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Groundwater





Assignments For This Topic...

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The reading assignments are in the required textbooks listed on the main course syllabus (https://croninprojects.org/Vince/Course/PhysGeol/Geo1405-Spring2021.html. A reminder about how to get to the eText is provided HERE

  1. Read the "Main Points" document at https://croninprojects.org/Vince/Course/PhysGeol/Groundwater-MainPoints.pdf
  2. Read the study questions at https://croninprojects.org/Vince/Course/PhysGeol/Geo1405-Groundwater-Q2021.pdf
  3. View some short videos from Dave McConnell and friends —
  4. Read: Earth eText, chapter 17, Section 17.1, The Importance of Groundwater and all of its subsections
  5. Read: Earth eText, chapter 17, Section 17.2, Groundwater and the Water Table and all of its subsections
  6. Read: Earth eText, chapter 17, Section 17.3, Storage and Movement of Groundwater and all of its subsections
  7. Read: Earth eText, chapter 17, Section 17.4, Wells and Artesian Systems and all of its subsections
  8. Read: Earth eText, chapter 17, Section 17.5, Springs, Hot Springs, and Geysers and all of its subsections
  9. Read: Earth eText, chapter 17, Section 17.6, Environmental Problems and all of its subsections
  10. Complete the lab assignment as described below

    Important Notes
    Lab Assignment to be largely or entirely completed before your weekly lab meeting
    1. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 13, Section Introduction, Subsections Porosity and Permeability, Saturated and Unsaturated Zones and Aquifers, Pages 342-344.
    2. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 13, Activity 13.1, Groundwater Inquiry, pages 353-354.
      Videos in support of the groundwater lab — https://croninprojects.org/AGI-NAGT-Lab-Manual/CroninGWVideos.html
      If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Groundwater assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
    3. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 13, Section Introduction, Subsections Hydraulic Gradient of the Water Table and Mapping Water-Table Topography, Pages 344-345
    4. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 13, Activity 13.2, Where is the Nasty Stuff Going?, page 355.
      If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Groundwater assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
    5. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 13, Section Introduction, Subsection Mapping Groundwater Below the Water Table, Pages 345-346.
    6. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 13, Activity 13.3, Using Data to Map the Flow of Groundwater, page 356.
      If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Groundwater assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
    7. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 13, Section Land Subsidence Hazards Caused by Groundwater Withdrawal, Page 349-352.
    8. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 13, Activity 13.6, Land Subsidence from Groundwater Withdrawal, pages 361-362.
      If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Groundwater assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
  11. Complete the assigned work in Mastering Geology
    Complete the Dyamic Study Module called Groundwater and HW17 by going to Mastering Geology through the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). A reminder about how to get to the Mastering Geology assignments is provided HERE


Summary of Assigned Lab Activities for This Week: Activities 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, and 13.6




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