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Attempts at Integrating Quantitative Activities in “Rivers and Streams” Lab for Introductory Geology at CSU Chico Rachel Teasdale, CSU Chico. The Syllabus- with Streams Activities. Week 1: Campus Walk. Activities: “preview” a variety of future lab topics
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Attempts at Integrating Quantitative Activities in “Rivers and Streams” Lab for Introductory Geology at CSU Chico Rachel Teasdale, CSU Chico
Week 1: Campus Walk • Activities: • “preview” a variety of future lab topics • graded, but general enough for students who add the course late • establishes a sense of course rigor/expectations • the first set of (simple!) quantitative experiences. Lab 1 Activities: Stream measurements on campus Rock ID (TA’s ID) intro to contour lines/topo maps piezometer water levels intro to seismograph
floating orange (or stick/pinecone) 100’ Week 1: Campus Walk • Stream Activities: • Determine pace • Use pace to measure 100’ along creek • Determine velocity of creek • Measurements collected from Big Chico Creek, on campus
Week 9: Fieldtrip Geology of Upper Bidwell Park • rock ID • outcrop sketches/ interpretations • topo maps • stream velocity
Pre-work Calculations • stream velocity • stream discharge • stream volume (in 24 hours) • weight of water & unit conversions • questions using dissolved solids & unit conversions Fig 9.3, Lutgens & Tarbuck , 8th Edition Week 12: Pre-work • Pre-work review of • concepts (hopefully covered) in lectures and • calculations used to describe stream flow. • opportunity to seek help with calculations from TA’s before the Rivers & Streams Lab.
Week 12: Pre-work … and start entering data to be used in lab to compare Week 1 & Week 13 data
Week 13: Rivers & Streams • Stream Activities: • Measure stream width, depth • Calculate discharge • Consider data quality/applicability up/down stream • Measure cobble sizes (& ID rock type) • Use Chico Quad to determine stream gradient
Week 13: Rivers & Streams Erosion Avg velocity (cm/s) Transportation Deposition Diameter of clasts (mm)
Week 13: Rivers & Streams Comparison of data • From January to that collected in April • From previous semester (Fall data = Sept/Nov) • NEW STUFF: • Compare one year’s worth of data to previous years • Compare our data with California Department of Water Resources BIC station
Other ideas? (AKA HELP!!!!)