1 Streamer Inquiry
ACTIVITY 12.2 Introduction to Stream Processes and Landscapes
ACTIVITY 12.3 A Mountain Stream
ACTIVITY 12.4 Escarpments and Stream Terraces
ACTIVITY 12.5 Meander Evolution on the Rio Grande
ACTIVITY 12.6 Retreat of Niagara Falls
ACTIVITY 12.7 Flood Hazard Mapping, Assessment, and Risk
Laboratory 13
Groundwater Processes, Resources, and Risks
ACTIVITY 13.1 Groundwater Inquiry
ACTIVITY 13.2 Where Is the Nasty Stuff Going?
ACTIVITY 13.3 Using Data to Map the Flow of Groundwater
ACTIVITY 13.4 Karst Processes and Topography
ACTIVITY 13.5 Floridan Aquifer System
ACTIVITY 13.6 Land Subsidence from Groundwater Withdrawal
Laboratory 14
Glaciers and the Dynamic Cryosphere
ACTIVITY 14.1 The Cryosphere and Sea Ice
ACTIVITY 14.2 Mountain Glaciers and Glacial Landforms
ACTIVITY 14.3 Nisqually Glacier Response to Climate Change
ACTIVITY 14.4 Glacier National Park Investigation
ACTIVITY 14.5 Some Effects of Continental Glaciation
Laboratory 15
Desert Landforms, Hazards, and Risks
ACTIVITY 15.1 Dryland Inquiry
ACTIVITY 15.2 Sand Seas of Nebraska and the Arabian Peninsula
ACTIVITY 15.3 Dryland Lakes of Utah
ACTIVITY 15.4 Death Valley, California
Laboratory 16
Coastal Processes, Landforms, Hazards, and Risks
ACTIVITY 16.1 Coastline Inquiry
ACTIVITY 16.2 Introduction to Coastlines
ACTIVITY 16.3 Coastline Modification at Ocean City, Maryland
ACTIVITY 16.4 The Threat of Rising Seas
Laboratory 17
Earth’s Dynamic Climate
ACTIVITY 17.1 How Does Rising Temperature Affect Sea Level?
ACTIVITY 17.2 Melting Ice and Rising Sea Level
ACTIVITY 17.3 Using Tide Gauge Data to Model Sea-Level Change
ACTIVITY 17.4 Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
ACTIVITY 17.5 The Climate Record from Cores
ACTIVITY 17.6 Local Effects of Sea-Level Rise
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