Yosemite Creek just below Little Yosemite Falls. Photo by Vince Cronin.
Streams
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Important Notes
- The reading assignments are in the required textbooks listed at the bottom of this document.
- The completed laboratory activities assigned below must be submitted via the Canvas
learning management system (LMS) 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 LMS before 11:59 PM Central Time on the day after the day on which your laboratory section is scheduled to meet.
| Lab Section | Scheduled Meeting | Grad TA | GTA Email |
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| A | Tuesday starting at 12:30 PM CT | Zhao (Amanda) Wang | Zhao_Wang1(at)baylor.edu |
| B | Tuesday starting at 2:40 PM CT | Zhao (Amanda) Wang | Zhao_Wang1(at)baylor.edu |
| C | Tuesday starting at 4:40 PM CT | Sarah Kogler | Sarah_Kogler1(at)baylor.edu |
| D | Wednesday starting at 12:20 PM CT | Zequn Wu | Zequn_Wu1(at)baylor.edu |
| E | Wednesday starting at 2:30 PM CT | Zequn Wu | Zequn_Wu1(at)baylor.edu |
| F | Wednesday starting at 4:40 PM CT | Sarah Kogler | Sarah_Kogler1(at)baylor.edu |
| G | Thursday starting at 12:30 PM CT | Roy Bassoo | Roy_Bassoo1(at)baylor.edu |
| J | Thursday starting at 2:40 PM CT | Roy Bassoo | Roy_Bassoo1(at)baylor.edu |
Lab Assignment
- 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
- View the pronunciation guide for geoscience terms used in Chapter 12 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual at https://youtu.be/ZRR6T_udvKU
- View a short video by Dave McConnell and friends — Streamflow.
- 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.
- 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.
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, section How Does Water Flow Across a Surface?, pages 312-317.
- 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.
- Scan: Earth, chapter 16, section 16.6, Shaping Stream Valleys and all of its subsections.
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, section Stream Channels and Floodplains, pages 317-320.
- 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.
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, the following 2 sections — [1] Stream Profile, and [2] Flood Hazard Assessment and Risks, pages 320-322.
- 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
Required Textbooks And Online Resources
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AGI/NAGT Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, 12th edition (paper copy)
Print Lab Manual ISBN: 9780135836972
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Modified Mastering Geology with eText for Tarbuck et al., Earth 13th edition*
This version of Mastering Geology is used within the Canvas LMS.
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*Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, 13th Edition, 2020, by E.J. Tarbuck, F.K. Lutgens, and S. Linneman, with illustrations by D.G. Tasa: New York, Pearson Higher Education, 754 p.
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