Labs and Exercises

SES # LABS AND EXERCISES
2 Exercise 1: Composition of the Mantle (PDF)
3–4

Lab 1: Mineral Identification (PDF)
5–8

Lab 2: Rock Identification (PDF)
10 Exercise 2: Rock Structure and Deformation (PDF)
11–12 This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.Lab 3: Geochronology (PDF)
13–15

Lab 4: Plate Tectonics (PDF)

This lab is from comprehensive work by Dale S. Sawyer at Rice University. Used with permission. Additional materials used in the lab are available to download at his website.
19, 21

Lab 5: Earthquakes
22

Exercise 3: Stereonets (PDF)

  • Stereonet Template
24 This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.Exercise 4: Reading Geological Maps (PDF)
25–27

Lab 6: Geologic Mapping (PDF)
28–29 Lab 7: Rivers (PDF)
35 Exercise 5: Science, Policy, and Public Opinion (PDF)

 

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