Physical Geography Laboratory 1L
Lab Course Information
Methods of Instruction
Dates To Remember
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Physical Geography Lecture
Course Content and
Rita Haberlin Is Not Offering The Lab Class This Semester
Note: This 1 unit lab class meets the physical science lab requirement.
COURSE OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS: 3 Hours Per Lab
|Dates to be
|Introduction to Geography Web Resources|
|Map Projections, Globes, and GIS|
|Insolation and Earth-Sun Relations|
|Global Temperature Patterns|
|Atmospheric Pressure and Winds|
|Humidity and Precipitation|
|Weather Maps and Weather Phenomena|
|California Water Resources|
|East Bay Hills Field Trip|
|Streams - Stream-eroded Landforms|
|Deserts and Coasts|
|FINAL LAB EXAMINATION|
Important: You need colored pencils, a No. 2 pencil, an eraser, a ruler, and a calculator. Please do not ignore this requirement.
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EVALUATION AND GRADES
You will be evaluated based upon satisfactory completion of the regular lab assignments, occasional exit quizzes, a lab midterm, and a final lab examination. The purpose of the lab is to understand the material that you are working with and to develop skills in reasoning from maps, graphs, data, and other information. You should also develop skills in presenting data in graphical or map form. It is important to read the instructions carefully. It is a good idea to use a highlighter to highlight the important steps in the assignment. Some labs are designed so that you can work with others and some labs are graded and should be completed on your own. You can ask the instructor to help you understand the lab assignment.
EVALUATION AND GRADES
It is important that you arrive promptly for the lab (01:30 p.m.). At the beginning of each lab, instructions and explanations are given and videos may be shown in order for you to complete the assignment. Lab assignments must be completed in the lab. Do not copy answers to lab assignments. You must understand what you are doing or you will be wasting your time. The answers to the lab assignments should be expressed in your own words. From time to time, you will be given exit quizzes after you have completed the lab or review quizzes at the beginning of the next lab. There are no make-up labs.
Your grade in this lab class is based upon the following:
Preparation and attitude. Come to class on time, with the materials that you need. Complete assigned reading and computer tutorials before the lab. Work cooperatively or independently depending upon the lab assignment.
Satisfactory completion of the graded and ungraded lab assignments
Exit and Review quizzes
Midterm and final examination. This is particularly important. You must demonstrate in these examinations that you understand the topics and skills from the lab class to receive credit for this course.
Total Points For Each Activity
|Midterm Lab Exam||40 Points|
|Final Lab Exam||40 Points|
|Lab Quizzes||40 Points|
|Lab Exercises||150 Points|
Final Grade - Based Upon The Percentage of Your Total Points
|GRADE||PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POINTS|
|F||Less Than 60%|
NOTE: This class is available on a pass/no pass basis but 70% of your TOTAL POINTS is needed for credit. You must go into your Passport Student Center to choose P/NP on or before February 7, 2014.
This Geography Site Is Maintained By Patricia A. Kulda Last Update January 19, 2015