SYLLABUS ES 105 LAB Winter 2008 Western Oregon University General information Karen Brown Instructor of Earth Science and Mathematics Office Natural Science 213 Office hours Listed below or by appointment Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 8 to 9 AM 8 to 9 30 AM 3 to 4 PM 2 to 3 30 PM Office phone 503 838 8265 Other contact information Email address brownk wou edu When sending email please reference this class by day and time in the subject of the email For example ES 105 Lab Mon 9 Website http www wou edu brownk Check regularly for keys to lab assignments ES 105 lab is a two hour period part of the 5 credits for ES 105 We will meet in NS 017 circle yours cross out others Class meetings are Monday Wednesday Thursday Class time is 9 00 10 50 AM 11 00 12 50 PM 1 00 2 50 PM 4 00 5 50 PM Attend at this time unless you make individual arrangements with all instructors involved If you do are having problems attending at that time contact me as soon as practical so we can reach an understanding about your attendance If you have personal circumstances that prevent you from completing the class you may request a grade of incomplete from your lecture instructor I will support this if you have completed at least through lab 5 and are passing The lab portion will be 25 of your ES 105 grade I will give your percentage score to your lecture instructor You must pass the lab with at least 60 to pass ES 105 Required materials bring these to class each meeting Earth Science 105 Lab Manual Printed by Western Oregon University Conceptual Physical Science 4th ed By Hewitt Suchocki and Hewitt 2008 Scientific calculator needs to do trig functions and square roots Grading No late papers accepted This lab is worth 100 points distributed as follows Prelabs will be worth 2 points each Prelabs are due at the beginning of class The purpose of these questions is to introduce the topic to you before coming to class I will start class by calling on you to answer the pre lab questions No late prelabs will be accepted It must be completed when class begins If you are a minute late and it is done I may give you half credit If you arrive after we have finished going over the prelab you will get no credit for doing it Lab Activities will be worth 6 points each The postlabs are worth 2 points each Labs are due at the end of the class period Turn it in before you leave Answer all the parts of the lab assigned even if you do not need to turn in that page Questions on the practical quiz may come from any part of the lab so make sure it is complete and do not throw away pages not turned in You are encouraged to work in lab groups on the lab exercises You may learn more by helping your lab partners If you are the recipient of help be sure you understand the problem and the solution answer so you can do similar problems on the practical quiz Keys for the labs will be posted on my website www wou edu brownk on the Friday after it is turned in You may need extra time to answer post lab questions With approval you may turn those in at the beginning of your next lab class period Be sure they are turned in on time because no late papers will be accepted If you turn the post lab at the beginning of the next class it will be returned to you at the next class meeting Practical quiz will be worth 32 points The quiz is scheduled for your class time during the last week of classes of the term The quiz will have questions similar to lab exercise questions and will be comprehensive The quiz will be open book and open note so bring your entire lab book to class on the quiz day Be sure you go to the web page for my ES 105 lab to correct your labs with the right responses to the questions You may use those corrected labs but you cannot use printed copies of keys during the quiz The purpose of this is to allow me to gauge how well you are learning the lab material The practical quizzes will be individual efforts without the assistance of your lab partners If you know in advance that you have other obligations on your quiz day please contact me in advance as soon as is convenient so we can make arrangements for you to take the quiz If you miss the quiz due to unforeseen circumstances contact me as soon as possible With written confirmation of your situation I can make accommodations for missing the quiz Schedule 14 Jan 17 Jan 28 Jan 31 Jan 4 Feb 7 Feb 11 Feb 14 Feb 18 Feb 21 Feb 25 Feb 28 Feb 3 Mar 6 Mar 10 Mar 13 Mar Lab 1 Lab 2 Lab 3 Energy and Energy Transformations Exploring Motion and Gravity Energy of Objects in Motion and Physics of Landslides Relative Dating and Fossils Lab 4 Radioactivity and Numerical Age Determination Lab 5 Introduction to Chemical Reactions Lab 6 Study of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks Introduction to Topographic Maps Lab 7 Stream Table Experiments and Fluvial Landscape Practical Quiz over lab material bring your lab notebook Below is some collected information from Western Oregon University Catalog 2007 2008 These are included here because they are important to your success in this class Each excerpt is noted with the page on which it appears in the catalog Winter Term Calendar Classes begin Fee payment add drop begin Last day to pay fees without penalty Last day to add courses change grade options elect graduate undergraduate credit or pay fees Monday January 7 Monday January 7 Friday January 11 Friday January 18 ML King Holiday Last day to drop classes Registration for next term Final examination week Winter term ends Monday January 21 Friday February 15 Monday Feb 25 Friday Feb 29 Monday Mar 17 Friday Mar 21 Friday March 21 inside front cover University Mission Statement Western Oregon University is a comprehensive university that creates personalized learning opportunities supports the advancement of knowledge for the public good and maximizes individual and professional development Our environment is open to the exchange of ideas where discovery creativity and critical thinking flourish and students succeed p 5 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Mission Statement Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division Division Chair Lonnie Guralnick The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences provides the central learning experience for all undergraduate students at Western Oregon University The faculty are committed to engaging students in academic discovery and intellectual growth via the core curriculum major and minor baccalaureate curricula and mastery in select graduate programs Program Objectives 1 Engage
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