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

Important Notes

• The reading assignments are in the required laboratory manual (textbook) listed near the bottom of this document.
• You must submit [1] the original paper lab-activity sheets on which you have recorded your answers (stapled together in order), and [2] a PDF file containing scans of the completed laboratory activities to your laboratory instructor before the end of your lab meeting.
• The end-of-lab quiz must be completed via the Canvas LMS within 6 hours after your laboratory meeting ends.

Lab Assignment

1. 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
2. View the pronunciation guide for geoscience terms used in Chapter 12 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual at https://youtu.be/ZRR6T_udvKU
3. View a short video by Dave McConnell and friends — Streamflow.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, section How Does Water Flow Across a Surface?, pages 312-317.
7. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, Activity 12.3, A Mountain Stream, page 329-330.
   If you get stuck, ask for help.
8. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, section Stream Channels and Floodplains, pages 317-320.
9. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, Activity 12.5, Meander Evolution on the Rio Grande, page 333-334.
   If you get stuck, ask for help.
10. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, the following 2 sections — [1] Stream Profile, and [2] Flood Hazard Assessment and Risks, pages 320-322.
11. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 12, Activity 12.7, Flood Hazard Mapping, Assessment, and Risk, page 337-340.
    If you get stuck, ask for help.

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

Required Textbook And Online Resources

AGI/NAGT Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, 12th edition (paper copy) Print Lab Manual ISBN: 9780135836972

Contacting Your Teachers

How To Contact Professor Cronin

Professor Cronin is available to facilitate understanding of course material that you have been studying and to help you navigate around any temporary barriers to your learning.

email: Vince_Cronin@baylor.edu

mobile, for text or voice: listed on the "lecture"-course homepage on Canvas.
Only contact him on his mobile device between 8 AM and 8 PM Central Time, and only if it is an important question/issue related to this course.

How To Contact Your Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Lab Section B (Tues 2:40-4:35 PM): Sanjukta Dhar — email Sanjukta_Dhar1@baylor.edu
• Lab Section C (Tues 4:40-6:35 PM): Sanjukta Dhar — email Sanjukta_Dhar1@baylor.edu
• Lab Section D (Wed 12:20-2:15 PM): Toluwaleke Ajayi (AJ) — email toluwaleke_ajayi1@baylor.edu
• Lab Section E (Wed 2:30-4:25 PM): Toluwaleke Ajayi (AJ) — email toluwaleke_ajayi1@baylor.edu
• Lab Section J (Thurs 2:40-4:35 PM): Vinothan Sivapalan — email vinothan_sivapalan1@baylor.edu

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