Physical Geology lab

Assignments	Supporting Links
Week 1: Brochure for Dubuque	Mines of Spain
Week 2: Minerals	Minerals with metallic luster Mineral identification key Mineral identification key Minerals A-Z
Week 3: Geologic Time	Geologic time scale USGS geologic time site Geologic time---popular format
Week 4: Igneous Rocks	Useful igneous rock website
Week 5: Topographic Maps	Topozone home page USGS symbols for topographic maps Color landform maps for individual states National Atlas Topo map profiles
Week 6: Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks	Sedimentary rock ID guide Metamorphic rock ID guide
Week 7: Review Guide for Lab Midterm, scheduled for March 7th
Week 8: Earthquakes	Virtual Earthquake website Earthquake photos How Earthquakes Work PBS: The Restless Planet
Week 9: Glaciers	Iowa's glacial trail Louisiana land loss video Grinnell Glacier picture Video on glaciers of Yosemite Video on Glacier National Park
Week 10: Streams and Floods	Drainage basin and patterns USGS surface water links
Week 11: Groundwater	Groundwater information
Week 12: Unit Conversions	Online conversion
Week 13: Density and Isostasy	Density calculations
Week 14: Review Guide for Lab Final, scheduled for May 2nd	Example problems that involve some math