Yosemite Creek just below Little Yosemite Falls. Photo by Vince Cronin.

Important Notes

• The reading assignments are in the required textbooks listed on the course homepage.
• Reminders about the "lecture"-related parts of this assignment
  • The end-of-topic quiz will be available for you to take via the Canvas space associated with the "lecture" part of this course (202030 GEO 1405 01 - The Dynamic Earth) November 6-7 (hopefully).
• Reminders about the lab-related parts of this assignment
  • The completed laboratory activities assigned below must be submitted via the Canvas space associated with your lab section before 11:59 PM Central Time on the day after the day on which your laboratory section is scheduled to meet (e.g., due before Wednesday night at 11:59 PM for a lab scheduled on Tuesday). Instructions for submitting your lab work are provided HERE.
  • The end-of-lab quiz must be completed via the Canvas space associated with your lab section before 11:59 PM Central Time on the day after the day on which your laboratory section is scheduled to meet.
  • You can view the lab assignment alone at https://croninprojects.org/Vince/PhysGeoLab/StreamsLab-F20.html

Assignment

1. Read: the study questions for this topic, listed at https://croninprojects.org/Vince/Course/PhysGeol/Geo1405-Streams-Q2020.html and keep them in mind as you read the following assignments. Most, if not all, of the answers will be in the reading assignments for this topic.
2. View the video Stream Processes, Landscapes, Mass Wastage, and Flood Hazards that introduces the material in Chapter 12 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual at https://goo.gl/225WpT
3. View the pronunciation guide for geoscience terms used in Chapter 12 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual at https://youtu.be/ZRR6T_udvKU
4. View a short video by Dave McConnell and friends — Streamflow.
5. Scan: Earth, chapter 16, section 16.1, Earth as a System: The Hydrologic Cycle and section 16.2, River Systems, and all of their subsections.
6. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, the following 2 sections — [1] Introduction, and [2] What Are the Components of Stream Systems?, pages 309-311.
7. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, Activity 12.1, Streamer Inquiry, page 323-324.
   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 Streams assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
8. Read: Earth, chapter 16, section 16.7, Depositional Landforms
9. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, section How Does Water Flow Across a Surface?, pages 312-317.
10. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, Activity 12.3, A Mountain Stream, page 329-330.
    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 Streams assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
11. Read: Earth, chapter 16, section 16.5, Stream Channels and all of its subsections.
12. Scan: Earth, chapter 16, section 16.6, Shaping Stream Valleys and all of its subsections.
13. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, section Stream Channels and Floodplains, pages 317-320.
14. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, Activity 12.5, Meander Evolution on the Rio Grande, page 333-334.
    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 Streams assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
15. Read: Earth, chapter 16, section 16.8, Floods and Flood Control
16. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, the following 2 sections — [1] Stream Profile, and [2] Flood Hazard Assessment and Risks, pages 320-322.
17. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, Activity 12.7, Flood Hazard Mapping, Assessment, and Risk, page 337-340.
    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 Streams assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.

Summary of Assigned Lab Activities for This Week: Activities 12.1, 12.3, 12.5, and 12.7

Mastering Geology Reminder

Before the deadline on November 6, complete the Dyamic Study Module called Running Water and HW16 by going to Mastering Geology through the Canvas space associated with this lecture section (202030 GEO 1405 01 - The Dynamic Earth)

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